Business Studies

Vision statement

Studying Business will enable students to gain a holistic understanding of business and how to set up and run their own. As they develop from GCSE to A level we want students to gain a critical understanding of organisations and their ability to meet society’s needs and wants across topics such as marketing and finance. Our aim is for students to generate enterprising and creative approaches to business opportunities, problems and issues, be more aware of the responsibilities and ethical challenges of running organisations, and help students develop skills such as decision making, problem solving, and critical analysis. We want students to utilise their own context from local, national and international news stories to local businesses and their own customer purchasing habits to bring business to life. 

Our Students on History

What makes you feel most confident about studying Business?

• Since starting Business I was hooked with the real world scenarios and how it is everywhere once you learn it

• It’s useful for after school and not just stuff that you learn and then forget

• The way the topics link together makes me feel confident

• The teachers are kind and good at explaining and breaking down topics

• I like the booklets as they are organised well and it’s clear what tasks you have to do

What do you enjoy most about studying Business?

• The maths

• The real world applications of it

• How useful it is and how you can understand the world around you

• Learning about how businesses can make a profit

What has surprised you about studying Business?

• How much I like it - I did not originally want to choose it because it seemed a bit boring, but I am really happy that I did choose it because it is actually exciting and useful

• We have to do a lot of maths

• The huge overlap between GCSE and A level content

• There are so many aspects to running a business that I didn’t know about

A typical Business Lesson

• Regular retrieval practice

• Direct instruction from experts

• Lots of low-stakes knowledge testing

• Deliberate practice

• Structured teaching and lots of well-placed practice of exam techniques

• Booklets and resources shared with students

• Online platforms to support structured HW and revision

Edexcel Specifications