Welcome to Business Studies

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Welcome to Business Studies

• Over 300 students
• 6 teachers
• Beacon award
• Outstanding results
• Real life issues

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Famous in business?
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In the news..
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Important factors

• Industrial visits
• Jaguar, Coca Cola,
• Cadbury, Toyota,
• Boddingtons, LFC
• and many more.
• Role plays and groupwork

• Coursework
• IT

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Industrial visits
The Body Shop, Littlehampton
Middlesbrough F. C.
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Industrial Visits
Eurodisney
Peugeot, Paris
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AS A Level topics

• Marketing
• Finance
• Operations management
• People

• Objectives Strategy
• External influences

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Marketing
Typical Careers Market Research
Manager Advertising manager Promotions
manager Distribution manager Public
relations Sales

• Marketing research
• Pricing strategies
• Promotional tactics

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Finance
Typical Careers Cost accountant Financial
accountant

• Cash flow forecasting
• Budgeting
• Profit and loss accounts
• Balance Sheets

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People

• Recruiting
• Training
• Trade Unions
• Motivation

Typical Careers Personnel manager Management
consultant General management
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Operations Management

• Stock control
• Quality
• Efficiency
• Lean production

Typical Careers Production manager Management
consultant Quality control manager
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External influences

• Pressure Groups
• Law
• Ethics
• European Union

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Exam results A Level 2005
Greenhead Pass rate 100
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More than seven out of ten students completing
the A level Business Studies left with a grade A
or B in 2005
Wish Id got my act together and gone to
Greenhead !
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The 2005 Good Schools Guide found Greenhead
College the best state sixth form for Business
Studies
HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON !