Curriculum Aims               

We aim for every boy to:

• learn how business impacts on individuals as well as communities; locally, nationally and globally;
• learn to apply knowledge, in order to become actively engaged citizens;
• learn the skills to be more enterprising, developing reflective thinkers with enquiring minds;
• achieve their fullest potential.

Curriculum Information

Qualifications

Two qualifications are offered to Year 10 and 11 students. 

Edexcel GCSE Business Studies is structured into two themes, taking students from how entrepreneurs start businesses through to growing and global businesses.  This linear course concludes with two equally weighted exam papers focusing on each theme. The skills the students will develop during this qualification is learning how to apply knowledge and understanding to different business contexts. These include businesses ranging from small enterprises to large multinationals and businesses operating in local, national and global contexts.  They will develop an understanding of how these contexts impact on business behaviour. They will use business terminology to identify and explain business activity.  And finally apply business concepts to familiar and unfamiliar contexts.

The second qualification is a NCFE Level 1/2 Technical Award in Business & Enterprise. This is designed for learners who want an introduction to business and enterprise that includes a vocational and project-based element. The modular qualification has two assessments externally-set by NCFE: one non-exam assessment (NEA) and one written examined assessment.  The skills the students will develop during this qualification that will help them to work in the business and enterprise sector, such as decision-making, problem-solving, planning, evaluation and professional behaviours. 

Summary of Assessment

Edexcel GCSE Business Studies is assessed by two linear exams of two equally weighted papers.  Both paper 1 and paper 2 are worth 50% of the overall grade.

Paper 1: Investigating small business.

• Written exam: 1 hour and 45 minutes
• 90 marks
• 50% of the qualification

Paper 2: Building a business.

• Written exam: 1 hour and 45 minutes
• 90 marks
• 50% of the qualification

NCFE Level 1/2 Technical Award in Business & Enterprise is assessed by an examination and a non-examined project (NEA)

Examined assessment.

• Written exam: 1 hour and 30 minutes
• 80 marks
• 40% of the qualification

Non-examined assessment.

• 21 hours
• 120 marks
• 60% of the qualification

Where can I find more details?

Subject Guides for Parents and Carers

Business Studies and Business Enterprise during Years 10 and 11