west monmouth school business studies department business studies staff: head of department: mrs n...

West Monmouth School

Business Studies Business Studies DepartmentDepartment

Business Studies Staff:Business Studies Staff:Head of Department: Mrs N LewisHead of Department: Mrs N LewisBusiness Teacher: Mrs S ParryBusiness Teacher: Mrs S Parry

Business Courses Offered 2009

• BTEC First Business

(Certificate & Diploma)

• (NEW) BTEC First Retail & Fashion

(Certificate & Diploma)

BTEC First Diploma

Equivalent to 4 GCSEs

10 hours of lessons per fortnight*

*All lessons will be based in Computer Suites

BTEC First Certificate

Equivalent to 2 GCSEs

5 hours of lessons per fortnight*

*All lessons will be based in Computer Suites

BUSINESS STUDIES

Unit Title Assessment

1 Exploring Business Purposes All

Portfolio

Based

No exams!

2 Customer Relations

3 Investigating Financial Control

4 D

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P

L

O

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Business Communication

5 People in Organisations

6 Starting your own business with

Young Enterprise

RETAIL & FASHION

Unit Title Assessment

1 Introduction to Retail Services All

Portfolio

Based

No exams!

2 Retail Selling & Customer Service

3 Fashion

4 D

I

P

L

O

M

A

Merchandising and Displays

5 Careers in Retail

6 Advertising and Sales

Trips

Trips are an important part of the Business Studies and Retail & Fashion

courses. All assignments for the courses are based on real businesses.

Here are some of the trips that have been organised in the past few years:

Disneyland Paris

Port Aventura, Barcelona

Clothes Show

LOCAL BUSINESSES

Oakwood Park Cineworld

London Cadbury’s World

and many more…

Any Questions?

• If anyone would like to have more information, feel free to come and talk to us.

• We are situated in the Business Suite

(next to the quad)