Business Studies

Assessment

The exam for Unit 1 (The Business Environment) is sat in the January of Poetry year (first year), followed by exams for Unit 2 (Working in Business) and Unit 3 (Business Decisions), which are sat in the summer of Poetry. This leaves just one formal exam for Rhetoric year (second year), sat in January, for Unit 15 (Change Management). Another benefit of the CTEC is that exams can be re-sat each exam series if pupils feel a second attempt would be advantageous. The remaining 6 units - covering topics such as market research, communication and project management - are all internally assessed by teachers and then externally moderated by OCR. Pupils are taught the content required for each unit and then complete the coursework, following the unit specification, to meet the criteria for each element, as well as working towards delivering their own project for the final unit. There are 3 levels to each unit: Pass, Merit and Distinction.