Gain fascinating insights into the world of business at an individual, national and global level.
The Business department aims to provide pupils with a preliminary insight into the business world and stimulate interest in how businesses work, at the individual, national and global level. GCSE Business gives pupils the opportunities to develop a number of key skills, such as;
Pupils are expected to have an interest in current affairs and be willing and able to work independently. The intention of the course is to assist pupils to become confident and capable users of business terminology and to encourage them to become autonomous learners.
| Head of Department | Miss L Sargent |
| Syllabus | Edexcel GCSE (9-1) in Business (1BS0) |
Theme 1 – Investigating small business
Theme 1 concentrates on the key business concepts, issues and skills involved in starting and running a small business. It provides a framework for pupils to explore core concepts through the lens of an entrepreneur setting up a business. Pupils will be introduced to a range of local and national business contexts and will develop an understanding of how these contexts impact business behaviour and decisions.
Theme 2 – Building a business
Theme 2 examines how a business develops beyond the start-up phase. It focuses on the key business concepts, issues and decisions used to grow a business, with emphasis on aspects of marketing, operations, finance and human resources. Theme 2 also considers the impact of the wider world on the decisions a business makes as it grows, with a greater focus on national and global contexts.
Assessment:
The outline of this programme is a two year linear assessment. At the end of the course, pupils will sit two written examinations focused on the respective course themes.
Theme 1- Investigating small business – 50%
Theme 2 – Building a business – 50%
Both examination papers are 1 hour 30 minutes and follow a similar format, consisting of calculations, multiple-choice, short-answer and extended writing questions. Questions will be based on business contexts.
Entries for Business related course at university are growing extremely rapidly, this reflects its positive relevance to almost any career. Many pupils choose to carry on to study Business at A Level and it links closely with many other subjects including Economics, Media Studies, and Politics. Business GCSE will particularly support higher education in starting your own business, Accountancy, Marketing, Sales, Finance, Commerce, Personnel Management, Banking, Actuarial Science, Business Management, Human Resource Management, Business Development, Business Strategy, Business with ICT and Economics.
Entries for business-related university courses are growing rapidly, reflecting the positive relevance of this subject to almost any career.
GCSE Business is particularly relevant to careers in accountancy, marketing, sales, finance, commerce, banking, actuarial science, human resources, business development, business strategy, and economics.