Business

At KS4 Business is offered as an option to all pupils. The Business curriculum is designed to give students an insight into how different businesses operate. It gives pupils the opportunity to build a basic understanding before continuing with the subject in further education and building a love that could lead to pupils striving to one day own their own business, which would ultimately positively affect the economy and the society of which they live. Business is one of the most studied subjects at A Level, and our curriculum is created with this in mind. The curriculum is built with activities to develop a love of the subject to allow pupils to consider the possibility of continuing with Business into higher education and see it is a viable career path.

The specification content covers two themes; Theme 1 – Investigating Small Business and Theme 2 - Building a Business. These two themes are used to guide the curriculum planning for all year groups at KS4. Wherever possible relevant news stories are discussed during lesson time to link learning to the wider world. This also ensures that pupils improve their cultural capital and access news stories that they may not have access to otherwise. The Business specialists within the team are able to utilise their subject knowledge and tailor the curriculum to staff’s skillset which ensure that the curriculum is planned to include high engagement throughout to maximise pupil’s learning enjoyment.

KS4 Qualifications

Edexcel Business 9-1

Year 9:

Pupils will study Theme 1 and will focus on the following topics:

· Enterprise and Entrepreneurship

· Spotting a business opportunity

· Putting a business idea into practice

· Making the business effective

· Understanding external influences

Year 10:

Pupils will study Theme 2 and will focus on the following topics:

· Growing the business

· Making marketing decisions

· Making operational decisions

· Making financial decisions

· Making human resource decisions

Year 11

Pupils will use year 11 to recap on all topics studies in year 9 and 10. Pupils will also ensure the examination techniques are fully understood and can link to real context examples.