BTEC Business

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Exam board: Pearson

What is Business?

BTEC Business at Stockton Sixth Form College is a two-year Level 3 course that uses real-world case studies to help students understand how businesses operate and respond to the external environment. Students study key units such as Exploring Business, Developing a Marketing Campaign, and Personal and Business Finance, building both theoretical knowledge and practical skills. The course is taught through a mix of coursework and external assessments.

Why study Business?

BTEC Business is highly practical and rooted in real-world business scenarios, allowing students to apply their knowledge to current industries, markets, and organisations. It develops key transferable skills such as analysis, decision-making, financial understanding, and evaluation skills that are essential in both higher education and the workplace. Universities and employers value the course for its coursework-based approach and its focus on preparing students to think and operate like real business professionals.

Is Business right for you?

The ideal BTEC Business student is curious about how businesses operate and has an interest in areas such as marketing, finance, entrepreneurship, and current affairs. They are organised, motivated, and able to meet coursework deadlines, with strong communication skills and a willingness to analyse and evaluate real business scenarios

What will you study?

• Exploring business
  Unit 1. How real businesses operate, including their aims, structure and stakeholders, how they respond to competition and a changing market, and the analytical skills to evaluate decisions
• Developing a marketing campaign
  Unit 2. Plan and develop a professional marketing campaign from a real business scenario, analysing target markets, competitors and research data, and justify a full marketing plan
• Investigating customer service
  Unit 14. How businesses understand and meet customer needs through research and data, collecting, interpreting and presenting customer information to support decisions
• Personal and business finance
  Unit 3. Managing personal finances through budgeting, saving and planning, and how businesses manage money through cash flow, profit and financial statements

What happens outside lessons?

Enhance your learning beyond the classroom with trips to Teesside University Business School, taking part in interactive marketing workshops.
Gain real insight from guest speakers working in industry, sharing real-world business experiences and career journeys.
Develop your confidence, networking, and professional skills through engaging enrichment opportunities.Build valuable connections and experiences that strengthen your future university and career applications.

Where can Business take you?

Progress to university courses such as business management, marketing, finance, or entrepreneurship.Move straight into careers in areas like marketing, retail, finance, or starting your own business.Develop transferable skills in communication, problem-solving, and teamwork valued by employers.

What subjects go well with Business?

BTEC sport, BTEC law, BTEC IT, criminology and economics.

What are the entry requirements?

• General requirements: Five GCSEs at grade 4 or above.

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