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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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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)