Business Studies

At LHAA, we recognise the need to offer vocational courses as an alternative to the purely academic pathway. Business Studies has been and remains an extremely popular vocational area that many young people are enthused by and aspire too. The Business qualification we offer at LHAA aims to use the Business sector as a vehicle to develop learners more broadly, so they are prepared and equipped with the knowledge, understanding and skills to pursue a career in any context.  

In year 9, we offer a series of introductory lessons, which allow students to become familiar with the key business terminology, structure of the year 10 and 11 course and allows them to be creative and develop their entrepreneurial skills by designing their own unique business idea.  

At Key Stage 4, we offer a Level 1 and Level 2 BTEC qualification in Enterprise. As a school, we provide access to a wide range of resources. Our aim is to equip students with the relevant vocational skills and underpinning knowledge that will help them to prepare for the next stage in their education or their future careers.  

Throughout the course, learners will develop a range of transferable and essential life skills including: use of initiative, planning skills, researching skills, critical thinking and being reflective. Alongside this, they will improve their innovation and creativity skills, problem solving skills, communication skills and their ability to apply their business knowledge and understanding to real life examples. Where they respond to assignment briefs students will develop skills in self-management, self-motivation and the ability to work independently. Students will also gain experience of taking part in delivering business pitch presentations to a group of peers.  

In addition to these transferable skills, a variety of general skills that can be applied to a vast range of topics are developed and assessed within our business course and this will prepare learners to progress to further learning in a broad range of subject areas. These skills include learning about different business sectors, exploring businesses and new ideas for businesses, planning marketing activities and producing marketing materials, exploring the use of technology in a business setting.