BTEC Extended Certificate in Business BTEC Diploma in

BTEC Extended Certificate in Business BTEC Diploma in Business AM BITIOUS C OLLABORATIVE H APPY I NTEGRITY E NDURANCE VE RSATILITY E XCELLENCE

Review of the benefits Students are encouraged to acquire the following range of skills through the study of real businesses: Ø Practical skills Ø Presentation skills Ø Personal skills Ø Interpersonal skills Ø Cognitive skills AM BITIOUS C OLLABORATIVE H APPY I NTEGRITY E NDURANCE VE RSATILITY E XCELLENCE

The Extended Certificate Extended C – 3 Mandatory Units + 1 AM BITIOUS C OLLABORATIVE H APPY I NTEGRITY E NDURANCE VE RSATILITY E XCELLENCE

Subject content Extended Certificate Unit Hours Year Assessment Exploring Business: A project to understand different business structures, what makes businesses successful, the external operating environment for businesses & how innovation contributes to the success of business 90 12 Project Developing a Marketing Campaign : Including understanding marketing aims and objectives, market research, marketing campaign analysis and recommending suitable marketing strategies. 90 13 Controlled Assessment Personal & Business Finance: Including understanding personal finance: loans, credit and budgets and business finance associated with profit and loss, financial decision making, cash flow and budgets 120 12 2 hour exam Recruitment & selection process: understanding the purpose of recruitment and selection, issues and how it can be made more effective. 60 13 Project NDURANCE VE AM BITIOUS C OLLABORATIVE H APPY I NTEGRITY E RSATILITY E XCELLENCE

Some of the businesses we work with… AM BITIOUS C OLLABORATIVE H APPY I NTEGRITY E NDURANCE VE RSATILITY E XCELLENCE

Teaching and learning We adopt an interactive and enquiring style of teaching; encouraging students to learn from real -world examples; • We develop skills of analysis and evaluation encouraging the use of data to address strategic issues; • The longer project work is designed to develop project management and report writing skills. AM BITIOUS C OLLABORATIVE H APPY I NTEGRITY E NDURANCE VE RSATILITY E XCELLENCE

Alice’s view • The course is very interesting as you learn about business in debt in a practical way, through the use of course work, projects and one exam in finance. • Within the business department the teachers are very supportive, if you have any concerns they are very approachable. • We get taught in a sophisticated way and get treated like adults which I like. The teaching is done in a fun way in order for us to enjoy ourselves whilst learning. • So far within this course I have learnt a lot of key life skills; time management, organisation, revision techniques and how to stay motivated. My advice • Time management is key for this course as it is examined continuously. We get a deadline every Friday so it is key to manage your time to get it all completed for the important hand in dates. • If you don’t understand an aspect within finance make sure you do the research, read your textbook or ask your teacher about it so that you don’t fall behind. • I have started to make flash cards at the end of my finance lessons so that all the key information from my lesson is noted in a organised way. AM BITIOUS C OLLABORATIVE H APPY I NTEGRITY E NDURANCE VE RSATILITY E XCELLENCE

Entrance Requirements GCSE Business at level 5 or above (as well as level 4 in Maths and English) A passion for business!!! AM BITIOUS C OLLABORATIVE H APPY I NTEGRITY E NDURANCE VE RSATILITY E XCELLENCE

Results - 2019 • 75% of students achieved a Distinction (this is the equivalent of an A at A-level) • 100% of students achieved a Merit or above AM BITIOUS C OLLABORATIVE H APPY I NTEGRITY E NDURANCE VE RSATILITY E XCELLENCE

AM BITIOUS C OLLABORATIVE H APPY I NTEGRITY E NDURANCE VE RSATILITY E XCELLENCE

BUSINESS AM BITIOUS C OLLABORATIVE H APPY I NTEGRITY E NDURANCE VE RSATILITY E XCELLENCE

Review of the benefits • Academic course, respected by all Universities, exploring theories and realities of Business; • Highly relevant and up-to-date course; • Case study driven, students are supported to assess real-world situations to support their learning; • Development of a wide range of technical (business related) skills; • Development of transferable skills including data analysis, report writing and interview skills; • Our students perform well in exams, many go on to study Business at university. AM BITIOUS C OLLABORATIVE H APPY I NTEGRITY E NDURANCE VE RSATILITY E XCELLENCE

Why choose Business? • An holistic course allowing students to explore the interrelated nature of business using business models, theories and techniques to support analysis of real-life business issues and situations. • The content is designed to engage students through topics and issues that are relevant in today’s society students will study key contemporary developments such as: – Digital technology – Business ethics – Globalisation AM BITIOUS C OLLABORATIVE H APPY I NTEGRITY E NDURANCE VE RSATILITY E XCELLENCE

A’ Level Business journey 12 AM BITIOUS C OLLABORATIVE H APPY 13 I NTEGRITY E NDURANCE VE RSATILITY E XCELLENCE

Yr 12 Subject content 1. What is business? 2. Managers, leadership and decision making 3. Decision making to improve marketing performance 4. Decision making to improve operational performance 5. Decision making to improve financial performance 6. Decision making to improve human resource performance

Yr 13 content • The second year of the A-level builds on the first year by considering strategy and the impact of, eg, technology, environmental and ethical influences on strategic decision making and functional areas. • Additional Yr 13 content includes 1. 2. 3. 4. AM BITIOUS Analysing the strategic position of a business Choosing strategic direction Strategic methods: how to pursue strategies Managing strategic change. C OLLABORATIVE H APPY I NTEGRITY E NDURANCE VE RSATILITY E XCELLENCE

Yr. 13 Business assessment A-level includes questions that allow students to: – draw together their knowledge, skills and understanding from across the full course of study – provide extended responses to “demonstrate the ability to construct and develop a sustained line of reasoning which is coherent, relevant, substantiated and logically structured. ” source AQA specification. AM BITIOUS C OLLABORATIVE H APPY I NTEGRITY E NDURANCE VE RSATILITY E XCELLENCE

Yr. 13 / A’ Level Assessment AM BITIOUS C OLLABORATIVE H APPY I NTEGRITY E NDURANCE VE RSATILITY E XCELLENCE

The development of key skills • Students will develop the knowledge and skills needed to: – analyse data – think critically about issues – make informed decisions – Work independently • Students develop skills to spring-board them into the work place or onto further study AM BITIOUS C OLLABORATIVE H APPY I NTEGRITY E NDURANCE VE RSATILITY E XCELLENCE

Teaching & Learning • Students are challenged to use their course knowledge in the real world: – Teaching is based on the critical assessment of real-world cases; – Students are encouraged to read and assess articles from quality press; – Students meet business leaders to better understand business problems. AM BITIOUS C OLLABORATIVE H APPY I NTEGRITY E NDURANCE VE RSATILITY E XCELLENCE

Entrance Requirements • Level 5 in GCSE Business is a requirement for the course; • Level 5 in GCSE English and Maths; • An active interest in the business world demonstrated via a good general knowledge of current business issues. AM BITIOUS C OLLABORATIVE H APPY I NTEGRITY E NDURANCE VE RSATILITY E XCELLENCE

Teachers • Lucy Naylor BEd(Hons) • Nosheen Yousaf BA(Hons) • Lee Bailey BA(Hons) AM BITIOUS C OLLABORATIVE H APPY I NTEGRITY E NDURANCE VE RSATILITY E XCELLENCE

Results - 2019 % A*-A % A*-B % A*-C A 2 6. 3 50 81. 3 75% of students exceeded their target grade AM BITIOUS C OLLABORATIVE H APPY I NTEGRITY E NDURANCE VE RSATILITY E XCELLENCE