Courses
We offer a broad and balanced curriculum, for key stage 3 (Years 7-9), key stage 4 (Years 10 and 11) and key stage 5 (Years 12 and 13 - Sixth Form). Click the appropriate button below to find the details for each subject offered in each key stage.
Further details of our curriculum are available on the curriculum page.
Overview
Course name
Introduction
Qualification
GCSE
Awarding body
Pearson Edexcel
Course leader
Mr P Roberts
Assessment
- Examination: 100%
- Paper 1: Investigating small business | 1 hour 45 mins | 50%
- Paper 2: Building a business | 1 hour 45 mins | 50%
- Non-examined assessment: 0%
Curriculum
Course content
- Unit 1 Content overview: Investigating small businesses
- Topic 1.1: Enterprise and entrepreneurship.
- Topic 1.2: Spotting a business opportunity.
- Topic 1.3: Putting a business idea into practice.
- Topic 1.4: Making the business effective.
- Topic 1.5: Understanding external influences on business.
- Unit 2 Content overview: Building a business
- Topic 2.1: Growing the business.
- Topic 2.2: Making marketing decisions.
- Topic 2.3: Making operational decisions.
- Topic 2.4: Making financial decisions.
- Topic 2.5: Making human resource decisions.
Skills and requirements
Skills required
You will need to be able to :
- Present your ideas clearly in a written format.
- Use numeracy skills to work out calculations.
- Work independently, researching your business coursework.
- Use ICT to present information and gather research.
- Work in groups.
- Present your ideas to others.
Beyond the classroom
Future pathways
Business studies can link to a wide range of opportunities; anywhere you may want to work in the future will be a business, so this is good preparation. A good grade at GCSE will allow you to study A-level business and economics, and vocational business A-levels. The skills learnt including ICT, presentation skills, numeracy and literacy can be applied to a variety of different subjects for further study.
