Business Studies (Extended Certificate in Applied Business)

Applications open: 3rd November 2025

Applications close: 21st July 2026

Please make all applications through Kent Choices.

If you have any questions please email sixthform@fulstonmanor.kent.sch.uk.

WHY TAKE THIS COURSE?

This qualification will provide a broad understanding of business and entrepreneurship knowledge and skills to support progress to higher education. Business Studies helps students to:

• develop a critical understanding of organisations, the markets they serve and the process of adding value

• be aware that business behaviour can be studied from the perspectives of a range of stakeholders

• acquire a range of skills including decision-making and problem-solving

• be aware of current business practice.

To provide a broad education and appreciation of the wider business environment. Focusing on four key themes: people, markets, finance and operational delivery.

Learners cover topics including:

• the role of finance in planning an enterprise, analysing and making financial decisions

• how organisations use human, physical and financial resources to achieve goals

• enterprising behaviour and how it encourages entrepreneurial opportunities.

  Unit 1 – Financial Planning and Analysis, covering ownership and finances for business decisions.

  Unit 2 – Business Dynamics – Factors contributing to business success, focusing on the employees.

  Unit 3 – Entrepreneurial opportunities – Investigate entrepreneurial opportunities and propose marketing activities to take advantages of the opportunity.

  Unit 4 – Managing and leading people – Explore the importance of leadership and how employees work.

  Unit 5 – Developing a business proposal – Students will develop, present and evaluate a business idea.

  Unit 8 – Marketing communications - development of a marketing mix and communication for a business.

Assessment is through examinations, external assignments and centre set assignments.

Units 2, 5, and 8 are centre set assignements and internally assessed .

Units 1 and 4 are external examinations.

Unit 3 is an external assignment set and assessed by the examination board.

To be accepted a student should have at least 5 GCSEs at grades 9 - 5 (or equivalent) and this should include English and Mathematics.

It is recommended that students should have a grade 5 GCSE or equivalent in Business Studies as this course will build on the concepts and skills they have already learned.