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Preference Subject
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This popular course offers students an insight into the dynamic and highly
relevant world of business activity and behaviour. The skills and knowledge
learnt are transferable to the working environment and are appealing to
prospective employers. The GCSE course leads on to A Level Business and
Economics courses which, in turn, is good preparation for university degrees.
What is Business Studies?
Students start by studying issues concerning the setting up and operation of a business.
They explore the activities of businesses and the reasons for their success or failure.
Topics covered include:
- Business Start Ups: Who has the ideas, takes the risks and enjoys the benefits?
- Marketing: How do businesses let potential customers know about their products and
how do they know what to produce?
- Finance: Where does the money required come from to start and expand businesses?
- People in Business: How do businesses decide who to employ and how do they recruit,
train and retain them?
- Operations Management: How do businesses organise production or service provision?
In Year 10 students will undertake a controlled assessment task which will give them the
opportunity to analyse a particular aspect of business in detail, giving them a better
understanding of what makes business successful or not.
We use a variety of techniques to stimulate interest in the world of business, one of
the most important being the use of daily current affairs and business issues.
Skills particularly important for success include analysis, evaluation and communication.
It is this, combined with the study of a constantly changing business environment, which
provides useful preparation for life after school.
