At Key Stage 3 students develop their understanding of the business world through planned schemes across the curriculum and enterprise activities.
Young people are the entrepreneurs of the future and here at Highgate Wood School we support and encourage these potential business leaders to achieve their best.
Young people are the entrepreneurs of the future and here at Highgate Wood School we support and encourage these potential business leaders to achieve their best.
At Key Stage 3 students develop their understanding of the business world through planned schemes across the curriculum and enterprise activities.
This exciting and challenging course will introduce you to the dynamic world of business. It covers a broad range of topics that are designed to provide you with the knowledge and understanding that underpin modern business. The course is divided into two themes:
Theme 1: Investigating small business (Paper code: 1BS0/01)
This is externally assessed through a 1 hour and 30 minutes written examination, consisting of calculations, multiple-choice, short-answer and extended-writing questions (50% of the qualification). This unit contains five topics:
Theme 2: Building a business (Paper code: 1BS0/02)
This is externally assessed through a 1 hour and 30 minutes written examination, consisting of calculations, multiple-choice, short-answer and extended-writing questions (50% of the qualification). This unit contains five topics:
As well as providing a fascinating insight into the modern world of commerce and trade, Economics is a challenging as well as a very valuable A Level as it requires students to develop and demonstrate proficiency in a whole range of skills. A Level Economics requires students to have the ability to write essays, analyse information, manipulate numerical data, understand graphs and master basic algebra. It is thus a highly valued academic qualification. Economics combines well with virtually any subject, but especially Mathematics, Government & Politics and History.
Our approach to Economics is to apply economic theory to support analysis of current economic problems and issues, and encourage students to appreciate the interrelationships between microeconomics and macroeconomics. Students develop the knowledge and skills needed to understand and analyse data, think critically about issues and make informed decisions. They will also build upon their quantitative skills and appreciate that, when evaluating arguments, both qualitative and quantitative evidence are important.
Paper 1: The operation of markets and market failure, written exam (1hr 30mins) – 50%
Paper 2: The national economy in a global context, written exam (1he 30mins) – 50%
Paper 1: Markets and market failure, written exam (2hrs) – 33.3%
Paper 2: National and international economy, written exam (2hrs) – 33.3%
Paper 3: Economic principles and issues, written exam (2hrs) – 33.3%
Business Studies is a successful and increasingly popular subject staffed with specialist teachers who have worked in business. Our background expertise includes accountancy, the City and retail management.
For our gifted and talented students a scheme is run where they visit the City and learn about working their. Coursework support sessions are run every week.
For more information on our curriculum in Business Studies, please contact Francis Frimpong: ffr@hws.haringey.sch.uk