Year 11 Business Studies 

Students have now started with theme 2 for business studies. They have now completed topic 2.1 Growing the business and will commence with their GEM assessment next week. The sub-topics for 2.1  include Business growth, changes in business aims and objectives, business and globalization. The topic is of high interest as it brings into account businesses that operate in more than one country and the effects of globalisation on domestic firms. 

Year 12/13 Economics 

 Students have been introduced to both the ideas  of macro and microeconomics.  Students have completed demand, production possibility frontiers, aggregate demand, and circular flow of income.  They will be commencing their gems next week. We wish them luck with their future exams. 

Year 13's have now completed their Microeconomic topics on labour market failure. They will be commencing their Gem assessment next week.  We hope for them success in the future.

Year 12/13 Business 

We have welcomed a new cohort in Year 12 who have settled well.  Year 12 students will be expected to complete Units 1 and 2 this academic year.  Unit 1 is internally assessed and this is made up of a number of written assignments. Unit 2 will be externally assessed through a written exam based on a given case study taking place in January.  See key assessment dates below.  

Year 13 students have made a start on Unit 3 Personal and Business Finance and are being prepared for their external assessment (written exam) scheduled for January 2024.  See key assessment dates below:

Assessment Key dates: 

• Unit 1 - Ongoing written assignments 

• Unit 2 - 10th and 11th Jan 2023 

• Unit 3 - 15th Jan 2023

Open Day - Year 7 

The Business Department was visited by a number of prospective students who had the opportunity to speak to both staff and current students.  

Thank you to Year 10B/BS2 for supporting the Business Department.