Business Studies

QUALIFICATION GNVQ (Equivalent to 4 GCSEs A-C),
BTEC National Certificate (Equivalent to GCSE AS Level)

CONTENT The course is made up of six units:

• · Investigating how businesses work
• · How businesses develop
• · Business finance
• · Retailing
• · Customer service
• · Business enterprise

BENEFITS

· students gain an understanding of business and develop skills and knowledge in business

· apply their learning in a practical and realistic way, gaining first hand experience of a wide range of businesses through visits, including Euro Disney Paris

· gain confidence by developing independent learning skills

· develop key skills which are highly valued by employers and further education

· follow a programme of study that enables progression to other courses and employment in business

· become part of a wider network of Business Studies with students from other schools through NFTE events

· set up and develop their own business and earn real money!

CAREERS Business Adviser, Accountant, Marketing Manager, Personal Assistant, Entrepreneur.

USEFUL RESOURCES Books: Letts GCSE Success Visual Revision Guide: Business Studies Heinemann GNVQ Intermediate Business for EDEXCEL NFTE: Entrepreneurs Profile by S. Mariotti et al. Career Press The Young Entrepreneur: A Guide to Starting Your Own Business, by S. Mariotti, Random House Websites:

www.bbc.co. uk/schools/gcsebitesize/business www.NFTE.co.uk

www.edexcel.org.uk

CONTACT Ms Gill, Ms Warrington

Villiers High School

Technology College

Villiers High School

Technology College