In the first year students look at all of the main functional areas and how they work including Marketing, Human Resources, Production and Finance. Students will also gain an insight into business entrepreneurship and how people start up their own businesses, and they begin to appreciate the wider business environment and how this can affect a business’s chance of success. In the second year the course starts to focus on national and international businesses and considers the issues that global businesses face. Students will learn about decision making techniques such as decision trees and sales forecasting, and they will also study globalisation and international trade to consider some of the most complex issues facing businesses in the modern world.
Although taking the subject at GCSE will be an advantage, there is no requirement that it will have been studied before. Students will need to be able to read case study information, write extended written answers, and be able to carry out complex calculations, therefore they will need to have a good GCSE grade in Maths and English. They also need to have an interest in business issues and the world that we live in.
The subject is assessed through 3 two-hour exams. These are made up of a range of written and numerical questions, and will be based on case study businesses.
About Education Provider
| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | Oxfordshire |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | |
| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | Unknown |
| Address | Moulsford, Wallingford, OX10 9HT |
In the first year students look at all of the main functional areas and how they work including Marketing, Human Resources, Production and Finance. Students will also gain an insight into business entrepreneurship and how people start up their own businesses, and they begin to appreciate the wider business environment and how this can affect a business’s chance of success. In the second year the course starts to focus on national and international businesses and considers the issues that global businesses face. Students will learn about decision making techniques such as decision trees and sales forecasting, and they will also study globalisation and international trade to consider some of the most complex issues facing businesses in the modern world.
Although taking the subject at GCSE will be an advantage, there is no requirement that it will have been studied before. Students will need to be able to read case study information, write extended written answers, and be able to carry out complex calculations, therefore they will need to have a good GCSE grade in Maths and English. They also need to have an interest in business issues and the world that we live in.
The subject is assessed through 3 two-hour exams. These are made up of a range of written and numerical questions, and will be based on case study businesses.