Business Studies and Computing

What our students think about Business Studies

Intent

Business:

Our intent is to equip and upskill students with Business life skills so they can progress further with their studies with the Cambridge National and beyond, but to ensure they are employment ready. ​Through the study of Buisess students should be able to challenge themselves from a Business perspective and achieve no matter what level they wish to progress to in a career.​

Computing:

Through their time at MHs we encourage students to use computational thinking and creativity to understand and change the world and Ensure that students become digitally literate at a level suitable for the future workplace as active, aware and informed participants in the digital world.​

VIDEO: Learn more about Business and computing at MHS
 

Learning hours

Knowledge, understanding and skills

5 year learning journey

5 year learning journey Business and Computing 
 

Specification

Current year 11- NCFE Business and enterprise

Cambridge Nationals Business, enterprise and marketing
 

Careers

The combination of academic challenge and practical focus makes the prospect of studying business and taking it further as a career highly appealing for those attracted to the competitive, yet collaborative learning environment offered by many business schools and departments.

 

Assessment 

At key stage 3 assessment takes place in the form of weekly PREP quizzes, 5 a day, end of term assessments, end of year assesements and through marking books. At key stage 4 assessment takes place in the following ways:

• End of term Assessment
• End of Year Assessment in Year 10
• Prep - Google Classroom
• Mock Paper in Term 2 Year 10
• RO64 Exam - Externally assessed written paper - Worth 50% of the course  - 1hour 30 Minutes
• R065 - Coursework (25% portfolio under controlled conditions)
• R065 - Coursework (25% portfolio under controlled conditions) as it allows the teacher to identify any misconceptions, gaps in knowledge and support the students in making progress. It also enables the teacher to challenge the student further in order to exceed their target grades. 

* For the current year 11 students:

• Mock Paper
• Prep - Google Classroom
• Unit 1 - Externally assessed written paper - Worth 40% of the course  - 1hour 30 Minutes
• Unit 2 - Coursework (60% portfolio)

Feedback

Feedback is a vital tool to support our students in meeting or exceeding their target grades. In Business studies and Computing feedback happens in the following ways:

• Peer/Self assessment 
• Quiz feedback
• Whole class feedback
• Verbal feedback
• Parent reporting

Learning beyond the classroom

Extracurricular clubs

Crypto club

Enterprise Club

Trips and visits

Thorpe Park (workshops for Year 9 -11 including a day out in the park)

Additional opportunities

National Enterprise Challenge