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AQA Business Studies for AS, Third Edition, Malcolm Surridge and Andrew Gillespie, 287 pages, £19.99, Hodder Education, ISBN 978 0340 957172
Content and course coverage *****
The text takes a straightforward approach, with easily-accessible language. There is good use of short, real-life anecdotes and case studies, both of which are relevant to the expected business awareness levels and life experiences of a 16-year-old.
The way the topics are organised mirrors the new specification and uses the same broad headings. This is not different to the competing texts but does provide reassurance to the teacher and the student. It would be quite conceivable for a teacher to approach the topics in a chronological order, and the material will also be easily divisible in those departments where there is more than one teacher per class group.
Section 1 of Unit 1, Starting a business, should not be seen as daunting - an introduction that we, as teachers, would have previously done at the start of the new term without necessarily referring to, or being formally supported by, a textbook. Section 2 is far more familiar - a basic introduction to finance, with good use of worked examples...