- About
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Business is part of the Humanities Faculty
KS4 – Years 10 & 11
Business is taught in KS4 in Year 11 this year. Mrs Roberts will be teaching Business whilst Mrs Aspinall is on maternity leave.
It is taught through four 60 minute lessons per week.
The BTEC First Certificate in Business is the equivalent to 1 GCSE at grade C and above.
- Unit 1 and 2
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Unit 1: Business Purposes
The aim of this unit is to enable learners to understand the nature of business organisations and the business environment in which they operate. Learners will do this by looking at the range of organisations that exist locally, regionally and nationally and by considering the business framework in which they operate. There will be a particular focus on businesses in the local context with which learners will be familiar.
Unit 2: Business Organisations
The aim of this unit is to enable learners to understand the aims and objectives of business organisations and how they are organised into functional areas to meet their business aims and objectives. Learners will do this by looking at examples of local and national organisations and for which information is readily available. There will be a particular focus on businesses in the local context with which learners will be familiar.
- Unit 3
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Unit 3: Financial Forecasting for Business
The aim of this unit is to enable learners to understand the financial aspects of running a business. Learners will do this through looking at the key concepts used by businesses to manage their money, and forecast their finances for the future.
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Students selling products as part of a mini-enterprise projectMake Your Mark, as part of National Enterprise Week - a day's project to create and market a product.Mugs made as gifts, to order, as part of the national 'Make Your Mark with a Tenner' competition.
