Business Studies

Subject Statement:

The Business world offers so many opportunities for our students who feel they have an entrepreneurial spirit and are interested in this varied and dynamic subject. Using current news and business articles we learn and investigate the real-world problems affecting both small local and large global businesses and the challenges they face in the world today. We also have professionals from industry to come into school and share their experiences.

We learn how entrepreneurs establish and grow businesses and the risks associated with this enterprise and we learn the business theory associated with how small businesses grow and develop into multinational businesses employing thousands of people. Business vocabulary and key terms are important because we need to write using this new business language to show our understanding of the subject. We learn about technological and environmental factors affecting decision making in business and we learn how businesses must adapt to internal and external factors including social, ethical, and economic changes.

Our courses cover the business functions of Finance, HR, Marketing, Operations and include management and decision-making theories and strategies. Studying these topics develops an understanding of how businesses operate and how employees are structured and managed in these functional areas. The business courses develop key analytical and problem-solving skills and students learn how to write opinions and reasoned judgements using business knowledge and an understanding of business concepts. The course also requires an understanding of mathematics to solve problems with calculations using key formula. The GCSE and A Level course we offer, provide the foundation to pursue future apprenticeships and University degrees which include Accountancy, Finance, Management, HR, Marketing, Business and Economics. We look forward to you starting your business journey with us here at St. Peters and our objective is to introduce to you the exciting world of business and create entrepreneurs and talented businesspeople of the future.