BTEC Level 3 Business National Diploma

Applications Open: Thursday, 6 November from 5pm

Applications Close: date and time to be confirmed by the school soon!

How To Apply:

Internal students - Apply via Applicaa using this link - https://thomasaveling.applicaa.com/year12

External students - Apply via KentChoices using this link - https://www.kentprospectus.co.uk/login. Please note - After sending your application, you'll receive a welcome email from Applicaa asking for further information.

Entry Requirements: Five GCSEs grade 4 and above. Refer to individual subjects for the specific entry requirements.

This is an exciting course that covers the major business topics and features a variety of methods of assessment including course work, a set task, and an exam.

Year 12

Unit 1 – Exploring Business – a general business course work unit covering ownership, stakeholders, factors affecting business and innovation in business.
Unit 2 – Marketing – students will become experts in marketing before the unit culminates in a controlled assessment style set task in May where students apply research to a given task under exam conditions.
Unit 3 – Students will start a finance unit after the set task in May. This unit covers personal and business finance and they will primarily work on this until January when they take the exam Personal finance topics include: role of money; bank accounts; borrowings; investments; insurance; financial institutions; consumer protection and advice and guidance.

Year 13

Unit 3 – continue to study finance unit ready for exam in January. Business Finance topics include: types of income and expenditure; sources of finance; break even analysis; cash flow forecasting; statements of comprehensive income and financial position and ratio analysis
Unit 22 – Market Research. Students complete the course with a very independent short course work unit where they will conduct their own market research for a given task.

Course work, a set task, and an exam

No additional requirements

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