Business is taught at GCSE and A-Level. We study business to develop an awareness and natural curiosity of the business and economic environment around us. To have a deeper understanding of the businesses that some of our students will work for or lead, and the key driving factors and inhibitors that impact the environment, and to learn how to manage current and future financial capability in the short, medium and long term.    

Business introduces students to the dynamics of how a business is set up and organised. It enables them to enhance their ability to enter the world of work within a wide range of business organisations. The course also provides valuable opportunities to develop key skills such as ICT, maths, team work and communication, as well as developing confidence and interpersonal skills.   

Co-Curricular Enrichment  

• National Young Enterprise Programme 
• Year 10 Marketing Challenge   
• Grade booster workshops.  

GCSE (Year 10 – 11)  

The GCSE course comprises of two components.   

1. Investigating Small Business: Enterprise and entrepreneurship, making the business effective, spotting a business opportunity, understanding external influences on business, and putting a business idea into practice. 

2. Building a Business: growing the business, making operational decisions, making financial decisions, making human resource decisions, and making marketing decisions.   

For more information on the GCSE course, download our GCSE Options Guide below.  

A-Level (Year 12 – 13)  

A-Level Business is a practical course that investigates enterprise and equips students with the skills to start their own business.  Students study both small and larger, established businesses, exploring strategy in a global business context. Course modules include marketing and people, managing business activities, business decisions and strategy and global business.   

For more information on the A-Level Business course grade requirements, download a copy of the Sixth Form Prospectus.  For more information on the course content, download a copy of the A-Level Options Guide below.

How does A-Level Business differ from A-Level Economics?      

Business Studies is a practical subject that examines how a business operates internally and on a global level.  It is set in the context of current business development and real business situations. Economics is a more theoretical subject that looks at how individuals, businesses, and nations make economic decisions at a micro and macro level. Both require a genuine interest in current affairs.