Understand how marks are awarded
Learn what each assessment objective means and, more importantly, how to demonstrate it clearly in an exam answer.
Online · Small group · August 2026
The Year 13 Advantage
An examiner-led head start programme for students moving into Year 13 Edexcel A Level Business.
Maximum 8 students
Starts17Aug ’26
10 hourslive online teaching
8 studentsmaximum group size
3 days17, 18 and 20 August
A stronger start to Year 13
Know the content. Understand the examiner.
Year 13 is the most important year of A Level Business, yet many students begin September without fully understanding what examiners are looking for or why their answers are not scoring more highly.
The Year 13 Advantage has been designed to bridge that gap. Students revisit selected Year 12 topics, strengthen key concepts and learn how to apply them more effectively in exam questions.
Carefully selected Year 12 and Year 13 content is combined with examiner-led guidance, helping students start the new academic year with greater confidence and a clearer picture of what success looks like.
Is this course right for you?
For students ready to turn potential into exam performance.
This is a focused Edexcel programme for students who want to enter Year 13 with direction, not guesswork.
You are moving from Year 12 into Year 13
You study Edexcel A Level Business
You want to improve your exam performance
Your current results do not reflect what you are capable of
You want to understand what examiners are looking for
You want to enter Year 13 feeling confident and prepared
What students will learn
The skills that unlock higher mark bands.
Students learn the language of the mark scheme and how to translate what they know into the kind of answer an examiner can reward.
AO1Knowledge
AO2Application
AO3Analysis
AO4Evaluation
Build stronger chains of analysis
Move beyond knowing the content by explaining business impacts and consequences with greater depth and precision.
Strengthen evaluation
Develop convincing, contextual judgements that can help move an answer from a B-grade response towards the higher mark bands.
Prepare for the demands of Year 13
Revisit selected Year 12 content, meet key Year 13 ideas and begin September with a practical plan for improvement.
Practical answer structures
Know how to approach the question before you start writing.
10mark questions
12mark questions
20mark essays
By the end of the course
A clear plan. Better technique. More confidence.
- Understand exactly what examiners are looking for
- Structure 10, 12 and 20 mark answers effectively
- Write stronger chains of analysis
- Develop more sophisticated evaluation
- Apply business theory more convincingly
- Feel confident about the transition into Year 13
- Leave with personalised feedback and a clear action plan
Course format
Three focused days in one small group.
Ten hours of live online teaching during the week commencing 17 August 2026.
Understanding how marks are awarded
- Examiner thinking
- Assessment objectives
- Common mistakes
- Answer structures
The skills behind A and A* answers
- Application
- Analysis
- Evaluation
- Model answers and examiner workshops
Year 13 preparation and personal feedback
- Looking ahead
- Exam strategy
- Individual priorities
- Action planning
Included with the programme
Resources to keep using after the final session.
- Exam guidance pack
- Assessment objectives guide
- Model answers and exemplars
- Personalised feedback
- Year 13 action plan
10years examining experience
About Katherine
Learn from someone who has marked the papers.
Having marked hundreds of examination papers, Katherine has developed a deep understanding of the mistakes students commonly make and the techniques that help students access higher mark bands.
- 17 years’ teaching experience
- Former Head of Business
- 10 years’ examining experience
- Master of Education (MEd)
- Specialist A Level Business tutor
“The sessions with Katherine have made such a difference to the way I structure and answer exam questions, allowing me to get top marks.”
Investment
Small-group teaching with personal feedback.
Places are limited to eight students so Katherine can give every learner meaningful, individual guidance.
Limited-time early bird
The Year 13 Advantage
AED 1,995
Standard price AED 2,250
Register your interestNo payment is taken when you register.Register your interest
Give your Year 13 a stronger starting point.
Complete the short form and it will prepare a WhatsApp message to Katherine. She will reply with availability and the next steps.
Only eight places to protect the small-group experience and personalised feedback.