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"The best investment you can make,
is an investment in yourself...
The more you learn, the more you’ll earn"
Warren Buffett
The Business Studies department's key focus is developing enterprising minds, this is about inspiring students to become enterprising and commercially minded individuals. The curriculum at Whitefield School is highly ambitious and designed to give all students the necessary knowledge and skills they need to live in the business orientated world in which we live.
It has also been designed to prepare pupils who wish to pursue both academic and vocational Level 3 courses in business and related areas for those who wish to begin an apprenticeship in the field of business. The Business curriculum is planned to develop knowledge and understanding of financial literacy.
Students have opportunities to develop their financial awareness and to master the skills needed to analyse and interpret financial documents. Business GCSE provides a launch pad for further study in business, economic, commerce and accounting. It provides students with the necessary skills to succeed and become well known employees within their chosen fields.
Students are expected to be able to talk and write knowledgeably about business, enterprise and the economy, using subject specific language accurately and confidently. They should be able to utilise Business specific skills such as making links between different units of work; analysing and interpreting business case studies and understanding financial information and language.
Impact
- Business GCSE provides a launch pad for further study in business, economic, commerce and accounting. It provides students with the necessary skills to succeed and become well known employees within their chosen fields.
Implementation
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High expectations in Business knowledge and literacy
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Aspirational target setting
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High quality assessment
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Home learning
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University visits
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Careers based trips
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One to one discussions
Academic Journey
Year 9 |
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| Half Term 1 | Half Term 2 |
| Business Activity: Goods and Services • Entrepreneurs • Risk and Reward • Aims and Objectives • Business Plan • Ownership • Stakeholders • Business Growth |
Marketing: The role of marketing • Market research • Market segmentation • The Marketing Mix – Product, Price, Place and Promotion |
| Half Term 3 | Half Term 4 |
| People: The role of human resources • Organisational structures • Ways of workings • Communication in business |
People: Recruitment and selection • Motivation and retention • Training and development • Employment law. |
| Half Term 5 | Half Term 6 |
| Operation: Production processes • Quality of goods and services • Customer service and the sales process • Consumer law • Business location • Working with suppliers |
Finance: The role of the Finance Function • Sources of Finance |
Year 10 |
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| Half Term 1 | Half Term 2 |
| Business Activity: Goods and Services • Entrepreneurs • Risk and Reward • Aims and Objectives • Business Plan • Ownership • Stakeholders • Business Growth |
Marketing: The role of marketing • Market research • Market segmentation • The Marketing Mix – Product, Price, Place and Promotion |
| Half Term 3 | Half Term 4 |
| People: The role of human resources • Organisational structures • Ways of workings • Communication in business |
People: Recruitment and selection • Motivation and retention • Training and development • Employment law. |
| Half Term 5 | Half Term 6 |
| Operation: Production processes • Quality of goods and services • Customer service and the sales process • Consumer law • Business location • Working with suppliers |
Finance: The role of the Finance Function • Sources of Finance |
Year 11 |
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| Half Term 1 | Half Term 2 |
| Business Activity: Goods and Services • Entrepreneurs • Risk and Reward • Aims and Objectives • Business Plan • Ownership • Stakeholders • Business Growth |
Influences: Ethical and Environmental considerations • The economic climate • Globalisation |
| Half Term 3 | Half Term 4 |
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Interdependent Nature of Business: • the interdependent nature of business operations, finance, |
Revision lessons: At this point students have covered the whole Business Studies curriculum. This way we can focus on memory re-call activities, exam techniques, and working on applying the knowledge learnt on case studies. - Practice case studies. - Past exam paper practice. - Assessments on previously learnt units. |
| Half Term 5 | Half Term 6 |
| Revision lessons: - Practice case studies. - Past exam paper practice. - Assessments on previously learnt units. |
Revision lessons: - Practice case studies. - Past exam paper practice. - Assessments on previously learnt units. |
Year 12 |
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| Half Term 1 | Half Term 2 |
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Unit 1: The Business Environment – Externally Assessed Examination 120 GLH January Exam |
Unit 1: The Business Environment – Externally Assessed Examination 120 GLH January Exam |
| Half Term 3 | Half Term 4 |
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Unit 2: Working in Business – Externally Assessed Examination 60 GLH |
May /June: Exam Resit - Unit 1: The Business Environment |
| Half Term 5 | Half Term 6 |
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Unit 4: Customers and Communication - Internally Assessed Coursework 60 GLH |
Unit 4: Customers and Communication - Internally Assessed Coursework 60 GLH |
Year 13 |
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| Half Term 1 | Half Term 2 |
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Unit 5: Marketing and Market Research – Internally Assessed Coursework 60 GLH |
Unit 5: Marketing and Market Research – Internally Assessed Coursework 60 GLH |
| Half Term 3 | Half Term 4 |
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Revision for Examination Resit - Unit 2: Working in Business – Externally Assessed Examination 60 GLH |
Unit 2: Working in Business |
| Half Term 5 | Half Term 6 |
| Unit 8: Introduction to human resources | Unit 8: Introduction to human resources |
Extra Curricular Activities
Key Stage 3, 4 and 5 |
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Trips |
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