Maximise your marks for Business A-level, AS & GCSE Exams
OUR AIM:
To improve your business exam grades. We have lots of experience doing this as teachers, examiners, trainers and teacher trainers.
We will do this by:
1 Clarifying what an examiner looks for when marking answers.
2 Teaching you how to structure your exam question answers.
3 Developing your skills to write concise answers that are mark-bearing.
4 Giving you real exam type examples.
5 Providing you with opportunities to practice and develop your skills.
It’s easier than you may think!
“You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.”
What we do and how we do it
What we do and how we do it
We are about supporting students to maximise marks to improve their grades. We are not magicians, soothsayers or providers of spells. BUT with a background in education, examining and marking, we have seen thousands of scripts and have substantial experience of identifying which student answers get marks and which do not and why.
We will share with you:
Common mistakes -
Not answering the question asked.
Answering the question asked but not meeting the grading criteria.
Writing everything you know about a question topic - long explicit definitions are not a good way to demonstrate knowledge. Knowledge is often implicit.
Not addressing the command word - Assess, Evaluate, Discuss, Analyse etc. Command words don’t have a ‘one approach fits all’ style of answer.
How you can save time by exploiting what you have written (analysis, evaluation). Why these opportunities are lost and how you can make sure you take them. Work smarter NOT harder.
How much to write - misconceptions about how long an answer needs to be. If structured properly, a response can be shorter than you may imagine. There is no such thing as a ‘three, four or six pager’. Balance arguments and conclusions not word counts.
You have THREE steps to take:
1 Dream it:
What grade do you aspire to get? Does this align with your predicted grades? Is there a gap? Do you understand why? Are you having trouble constructing answers which attract marks? A dream is just a dream until you start to imagine how to turn it into reality. That’s where we can help. Our focus is about helping you to understand that answering exam questions is a little bit like baking a cake; answers need to contain certain ingredients. The problem you face is that your answers may have too much of one ingredient and not enough of another.
2. Build it:
Develop skills that help you to get that grade. Exams test your ability to display knowledge and to think critically. The main problem here is, as with the cake example, there is often too much of the first ingredient and not enough of the second when students answer questions. To bake the perfect cake you need the right mix of ingredients. To get the best marks you need the right mix of knowledge, application, analysis and evaluation. Simple cakes require fewer ingredients than rich cakes.
3. Show it:
Make your answers mark laden. Many 2-3 mark questions require just knowledge and some application to business. Higher mark questions (5-20 or higher), need evidence that you can analyse and evaluate. This is what we will help you to do by demystifying what this involves, giving you examples and developing your confidence to display these skills in your answers. Understanding what the command words mean also helps you to decide what you need to do.
What we offer
Introduction: Your Fast Track to Better GCSE Business Exam Grades
This guide is designed to help you to get better grades. How? By helping you understand how criteria-based marking works. Examiners look for evidence that students (you), need to produce. To get better marks you need to write answers that contain this evidence. We explain how to do this and also provide you with examples to ensure this happens.
If you understand what you need to do to get exam marks, you can exercise more control over the outcomes. No exam should beat you. But... it takes work, practice, a willingness to reflect, and to make changes to your approach. The rewards will be felt for the rest of your life.
A/AS level Business ‘Skills hacking system with added grade boosting builder power.’ Marks depend upon your ability to apply knowledge, analyse and evaluate. A Business Examiner shares with you what you need to do to gain marks and how to do this.
This Fast Track Guide is designed to give you a shortcut to a better grade.
How? Through a series of one page cheat codes, skills boosters and explained examples + tips and quizzes. Want to know what an examiner ignores? What they reward? Climb aboard. It’s easier than you can imagine. Digital format, 27 pages, highly illustrative. Suitable for students studying for AS/A Level UK assessment bodies.
Porter's Competitive Advantage is a key strategy topic - this guide breaks it down, simplifies it and provides the advantages/disadvantages to each of the 4 cost and differentiation strategies all in one easy to understand bundle.
A guide to how to analyse and to develop analysis complete with examples and opportunities to practice your new found skills.
This bundle focusses upon 'How to write an extended high mark question, what to include and how to shape the essay for maximum marks and minimum words.
Designed for students who find financial topics a challenge. This straightforward guide provides you with essential knowledge, how to calculate different ratios, what they mean, how to interpret and analyse the results + past paper questions, tips and examples. This guide focuses upon the Gross and Net profit calculations, ROCE and Gearing - all with illustrated guidance.
What Past Parents and Students Say About Us.
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“As a GCSE student, this has been such a good resource helping me to improve my approach to the 12 MK questions (overall I have improved by 2 grades) because I know how to structure my answers and also how to evaluate which has been my weakness. Very clear and concise, showing what examiners are looking for!”
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“ Clear, focused, and genuinely helpful. This guide breaks down exam technique in a way that finally makes marking criteria make sense. Practical tips, strong examples, and a confidence-boosting tone make it a great fast-track resource for improving Business Studies exam performance. .”
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“... has helped my son excel in his A Level Business exam. Within 2 weeks my son moved a grade above his predicted exam grade.”
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"An expert on the exam boards and their papers, has imparted his wisdom on good exam technique." Ann
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"A major influence on building my son's knowledge and confidence for his GCSE Business Studies. Has put him at ease, going from 'I don't understand this' to a confident student." ---Ed
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"Time spent on analysis and evaluation for extended answer questions proved very valuable in the lead up to A Levels." ---Reb
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"Provided an insight into how examiners think, what they look for and common mistakes to avoid. First class." ---Tat
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"Outstanding...Really helps with exam technique and how to tackle questions for maximum marks whilst understanding exactly what an examiner is looking for in GCSE exams." ---Lei
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"...clear that he has a wealth of experience and a profound understanding of the subject." ---Mark
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"...knows everything you need to know from definitions to exam techniques. Has a plethora of useful tips...By the way, exams went really well!" ---Dave "
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"His teaching method helped my son excel in his Business exam. Within 2 weeks my son moved a grade above his predicted grade." ---Lin
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"Cares for his students and makes sure they understand the reasoning behind the exam system and how to improve the scores." ---Mat
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"My son has seen the benefits in all tests and mock exams. Highly recommended." ---Tom
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"Prepared me for my Oxford University interview and I got accepted!" ---Shan
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"I have a strong language barrier so found it was too difficult to prepare for exams. He taught me how to think critically and I passed the exams successfully." ---Jia
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"Just what my son needed! Gave guidance on structure and exam techniques. Business A Level is now my son's strongest subject." ---Michael
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"Taught me more about exam techniques in one hour than what I have understood in the past two years of learning A Level Business." ---Jade
Who we are:
Professionals with a background in Teaching Business, Examining, Training Business Teachers in the UK/globally, training trainers and tutoring. We believe learning is a journey best taken together. Our passion lies in helping you unlock your potential, with resources and support that feels like that first warm cuppa on a chilly Autumn morning.
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