GCSE Business & Economics

Unit 1-2 (year 10)
These units cover the issues and skills involved in starting up and running a small business.  We look at the characteristics of an entrepreneur, marketing, product design, finance, human resources and business planning. Unit 2 is a controlled assessment.
Unit 5 (Year 11)
This unit introduces the student to the ways in which economists think and practise, and provides vital skills to help them understand some of the burning issues of the day e.g. growth, inflation, interest rates, employment, exchange rates and oil prices.

Unit 1 Introduction to Small Business

Unit 5 Economic Understanding

Unit 2 Investigating Small Business