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\n# Hello and welcome\n\nWe've listened to feedback from all parts of the Business subject community,including Higher Education,and used this opportunity of curriculum changeto redesign qualifications that reflect the demands of a truly modern andevolving business environment-qualifications that enable your studentsto apply themselves and give them the skills to succeed in their chosenpathway.  \nThis guide gives you an overview of our new qualifications and sets out theways in which you can co-teach AS and A level Business from 2015as weknow from our conversations with you that this is important.  \nTake a look through this guide to find out more about:  \nwhat the new AS and A level Business specificationlooks like-pages 3-5  \napproaches to teaching AS and A level Business -pages 6-7owhy you may want to continue teaching AS-pages 6-7the comprehensive resources and support we are planning for you tomake sure that you are in a position to provide your students with the verybest opportunity to succeed and get the results they deserve-page 8.  \nWe look forward to meeting you at our launch events and answering anyquestions you might have about our new specification.  \nIsla Billett  \nColin Leith  \nBusiness Product  \nBusiness Subject  \nManager  \nAdvisor  \n# Our new Edexcel AS and A levelBusiness\n\nClear and coherent structure-four engaging and up-to-date themes,assessed through three externally examined papers.Continuous progression-students are introduced to core businessconcepts and develop a broad understanding of how businesses work beforethey consider the decision-making tools that help business people movetowards a more scientific approach to management.Helps develop a holistic understanding of business -studentsinvestigate,analyse and evaluate business opportunities and issues.Building on this,and by using both qualitative and quantitative methods,they are encouraged to take a more strategic view of their decisions andrecommendations.  \nProvides a 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