Business Studies
Cedars Upper School - Central Bedfordshire
01525219300
Mentmore Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2AE
Course summary

Are you the next budding Alan Sugar, Karen Brady or even Claude Littner?!!! If your answer is yes, studying business is right up your street! If your answer is no, then studying business could still be perfect for you! Knowledge of business and business processes can be useful in many different jobs including roles within the administrative and clerical job family, accountancy, banking and finance, retail sales and customer services. It will also be useful if you are thinking about setting up your own business or being self-employed in the future. The BTEC course allows you to gain skills you may not gain by studying business A Level such as interview skills, writing business plans and giving presentations. Most students start Sixth Form with little to no idea what career they want. Studying business leads into many career paths suited to a range of people. Students will be required to take ownership of their study outside of lessons. All assignments and homework tasks will be posted on the Google classroom throughout the two years. Research tasks will be set to help with coursework and controlled assessment.

Entry requirements

- It is not a requirement that you should have studied Business Studies in year 11 in order to take this course. However, if you have done so, you should achieve a Grade 5 or above in GCSE or a level 2 pass in Enterprise & Marketing before being accepted onto the course. A GCSE grade 5 or above in English and Maths would be preferable. You will need to be able to write fluently in order to apply business theory to case studies. Analysis and evaluation skills are important. - 5 GCSEs graded from 9 to 4, where 3 of those GCSEs are graded at a grade 5 or above.

How you'll be assessed

Unit 1 - Exploring Business – Coursework Unit 2 – Developing a Marketing Campaign – Controlled assessment Unit 3 – Personal & Business Finance- Exam Unit 8 – Recruitment and Selection - Coursework

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionEast of England
Local AuthorityCentral Bedfordshire
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeCo-Educational
AddressMentmore Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2AE