Members of Staff List

Mrs J. Howard - Head of Department
Mr S. Smith
Miss C. Calveley (Acting Head of Department)
Miss C. McCrabbe
Mr. W. Taylor
Mrs R. Overend

Business Studies GCSE

The Department writes and reviews all Schemes of Work to accommodate for fluid nature of the business world. Pupils work through 7 topic areas to gain a broad understanding of Business Concepts:

External Economic Activity
Ownership & Control
Aims & Objectives
Marketing
Finance
Production
Human Resource Management

To achieve in Business Studies pupils can be entered at a Higher (A* - C) or Foundation (C – G) Tier. The tier entry is determined by a combination of closely monitoring pupils progress and performance through, SAT Level and English Set.

Pupils complete 1 written paper on Business Studies theory accounting for 75% of their total GCSE Grade. This is combined with a coursework Module worth 25%.

Extra Curricular Business Studies

In Year 11 Pupils have the opportunity to develop and extend their understanding of Business Studies:

Thursday 2:00 – 3:00 – Coursework Workshop – ELC
Friday 2:00 – 3:00 – Exam Preparation – Room 49

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize

Young Enterprise

For 3 years Miss Calveley has ran Young Enterprise as an extra curricular activity. Young Enterprise is a hands-on experience of business. Pupils follow basic business principles to successfully set up and run their own business. Pupils choose their own groups (6 – 20 per group) and meet every Thursday for 2 hours to develop and exercise a business. Pupils are supported by 2 Voluntary Business Mentors, 1 Product Designer and 2 Link Teachers:

Business Mentor – Mr. C. Townsley – Leyburn Fencing Ltd (Founding HBEC Member 2005)
Business Mentor – Mr. C. Stretton – HBEC Site Manager
Product Designer – Mr. S. Forshaw – Design 1 to 1.
Link Tacher – Mr. W Taylor
Link Teacher – Miss. L. McGiffin

Young Enterprise is an International Competition with “round” levels at Local, County, National and International Level. In both 2006 and 2007 Hollingworth collected prizes for Company of the Year for the Rochdale and Oldham Area Boards.

Pupils are entered for an NVQ Qualification in Enterprise in March and will over the year develop skills in the following areas:

Social
Financial Awareness
Negotiation
Time Management
Self Esteem
Business Acumen.

The NVQ has both Higher and Foundation Tier Entry.

The Young Enterprise programme is open to any year 10 pupils regardless of ability. Pupils are expected to only bring with them enthusiasm and commitment. The program runs every Thursday 2:00 – 3:00 in the ELC. Pupils apply in September following an assembly by Miss Calveley.

www.youngenterprise.org.uk

Business Communication Systems

BCS is an ICT based Business course. Pupils learn 4 core Business Elements which are taught primarily through ICT based delivery. They are:

ICT in the Business Environment
Work Environment
Communication
Human Resources

To achieve in Business Studies pupils can be entered at a Higher (A* - C) or Foundation (C – G) Tier. The tier entry is determined by a combination of closely monitoring pupils progress and performance through, SAT Level.

The BCS Examination is dominated by a 2 Hour Practical Exam Paper. Pupils will sit this room in a dedicated, fully networked ICT suite. IT Technicans are made available through the examination to manage and evade any technical problems. The practical assessment is worth 67% of the GCSE.

Pupils will sit a written theoretical 1 hour paper totalling 37% of their grade.

www.iw-chameleon.co.uk