Archive: February 2019

• Boosting Grades in Edexcel AL Business: 30 Practice Exam Questions with Detailed Exemplar Answers – OUT TODAY

  

  February 13^th, 2019 in Edexcel AS & A Level Business

  The final sections (PART 4 and PART 5) of our Complete Context Companion for this June’s (2019) Edexcel A Level Business Paper 3 exam on the ‘Market for Holidays in the UK and Abroad’ are NOW PUBLISHED and have already been emailed to all centres that have ordered.  It contains over 30 practice exam questions, which are also relevant for Paper 1 and Paper 2.  The aim of these resources is…

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• The final sections (PART 4 and PART 5) of APT’s Complete Context Companion for this June’s (2019) Edexcel A Level Business Paper 3 exam on the ‘Market for Holidays in the UK and Abroad’ are being published TODAY

  February 13^th, 2019 in Edexcel AS & A Level Business, News

  The final sections (PART 4 and PART 5) of APT’s Complete Context Companion for this June’s (2019) Edexcel A Level Business Paper 3 exam on the ‘Market for Holidays in the UK and Abroad’ has been PUBLISHED TODAY. The aim of these resources is to help build students’ confidence in answering questions relating to the context and, in particular, develop their understanding and…

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• Sweden’s surprising rule for time off

  

  February 13^th, 2019 in AQA AS & A Level Economics, Edexcel AS & A Level Economics, OCR AS & A level Economics

  A useful link relating to factors influencing long-run AS http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20190206-swedens-surprising-rule-for-time-off See below where to find the relevant sections within the spec: Edexcel spec reference 2.3.3  b) Factors influencing long-run AS AQA spec reference 4.2.2.2 The factors which affect long-run AS OCR spec reference P23 Explain policies which are used to increase…

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• Hong Kong retains crown as world’s freest economy

  

  February 6^th, 2019 in AQA AS & A Level Economics, Edexcel AS & A Level Economics, OCR AS & A level Economics

  A useful link for discussion around market economies, scarcity and choice…… https://hongkongbusiness.hk/economy/news/hong-kong-retains-crown-worlds-freest-economy See below where to find the relevant section within the spec: Edexcel spec reference 1.1.6 Free market economies, mixed economy and command economy AQA spec reference 4.1.1.4 Scarcity, choice and the allocation of…

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• South Korean economy records slowest growth in six years

  

  February 4^th, 2019 in AQA AS & A Level Economics, Edexcel AS & A Level Economics, OCR AS & A level Economics

  https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/2183114/south-korean-economy-records-slowest-growth-six-years A useful link for discussion around economic growth, see below where to find the relevant section within the spec: Edexcel spec reference 2.5.1 a) Factors which could cause economic growth AQA spec reference 4.2.3.1 Economic growth and the economic cycle OCR spec…

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• Ryanair post first loss since 2014 amid fare cuts

  

  February 4^th, 2019 in Edexcel AS & A Level Business

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/47113639 An interesting article relevant for Edexcel AL Business Paper 3 on ‘The Market for Holidays in the UK and abroad’ Click HERE to see details of APT’s resources for Paper 3.

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