Business at KS5

The Business courses offered at Sixth Form are:

BTEC Level 3 Diploma (double)

BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma (single)

BTEC Year 12 Level 2 extended certificate

Exam Information

Level 2

Unit 1 – Enterprise in the Business World
Unit 2 – Finance for Business – exam – online test
Unit 3 – Promoting a Brand
Unit 4 – Principles of Customer Service
Unit 5 – Sales and Personal Selling
Unit 6 – Introducing Retail Business
Unit 8 – Recruitment, Selection and Employment
Unit 9 – Principles of Marketing – exam – written test
Unit 12 – Introducing Law and Consumer Rights
Unit 13 – Financial Planning and Forecasting
Unit 14 – Business Online


Level 3 BTEC NQF extended certificate (1 A - Level)

Level 3 BTEC NQF Diploma (2 A - Levels)

Year 12 Single students (180 GLH) extended certificate

Unit 1 (90) and Unit 2 (90) April and May

Year 12 double students (360 GLH) diploma

Unit 1 (90), Unit 2 (90) (May), Unit 4 (90), Unit 5 (90)

Year 13 single students (180 GLH) extended certificate

Unit 3 (120) (potential retake late May) and Unit 8 Recruitment and Selection

Year 13 double students (360 GLH) diploma

Unit 3 (120) (January results in March, potential retake late May) and Unit 6 (120) (can be first taken in Jan) and two other units at (60) Unit 8 and Unit 16 Visual Merchandising