Business Studies

Vision

Colchester’s Academy vision is to nurture students, offering all a learning experience and curriculum that is broad, balanced and relevant. We believe that it should engage and challenge students, enable each of them to fulfil their individual potential and equip them with the requisite knowledge, vocabulary, and cognitive skills required in an ever-changing and increasingly demanding world.

Key Stage 4

This course is well suited to those who are motivated to consider a career in the business world. We seek to motivate and equip students with a full range of knowledge, skills and understanding to drive them to success. The course also gives them an opportunity to create their own business plan and use practical skills to present their ideas to an audience. The assignment based style in the majority of this course enables learners to be both independent and resilient to achieve the highest possible grade. This two year course covers the following components; Exploring Enterprises, Planning and presenting a micro business idea, Marketing and finance for Enterprise.

Year 10	Topics Covered:
Autumn	Learning and mock practices Component 1: Learning outcome A - Understand how and why enterprises and entrepreneurs are successful Component 1: Learning outcome B - Understand customer needs and competitor behaviour through market research Component 1: Learning outcome C - Understand how the outcomes of situational analyses may affect enterprises
Spring	Component 1: Official coursework component to complete 30% of their overall grade
Summer	Component 1: Submission of official coursework to complete 30% of their overall grade Component 2: Learning outcome A - Choose an idea and produce a plan for a micro-enterprise idea Component 2: Learning outcome B - Present a plan for the micro-enterprise idea to meet specific requirements

Year 11	Topics Covered:
Autumn	Component 2: Learning outcome C - Review the presentation of the micro-enterprise idea to meet specific requirements. Component 2: Submission of official coursework to complete 30% of their overall grade
Spring	Component 3: Learning outcome A - Marketing activities Component 3: Learning outcome B - Financial documents and statements Component 3 : Learning outcome C - Cash flow
Summer	Component 3: Review of all learning, practice exams and final exam worth 40% of final grade

Useful Links

Title

URL (link)

Tech Award Enterprise (2022)

https://qualifications.pearson.com/content/dam/pdf/btec-tec-awards/enterprise/2022/specification-and-sample-assessments/60370634-btec-tech-award-enterprise-2022-sams-component-3-pp1.pdf

https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/btec-tech-awards/enterprise-2022.resources.html?filterQuery=category:Pearson-UK:Publisher%2FPearson

Specifications

Title	URL (link)
Tech Award Enterprise (2022)	https://qualifications.pearson.com/content/dam/pdf/btec-tec-awards/enterprise/2022/specification-and-sample-assessments/60370634-btec-tech-award-enterprise-2022-spec.pdf