Business

List of TLR Holders and their responsibilities:

Mr T. Rhys - Teacher in charge of Business

Department aims:

To achieve outstanding results for students who are passionate about the subject

Approaches to teaching and learning:

Activities that appeal to all learning styles including kinaesthetic, visual and aural.
Why the department has adopted this curriculum plan: (Curriculum Intent):
To provide an engaging curriculum that will prove popular and engage the students in the world of Business.

Principles of sequencing learning in this subject:

The topics are taught so that the concept of Business is introduced before specific influences and departments are investigated in more depth. Finance is done in Year 11 as this gives more time for the students’ knowledge of the necessary Maths to develop.

Reading List (GCSE):

• AQA GCSE (9-1) Business (Second Edition). Hodder Education.
• My Revision Notes: AQA GCSE (9-1) Business

Useful weblinks:

AQA Website - Specification, Past papers and other useful documents

Hodder Education - Course Textbook and Revision Notes Book

BBC Bitesize - GCSE Business

Tutor2U - Business Resources, activities and blog

Revision World Business Studies

Extracurricular and enrichment:

Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural opportunities:

The investigation of Business Ethics and International businesses.

Character development and British Values opportunities:

Democracy within a business; Consumer and Employment Legislation.