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Course overview

You will learn about business through focused assignments and assessments based on real business functions, giving you hands-on experience of businesses in action. You will be involved in presentations made by visiting speakers and visit businesses to see how they operate.

Entry requirements

Students will be expected to have five GCSEs at grade 9-4, or a Merit in a relevant vocational Level 2 Diploma (or equivalent). In addition, students will be expected to have GCSE grade 4 in English Language and a minimum of grade 3 in Mathematics.

Topics you will study

Exploring Business

Developing a Marketing Campaign

Personal and Business Finance

Managing an Event

International Business

Principles of Management

Business Decision Making

Investigating Corporate Social Responsibility

Creative Promotion

Team Building in Business

Investigating Customer Service

Recruitment and Selection Process

Plus, an optional unit depending on the pathway chosen such as: Marketing and Creative Promotion, Pitching for a New Business and Operations Management

Key features

Over the two years of this full-time vocational course you will study all of the major functions in business through a hands-on approach. Each operational area that you study is linked to a real business. You may visit this organisation or benefit from a presentation by one of their managers. The experience that you will gain will help you to understand business theories through seeing them at work in practical situations. This depth of understanding makes you very attractive to employers and universities. Your teaching team come from a range of backgrounds including: accounting, event management, marketing, banking and retailing, complement this with a contagious enthusiasm, they will make sure you achieve above and beyond your own expectations in an exciting way. Many of our teachers are also examiners and senior examiners.

Assessment

You will cover 13 varied units over the two years, exploring all areas of business. Units include: Exploring Business, Developing a Marketing Campaign, Personal & Business Finance, Managing an Event, International Business, Principles of Management and Business Decision Making. These are assessed via a combination of written assignment work and examinations. You will be creative in your provision of evidence and tasks set ranging from: assignments, role plays, displays, presentations, interviews, designing promotional material, off-site team building events and many more. We are very much a team in Business, and you are a key part of our team throughout your two years. The course is the equivalent of three A Levels and you are graded from a Pass to Distinction*.

Exam Board: Edexcel

Enrichment and Work Experience

All Business students will have the opportunity to gain Microsoft qualifications in MS Office applications including Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Word. These practical skill are highly sought after and valued by employers.

Work experience is a compulsory part of the course and helps you to engage with the world of work. You will run a project which will test your teamworking and enterprise skills. There will also be workshops and trips involving leading employers, industry experts and local universities. Some selected students will do a substantive placement of 350 hours or 50 days of work experience.

Why choose B6?

This is an energetic and dynamic course which examines the world around you. We look at a variety of industries and sectors: Manchester United Football Club, The NHS, The Sixth Form itself and a huge range of organisations to see exactly what business ‘is all about’ and how businesses function and grow. Primark or Armani? Samsung or Apple? Which brand would you choose and why? How are we manipulated by marketing and image? Profit or loss? How does this occur and why are some organisations so successful, yet others fail? Am I a Shaper or a Chairperson? What type of team member are you and why does this matter? These are just some of the questions you will consider and assess.

Future career opportunities

This is a well-established and recognised qualification welcomed by universities and employers. Our students have progressed on to higher apprenticeships or degree courses in: business administration, international business, business management, accounting, marketing, retail, logistics management, business law, business information systems and teaching. 

Additional information

Students will be required to undertake additional reading to develop an awareness of businesses in the real world. This can be achieved through following business news such as the BBC’s Business Twitter page or business influencers on social media. This course is highly regarded by universities and provides the necessary entry requirements for a wide range of higher education courses.

There is a wide variety of content in your course; work experience, visiting speakers from industry, trips to Alton Towers, MUFC and the Trafford Centre are just a sample of the ways in which we bring business to you.

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