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Department Vision Statement
Exam Groups
We believe that Business and Economics should be your first Option Choice at KS4 and KS5 as they are both truly vibrant, relevant and up to date qualifications, ideally suited to a wide range of further education choices and for preparing learners for the dynamic 'world of work'.
Both are subjects that will spark curiosity about our own economy, the outside international business world and educate students on how every one of us plays a vital role, not only as consumers but as entrepreneurs and business leaders of the future. Our courses help learners appreciate that the Business and Economic world business never stands still but changes every single day; making Business Studies and Economics one of the most popular current, dynamic and relevant subjects available to students at Penistone Grammar School.
To ensure continued progress we incorporate a wide range of ongoing formative and summative assessments that record and inform our own teaching and identify where challenge and support needs to be focused for our different learner needs; but all with a keen focus on exam technique and exam preparation.
GCSE Business Studies
Year Group | Autumn Term | Spring Term | Summer Term |
Y10 | Edexcel THEME 1 Unit 1 – Introduction to business / Business UNIT 2 – Marketing | UNIT 3 - Finance UNIT 4 – Making the Business Effective | UNIT 5 – External Influences on Business |
Home Learning: | Weekly – HL Booklets / Key Terms / Seneca Learning | Weekly – HL Booklets / Key Terms / Seneca Learning | Weekly – HL Booklets / Key Terms / Seneca Learning |
Y11 | THEME 2 UNIT 1 – Growing the business UNIT 2 – Marketing | UNIT 3 – Operations UNIT 4 – Finance | UNIT 5 – Human Resources Revision |
Home Learning: | Weekly – HL Booklets / Key Terms / Seneca Learning | Weekly – HL Booklets / Key Terms / Seneca Learning | Weekly – HL Booklets / Key Terms / Seneca Learning |
GCSE Economics
Year Group | Autumn Term | Spring Term | Summer Term |
Y10 | 1.1/1.2 – Introduction to Economics 2.1 – The Role of Markets 2.2 – Demand 2.3 Supply 2.4 Price | 2.5 – Competition 2.6 – Production 2.7 – The Labour Market 2.8 – The Role of Money and the Financial Market | 3.1 – Economic Growth 3.2 – Low Unemployment 3.3 – Fair Distribution of Income |
Home Learning: | Various activities set via Teams | Various activities set via Teams | Various activities set via Teams |
Y11 | 3.4 – Price Stability 3.5 – Fiscal Policy 3.6 – Monetary Policy 3.7 – Supply Side Policy | 3.8 – Limitations of Markets 4.1 – Importance of International Trade 4.2 – Balance of Payments | 4.3 – Exchange Rates 4.4 – Globalisations |
Home Learning: | Various activities set via Teams | Various activities set via Teams | Various activities set via Teams |
A Level Business Studies
Y12 | AQA UNIT 1 – What is business UNIT 2 – Managers / Leadership | UNIT 3 – Marketing Management UNIT 4 - Operational Management | UNIT 5 – Financial Management UNIT 6 – HR Management |
Home Learning: | Weekly – Exam paper questions / Knowledge Retrieval Booklets / Seneca Learning / Business Current affairs tasks | Weekly – Exam paper questions / Knowledge Retrieval Booklets / Seneca Learning / Business Current affairs tasks | Weekly – Exam paper questions / Knowledge Retrieval Booklets / Seneca Learning / Business Current affairs tasks |
Y13 | UNIT 7 – Analysing strategic position of a business | UNIT 8 – Choosing the strategic direction of business UNIT 9 – Assessing a Change in scale | Unit 10 – Managing strategic change |
Home Learning: | Weekly – Exam paper questions / Knowledge Retrieval Booklets / Seneca Learning / Business Current affairs tasks | Weekly – Exam paper questions / Knowledge Retrieval Booklets / Seneca Learning / Business Current affairs tasks | Weekly – Exam paper questions / Knowledge Retrieval Booklets / Seneca Learning / Business Current affairs tasks |
Meet the Team
Mr R Staniforth
Curriculum Area Leader: Business & Economics
Mrs K Archer
Second in Department
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