Business

Business students enjoy a vast range of business-related topics that are covered throughout this course and subsequently will have a broad-range of knowledge of all aspects of the business world by the end of Year 13.

The course is taught and assessed in various different ways which means that every student should enjoy their studies. The course gives students transferrable skills that will equip students for many different career paths, a qualification in business can open many doors for students in terms of pathways to higher education while boosting their future employability.

Why study business?

BTEC business gives students good opportunities to develop employability skills that are relevant to the world of work or for going on to higher education, such as the ability to negotiate, influence, think critically and develop resilience. Students will prepare and deliver presentations and will work and lead in group situations. All students will develop analytical and creative skills to solve problems and evaluate outcomes, using systems and technology where appropriate.

Studying this course will allow you to develop a critical understanding of different businesses and to immerse yourselves in a business-like mindset. If you are interested in learning about how businesses work, what they need to do to be successful or how you could make a business more successful then you should study business with us!

Qualification	BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate in Business
Awarding body	Pearson
Year 12	In Year 12 we explore the idea of business and cover areas such as globalisation, global markets and business expansion. We also look at how to develop a marketing campaign. This covers a range of issues around how a business markets itself including; meeting customer needs, the markets, marketing mix and strategy, managing people and the role of the entrepreneur.
Year 13	In Year 13 we build on the concepts covered in Year 12 and move on to look at the more practical side of running a business. We study personal and business finance which includes raising finance, financial planning, managing finance, resource management and external influences on finance. We also investigate how businesses recruit and select candidates covering safe recruitment practices and culminating in a mock interview process for a job.
Assessment	Students will be assessed continually through practical project work, presentations, coursework, written assignments and time constrained assignments with a mixture of internal and external assessments. In order to progress into the second year of this BTEC course, students will be expected to have achieved satisfactory grades for the first year of the course.

Qualification	BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate in Business
Awarding body	Pearson
Entry requirements	Pass in English and maths, 5 or more grades at 5+ (this can include English and maths), if business has been studied at KS4, then a grade 5 or a Merit is required.
Year 12	In Year 12 we explore the idea of business and cover areas such as globalisation, global markets and business expansion. We also look at how to develop a marketing campaign. This covers a range of issues around how a business markets itself including; meeting customer needs, the markets, marketing mix and strategy, managing people and the role of the entrepreneur.
Year 13	In Year 13 we build on the concepts covered in Year 12 and move on to look at the more practical side of running a business. We study personal and business finance which includes raising finance, financial planning, managing finance, resource management and external influences on finance. We also investigate how businesses recruit and select candidates covering safe recruitment practises and culminating in a mock interview process for a job.
Assessment	Students will be assessed continually through practical project work, presentations, coursework, written assignments and time constrained assignments with a mixture of internal and external assessments. In order to progress into the second year of this BTEC course, students will be expected to have achieved satisfactory grades for the first year of the course.

It has been interesting to study features of a range of different businesses both in the local area and globally.

Year 13 student