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Why should I choose Business?
The skills learnt in studying Business will help and prepare you to enter the workplace in due course. In the business sector, you may wish to move into roles such as assistants in business administration, marketing, finance, human resources, sales and customer service.
BTECs are vocationally related qualifications, where you will develop knowledge and understanding by applying your learning and skills in a work-related context. Additionally, they are popular and effective because they engage you to take responsibility for your own learning and to develop skills that are essential for the modern-day workplace.
These skills include: teamworking; working from a prescribed brief; working to deadlines; presenting information effectively; and accurately completing administrative tasks and processes.
Business studies will motivate you, and open doors to progression into further study and responsibility within the workplace.
You will work hard, but have lots of fun too.
How will I be assessed in this subject?
Course Content
-75% Controlled Assessment
-25% Online Examination
Four Units to be completed over the two years
What will I study?
Unit 1 Introducing Business (Coursework)
Unit 1 Introducing Business (Coursework)
Students will explore how businesses operate, what makes them successful, and how they use research to expand. They will gain an insight in The Marketing Mix and discover ways to be innovative and compete successfully.
Unit 2 Finance for Business (Online Test)
Unit 2 Finance for Business (Online Test)
Students will understand the costs involved in business and how businesses make a profit, understand how businesses plan for success and understand how businesses measure success and identify areas for improvement. This is an online Finance Test which lasts 1hr 15mins
Unit 3 Enterprise in the Business World (Coursework)
Unit 3 Enterprise in the Business World (Coursework)
Students will know how trends and the current business environment may impact on a business, plan an idea for a new business and present a business model for a business start-up.
Unit 4 Branding and Promotion (Coursework)
Unit 4 Branding and Promotion (Coursework)
Students will understand how businesses use branding to sell/promote their products and services. They will be given the opportunity to create their own brand for a business.
Students will also have the opportunity to be part of an enterprise group. These students regularly sell products throughout the year for various charities. Business Studies students will often visit outside businesses to learn how the ‘real world of work’ communicates. We regularly have guest speakers into lessons, to help students with their understanding
What career pathways are available to me if I study this subject?
This qualification gives you an appropriate foundation for further study of Business Studies, including Level 3 in Business.
It also offers you the chance to work in areas such as Finance, Marketing, Customer Service, Human Resources, Project Management, Management Consultancy and Business Journalism.
Extra curricular activities
If you choose Business Studies, you may have the opportunity to take part in the following activities;
Enterprise events
School trips to Titanic, Tayto Park, Coca Cola Factory
Guest speakers throughout the year
Zoom sessions with businesses
Virtual tours of large businesses
Fund raising events
Coursework catch up clinics after school
Competitions
Business breakfast meetings with employers
Student Testimonials
I really enjoyed GCSE Business Studies as it was fun and relevant to the modern world. I particularly liked understanding how businesses run and the class trips were really enjoyable. It helped us gain an insight into how businesses operate. It has really helped me progress to A-level as I loved the different topics and it made me want to learn more!
Shauna O'Higgins, Year 14
Business Studies is easily one of my favourite subjects. You learn about all the factors that contribute to how each industry operates day to day and the variety of people who are required to make this happen. I believe that the subject opens so many doors for students as no matter what career path you want to go down you will need to have a good knowledge of how each company works. Business Studies is also interesting as you can learn about what you are fascinated by, I personally have based previous pieces of coursework on clothing brands and have enjoyed learning about what goes in to making the clothes that I wear. I would recommend the subject to those who have many exam-based subjects because business is heavily based upon coursework in all exam years, meaning that you can balance out your study time and work.
Ellie Mc Kibbin, Studying Business Management at Queen's University Belfast
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