Business
Welcome to the Business & Enterprise Department
“Desire is the key to motivation, but it's the determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek." - Mario Andretti
Head of Department:
Miss Cinar
e-mail: ycinar1.310@parkhighstanmore.org.uk
KS4
At key stage 4, our curriculum is sequenced to work through the key concepts, issues and skills for starting and running a small business, this is explored through the lens of an entrepreneur. Students develop an understanding of the interconnectedness of business activities through finance, marketing, human resources and business operations. They explore the environment businesses operate in and build an understanding of how these interdependencies support business decisions. Students end year 10 with a project based on ethical businesses where they will be required to present their findings on ethical practices around production, suppliers, workers, customers, competitors, products, the environment and local community. In year 11, students develop a deeper understanding on how a business develops beyond the start up phase. It focuses consolidating, building and developing the key aspects learnt in year 10 with a greater emphasis on the growth of a business.
Year 10
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1.1 Enterprise and entrepreneurship
1.2 Spotting a business opportunity
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1.3 Putting a business idea into practice
1.4 Making the business effective
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1.5 Understanding external influences on business
2.1 Growing the business
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Retrieval practice weekly Multiple choice questions Exam questions as home learning End of topic assessment (timed) Settling Report |
Retrieval practice weekly Multiple choice questions Exam questions as home learning End of topic assessment (timed) |
Retrieval practice weekly Multiple choice questions Exam questions as home learning Mock Exam Ethics Project Presentation Work Experience |
All students who follow this course will be given home learning weekly. Wider reading is always useful either from the websites offered, the text book or as directed by their classroom teacher.
In the Summer Term, each student will sit a formal, internal exam which will consist of all elements taught throughout the course. Appropriate preparation in the form of revision should be taken seriously with sufficient planning and organisation to ensure each student fulfils their potential.
Year 11
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2.2 Making marketing decisions
2.3 Making operational decisions
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2.4 Making financial decisions
2.5 Making human resource decisions
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Revision
Examinations |
All students who follow this course will be given home learning weekly. Wider reading is always useful from the websites offered, the revision guides as directed by their classroom teacher.
In the Autumn Term each student will sit a formal internal exam, which will be based on what they have studied to date. In the Summer Term, each student will sit a formal, external exam which will consist of all elements taught throughout the course. Appropriate preparation in the form of revision should be taken seriously with sufficient planning and organisation to ensure each student fulfils their potential.
The qualification will be assessed in two equally weighted exam papers. There is no coursework.
Paper 1 - Theme 1: Investigating small business
Written exam: 90 minutes, 90 marks
50% of the total GCSE
Multiple choice, calculation, short-answer and extended-writing questions. There are three sections in the paper. Each section is ramped, starting with multiple choice questions, moving to short answer questions and ending with extended writing. Sections B and C are based on real life, relevant business contexts and examples.
Paper 2 - Theme 2: Building a business
Written exam: 90 minutes, 90 marks
50% of the total GCSE
Multiple choice, calculation, short-answer and extended-writing questions. There are three sections in the paper. Each section is ramped, starting with multiple choice questions, moving to short answer questions and ending with extended writing. Sections B and C are based on real life, relevant business contexts and examples.
Examination Board:
Course Specification:
1BSO GCSE (9-1) Business
Qualification obtained:
GCSE Business
Useful Websites:
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/bitesize
Useful Reading Material:
Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Business
Additional information:
Useful Websites
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