GCSE Business Edexcel 9 and 12 Marker Mastery Theme 1 Booklet

GCSE Business Edexcel Theme 1 – 9 and 12 Marker Mastery Workbook

Perfect for lessons, homework, exam practice and intervention

This comprehensive workbook is designed to help GCSE Business students master the most challenging extended-writing questions in Theme 1: Justify (9 marks) and Evaluate (12 marks).

It can be used flexibly in lessons, revision, homework or targeted intervention.

What This Workbook Includes
Clear step-by-step planning pages for every question

Each extended question includes a fully guided planning section that teaches students how to structure high-quality answers.
The planning section supports learners by guiding them through:
• Making a clear choice
• Developing AO2 and AO3 chains of reasoning
• Using connectives such as “This means that” and “Therefore”
• Writing a balanced argument for 12-mark questions
• Completing an AJIM conclusion for evaluation

This makes the resource ideal for modelling, guided practice or independent homework tasks.

Structured strand boxes for AO1, AO2, AO3 and AO4

Each question is broken into clear strands that help students practise:
• Knowledge
• Application to the case study
• Analysis
• Evaluation

Support gradually fades across the workbook to encourage independence and exam readiness.

Strong and weak model answers

Every question includes a full-mark model answer accompanied by a realistic weak answer.
Students can compare the two, identify mistakes and understand exactly what examiners are looking for.
Each page also includes reflection prompts to help students improve their technique.

**Full Coverage of Theme 1

Different case study for each question**

The workbook includes extended exam questions and scaffolding for:

Topic 1.1 Enterprise and Entrepreneurship

1 Justify question
1 Evaluate question

Topic 1.2 Spotting a Business Opportunity

1 Justify question
1 Evaluate question

Topic 1.3 Putting a Business Idea into Practice

1 Justify question
1 Evaluate question

Topic 1.4 Making the Business Effective

1 Justify question
1 Evaluate question

Topic 1.5 Understanding External Influences

1 Justify question
1 Evaluate question

Bonus Sections

Bonus 1: 1 Justify and 1 Evaluate question
Bonus 2: 1 Justify and 1 Evaluate question

Total included
• 9 Justify questions
• 9 Evaluate questions
• 18 extended questions in total
All with planning steps, strand boxes, model answers and reflection activities.

Ideal For

• Lesson activities
• Homework tasks
• Retrieval practice
• Revision sessions
• Intervention groups
• Cover lessons
• Teaching exam technique
• Stretch and challenge

Why Teachers Recommend This Resource

• Saves hours of planning
• Helps students structure extended answers correctly
• Builds strong application and analysis
• Fully aligned with Edexcel GCSE Business Theme 1
• Improves confidence in the hardest exam skills
• Provides consistent, high-quality practice across all five Theme 1 topics