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My Revision Notes: Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Business: Amazon.co.uk: Hammond, Andrew: 9781510433472: Books

Topic 1.1.1 – The Dynamic Nature of Business

Topic 1.1.2 – Risk and Reward

Topic 2.1.1 – Growing the Business
Topic 2.1.2 – Changes in Business Aims and Objectives

Focus: Key terms, innovation, risk vs reward examples

📄 Suggested question types: 6-mark analyse & 9-mark 

🕐 Timed Section A (10 mins) – Multiple-choice & short-answer practice

Week 2 – w/c 10 Nov

Topic 1.1.3 – The Role of Business Enterprise

Topic 1.2.1 – The Role of Markets

Topic 2.1.3 – Business and Globalisation
Topic 2.1.4 – Ethics, the Environment and Business

Focus: Entrepreneurs, spotting opportunities, consumer needs

📄 Suggested question types: 6-mark analyse & 9-mark  recognition

Week 3 – w/c 17 Nov

Topic 1.2.2 – Market Research

Topic 1.2.3 – Market Segmentation

Topic 2.2.1 – Product
Topic 2.2.2 – Price

Focus: Research methods, market segmentation, benefits of targeting

📄 Suggested question types: 12-mark evaluate 

Week 4 – w/c 24 Nov

Topic 1.2.4 – The Competitive Environment

Topic 1.3.1 – Business Aims and Objectives

Topic 2.2.3 – Promotion
Topic 2.2.4 – Place

Focus: Competition, aims vs objectives

📄 Suggested question types: 9-mark 

Week 5 – w/c 1 Dec

Topic 1.3.2 – Revenue, Costs and Profit

Topic 2.2.5 – Using the Marketing Mix to Make Business Decisions

Focus: Calculations + formula recall (Revenue, Cost, Profit, Break-even)

📄 Suggested question types: Calculation & 6-mark analyse 

Week 6 – w/c 8 Dec

Topic 1.3.3 – Cash and Cash Flow

Focus: Importance of cash flow & forecast interpretation

Timed Section B Practice (30 mins) – Short-answer + 6/9 mark combo

📄 Suggested question types: 12-mark evaluate 

Week 7 – w/c 15 Dec

 Topics 1.1–1.3 review

Flash card week for all topics completed so far. 

Spring 1 – Growth & Marketing (Jan – Feb 2026)

Week 8 – w/c 5 Jan

Topic 1.4.1 – Options for Start-up and Growth

Topic 1.4.2 – Business Location

Topic 2.3.1 – Business Operations
Topic 2.3.2 – Working with Suppliers

📄 Suggested question types: 9-mark 

Week 9 – w/c 12 Jan

Topic 1.4.3 – The Marketing Mix (4 Ps)

Topic 2.3.3 – Managing Quality

📄 Suggested question types: 12-mark evaluate 

🧮 Include margin & break-even revision

Week 10 – w/c 19 Jan

Topic 1.4.4 – Business Plans

Topic 2.4.1 – Business Calculations
Topic 2.4.2 – Understanding Business Performance

📄 Suggested question types: 6-mark analyse 

Week 11 – w/c 26 Jan

Topic 1.5.1 – Stakeholders

Topic 1.5.2 – Technology and Business

📄 Suggested question types: 9-mark 

Week 12 – w/c 2 Feb

Topic 1.5.3 – Legislation and Business

Topic 1.5.4 – The Economy and Business

Topic 2.5.1 – Organisational Structures
Topic 2.5.2 – Effective Communication

📄 Suggested question types: 12-mark evaluate 

Week 13 – w/c 9 Feb

Topic 1.5.5 – External Influences & Unemployment

Topic 2.5.3 – Motivation in Business

🎯 Timed Section C Practice (40 mins) – includes a 12-mark question

Spring 2 – Exam Technique & Consolidation (Feb – Easter 2026)

Week 14 – w/c 23 Feb

Focus: Calculation skills & data interpretation (Revenue, Costs, Margins, Market Share)

Topic 2.5.4 – Recruitment and Selection

📄 Suggested practice: mixed short + 6-mark analyse questions

Week 15 – w/c 2 Mar

Focus: 9 and 12-mark questions

📄 Suggested practice: “Discuss” & “Evaluate” from recent past papers

Week 16 – w/c 9 Mar

🎯 Timed Full Theme 1 Paper (Section A + B + C – 90 mins)

Use any Edexcel GCSE Business Paper 1 (Investigating Small Business)

Summer 1 – Final Refinement (Apr – May 2026)

Week 17 – w/c 20 Apr

Targeted revision – revisit weak topics from mock/paper feedback

📄 Suggested focus: cash flow, marketing mix, legislation

Week 18 – w/c 27 Apr

Final recap – Theme 1 overview mind-map + formula revision

Final recap – Theme 1 overview mind-map + formula revision

🎯 Optional timed Section B (30 mins) for confidence building

Week 19 – w/c 5 May

✅ Final Review Week

• 1-page summary sheet for each sub-topic

• Key terms and formula check

• Light practice only — focus on exam timing and structure.