Students who choose to study Business Studies at Key Stage 4 will follow the Edexcel GCSE Business Studies course.

The areas covered in the course include:

• Business in the real world.
• Influences on business.
• Business operations. 
• Human resources. 
• Marketing. 
• Finance. 

Business Studies will prepare students for eventual progression to employment or further training in the business sector. It will also increase students’ knowledge and understanding of all areas of business through investigation, analysis and evaluation of a range of business activities, functions and processes.

The types of tasks that students will complete include:

• Studying real businesses.
• Carrying out research outside the classroom and working in groups/individually to prepare projects. 
• Using technology to find out information, apply knowledge to real case studies and help produce their work.

The course is assessed through examination only. There are two 1 hour 45 minute written papers at the end of Year 11, each worth 50% of the final grade. The exams assess the students through a variety of styled questions, from multiple choice to longer case study questions. 

The course equips students with skills which employers are looking for – this could be within retail, travel, administration, in fact anywhere!

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