Business Studies

Key Stage 4 GCSE Business Studies (AQA), 5 hours per fortnight
Key Stage 5 A Level Business Studies (AQA)
A Level Economics (AQA)
(9 hours per fortnight in Year 12 and 8 hours per fortnight in Year 13)
BTEC National Diploma in Business (Pearson)
(18 hours per fortnight in Year 12 and 16 hours per fortnight in Year 13)

Subject Information

The department aims to:

Staff

Mrs A Raffo (AR)Curriculum Area Leader for Business Studies and Economics
Mrs K Holloway (KH)Teacher of Business Studies and Economics
Mr S MartinTeacher of Business Studies
Mrs V AshworthTeacher of Business Studies and Economics and Assistant Headteacher
Mr T DollyTeacher of Business Studies and Deputy Headteacher

Additional Information

Students will have the opportunity to bring their classroom learning to life by going out of school and visiting a range of businesses and having guests come into their lesson to talk about how they put theory into practice in the real world.

BUSINESS STUDIES & ECONOMICS

Key Stage 4GCSE Business Studies (AQA) BTEC Technical Award in Enterprise (Pearson) (5 hours per fortnight)
Key Stage 5A Level Business Studies (AQA) A Level Economics (OCR) (9 hours per fortnight in Year 12 and Year 13) BTEC National Diploma in Business (Pearson) (18 hours per fortnight in Year 12 and 16 hours per fortnight in Year 13 BTEC National Extended Certificate in Business (Pearson) (9 hours per fortnight)

Subject Information

The department aims to:

Staff

Mrs A Raffo (AR)Curriculum Area Leader for Business Studies and Economics
Mrs K Holloway (KH)Teacher of Business Studies and Economics
Mrs A ChendoTeacher of Business Studies
Mrs V AshworthTeacher of Business Studies and Economics and Assistant Headteacher
Mr T DollyTeacher of Business Studies and Deputy Headteacher

Additional Information

Students will have the opportunity to bring their classroom learning to life by going out of school and visiting a range of businesses and having guests come into their lesson to talk about how they put theory into practice in the real world.

Examples of trips students have been on in 2023/2024 are Alton Towers, New York and talks from the Bank of England.

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