Business Studies (Level 2 and 3 BTEC)

Adventurous

• Teaching a range of business topics to allow pupil’s knowledge to be developed in a variety of matters
• Topics include marketing, finance, recruitment and selection, ownership, factors affecting business success and innovation
• Encourage pupils to explore a range of enterprises to provoke a sense of wonder and serendipity

Resilience

• Encouraging the growth of pupil’s wider skills such communication, interpersonal and leadership, as well as business specific skills
• Assignments allow students to be stimulated by the range of tasks involved including creating and presenting a presentation, producing written assignments and taking part in practical activities such as interviews

Independence

• Employing a range of teaching resources to engage pupils and strengthen their understanding of topics including group tasks, individual tasks, research tasks and the use of real-life case studies
• Developing knowledge of personal finance, ready for the pupil’s futures
• Real life business examples are provided when teaching each topic using either personal experience or relevant cases
• Pupils are given the freedom to explore businesses of their own choosing to provoke further interest

Motivating

• Developing links with local businesses to engage and motivate pupils and show them possible future pathways
• Linking the teaching of different topics to possible future careers for pupils and demonstrating how studying the subject can link in with any potential future pathway

Challenging

• Pupils are challenged and pushed to attain the highest criteria that they can by demonstrating how to achieve the higher grades and giving verbal and written feedback that pushes pupils to be able to achieve these
• Examples of high standard work is demonstrated to raise aspirations

Community

• Exploring local enterprises and entrepreneurs to engage with local employers
• A range of group work and individual work is used to complete tasks and develop associated skills
• Developing employability and interview skills to prepare pupils for future employment opportunities in the local area or beyond

Homework is set weekly and is related to the topics studied in class, at that time. These include a variety of activities, from set questions to research, and coursework based tasks.

Teacher / Subject	Class	Night homework being set
S Beckett	10	Thursday
D. Cartland	11 10 and 11	Tuesday Once a week

GENERAL INFORMATION (USEFUL INFORMATION FOR PARENTS)

Students studying level 2 Enterprise will receive three timetabled lessons a week, in Year 10 and 11. 

Component 1 and 2 are completed in Year 10

Component 3 in Year 11

In Year 11 pupils will spend the first two terms revising for their January exam. Students will have the opportunity to re sit this exam in the summer of Year 11.

 

GENERAL INFORMATION (USEFUL INFORMATION FOR PARENTS)

Global Brand & Marketing Director

Pay: £70,000 - £90,000 a year

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop and review our marketing strategy for a number of different projects
• Overseeing the marketing department, activities and quality of work through leadership and providing clear tasks and objectives
• Manage a budget and use financial strategy to advice all marketing plans
• Planning, directing and coordinating marketing events including product launch
• Support the sales operation by ensuring products and services are launched internally
• Designing and implementing a calendar of activity, including maximising market opportunities
• Ability to adapt to market opportunities and create ad hoc campaigns
• Research demand for products and services and communicate this with stakeholders
• Develop and manage advertising campaigns, reviewing their success and ROI
• Building brand awareness and positioning

Accountant

Pay: £28,000 - £30,000 a year

Responsibilities:

• The completion of year-end accounts
• General administration duties
• Meet statutory deadlines for VAT, Payroll, Statutory Accounts, Company and Personal
• Liaising with HMRC on behalf of clients
• Taking on and managing new clients
• Growing the business through referrals
• Respond to client inquiries in line with the company policy
• Manage the client relationship whilst building a strong rapport and developing client loyalty
• Working as a team to continuously deliver the agreed level of service

Human Resource Partner

Pay: £30,000 - £40,000 a year

Responsibilities

• Coach and support Team Leads and Area Managers on HR related topics
• Employee case management in line with local legislation
• Support investigations in line with local legislation
• Support implementation to address and improve the workplace environment and employee engagement
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to execute hiring, recruiting and engagement initiatives
• Partner with the HR team to develop, implement and maintain communication plans
• Lead or support HR projects as assigned
• Collect and analyse data to assist the HR team to draw insights on attrition, attendance, workforce management, recruitment and engagement initiatives