The Business Studies Department aims to provide students with a wide suite of options for them to choose as they plan their future careers. The business function is a key part of any organisation and it is our aim to equip students with the skills they need to be successful.

At GCSE, we currently offer Edexcel Business Studies and the BTEC First Diploma in Travel and Tourism. The former is a popular subject as it teaches the students the elementary skills of business such as marketing, finance, human resources and production systems. An understanding of economic variables is also promoted at this level. The latter course is a vocational course which is targeted at students who want to gain a practical experience of how a specific industry functions. In this case the promotion of the UK travel and tourism industry and issues such as customer service and marketing are key for active participation in these industries by the students in the future.

At AS/A2 Level we offer AQA Business Studies and Edexcel Economics. Business Studies at this level gives the students extensive understanding of the various specialist functions of the business organisation. A key part of the course is the manipulation of external data and its use in the decision-making. Students will research a business question at the end of their first year on a business problem that they have identified. The idea is to encourage analysis of issues in a theoretical manner and devising practical solutions for it. Economics is a social science which is focused on addressing the concept of scarce resources in relation to the unlimited needs and wants in society today. In the first year fundamental micro-economic and macro-economic is covered. The course also includes an examination of the impact of externalities such as pollution and global warming on economic models. In the second year, students will analyse market structures as well as explore issues in development economics. The main thrust of the course though, is to ensure that students have the tools to address issues pertaining to the UK economy in order to ensure that the country continues to achieve its objectives.