BUSINESS

Teaching Staff

  • Miss Judson - Head of Vocational Education
  • Mr Jones
  • Mr Moreno

KS4 -AQA GCSE BUSINESS (YEAR 10)

Throughout this course, students will apply their knowledge and understanding to different business contexts, ranging from small enterprises to large multinationals and businesses operating in local, national and global contexts. Students develop an understanding of how these contexts impact on business behaviour and will complete two exams at the end of year 11, each weighing 50% each.
Students will apply their knowledge and understanding to business decision-making including:

  • The interdependent nature of business activity, influences on business, business operations, finance, marketing and human resources, and how these interdependencies underpin business decision making.
  • How different business contexts affect business decisions
  • The use and limitation of quantitative and qualitative data in making business decisions.

Our specification requires students to draw on the knowledge and understanding to:

  • Use business terminology to identify and explain business activity
  • Apply business concepts to familiar and unfamiliar contexts
  • Develop problem solving and decision making skills relevant to business
  • Investigate, analyse and evaluate business opportunities and issues
  • Make justified decisions using both qualitative and quantitative data including its selection, interpretation, analysis and evaluation, and the application of appropriate quantitative skills.

The topics students will study are made up of 6 units as follows: 
3.1 Business in the real world
3.2 Influences on business
3.3 Business operations
3.4 Human resources
3.5 Marketing
3.6 Finance

KS4 -NCFE 1/2 Technical Award in Business and Enterprise (Year 11)

Within our curriculum we aim to prepare students for further study in the industry. Not only will students gain extensive knowledge in Business and Enterprise, learners will also be provided with the core skills required in both public and private sectors. This will not only prove useful in future learning opportunities but will also give learners the confidence in preparing themselves for the workplace when leaving school.

The course consists of two mandatory units, both of which are designed to provide learners with the skills. Knowledge and understanding of the applied study of good business and enterprise practices and an understanding of the working sector.

Further opportunities for use of technology Learners are expected to make effective use of ICT packages including; The use of spreadsheets for data analysis; use of the Internet as sources of secondary evidence, as well as multi-media software to present information in a variety of ways.

Qualifications

  • GCSE Business (Year 10)
  • NCFE 1/2 Technical Award in Business and Enterprise (Year 11)

 

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