Higher Line
GCSE Business Studies introduces students to the fundamentals of business, with a broad range of topics covered, including: small businesses, building a business, business communication and competition in business.
Grammar Term 1
- Spotting a Business Opportunity
- Market Mapping
- Added Value
- Franchising
Grammar Term 2
- Showing Enterprise
- Thinking creatively
- Invention & Innovation
- Calculated Risk
- Enterprise Skills
- Putting a Business Idea into Practice
- Business Objectives
- Finance (Cash Flow, costs, revenue, profit, business plan)
Grammar Term 3
- Marketing Mix – 4 P’s
- Recruitment & Training
- Types of Liability
- Legal & Tax issues
- The Economic Context
- Demand and Supply
- Interest & Exchange Rates
- Stakeholders
- Imports and Exports
Syntax Term 3
- Marketing
- Product Trial & Repeat Purchase
- Product Life Cycle
- Branding & Differentiation
- Building a successful marketing mix
Syntax Term 2
- Managing Stock Quality
- Customer Service
- Consumer Protection
- Laws
- Effective Financial Management
- How to improve Cash Flow & Profit
- Break Even Chart & Analysis
Syntax Term 3
- Effective People
- Management
- Organisational
- Structure
- Motivation Theory
- Remuneration
- Business Ethics
- The impact of Government & the EU
Sixth Form
A level Business Studies aims for pupils to develop an interest and enthusiasm for the study of business through gaining a holistic understanding of how businesses operate. Topics of study include: business objectives, strategic decisions, external influences facing businesses, marketing and marketing strategies, human resources, and accounting and financial considerations.
Poetry Term 1
- An Introduction to Business
- The Nature of Business
- Classification of Business
- Objectives
- Other Influences
Poetry Term 2
- Business Functions
- Marketing
- Accounting & Finance
- People in Organisations
- Operations
- Management
Poetry Term 3
- Motivation & Leadership
- Stock Control
- Investment Decisions
Rhetoric Term 1
- Marketing
- The Market
- Market Segmentation
- Market Research
Rhetoric Term 2
- Market Planning
- Models of Marketing
- The Marketing Mix
- Strategic Management
- Business Objectives & Strategy
Rhetoric Term 2
- Business Analysis
- External Influences
- Change
Our students are
- Prophetic
- Learned
- Faith-filled
- Generous
- Grateful
- Hopeful
- Curious
- Attentive
- Prophetic
- Learned
- Faith-filled
- Generous
- Grateful
- Hopeful
- Curious
- Attentive