Business prepares you well for a wide variety of career paths. Students will have the opportunity to develop a range of skills including: independent research; application of knowledge; analysis of scenarios and information; synthesis of research gathered; justification of decisions made; evaluation of overall performance and presentation techniques. All valuable skills needed across a variety of employment sectors.  

In Year 10 BTEC Business you will learn about the national and local factors affecting start -up business; how to research your local market; identify a gap in the market; research the local area and use specific statistical data. You will create a business plan to propose a new start-up in the local area. You will learn about all technical documentation required to run and analyse a business, and how to make suggestions to improve a business’ success.

Year 11 you progress onto brand promotion and marketing and learn how large businesses promote their brands and the issues with poor branding techniques. You will then apply your branding and promotion knowledge to the start-up business proposed in Year 10. You will also learn about how a business recruits staff, the process of applying for jobs, and how to develop a career plan.

AMEX Business Master Class, run by Albion in the Community Enterprise Day at Varndean 6th Form.