Beaconhurst School

Senior School - Business Studies

Staff

Mrs Rose Vekic, BA, Dip Ed, MCIPD

Courses offered:

Business Management

Standard Grade Business Management

  • What is Business?
  • How Do Businesses Develop and Perform?
  • What Resources Do Businesses Use?
  • How Are Businesses Managed?

Intermediate 2 Business Management

  • Business Enterprise
  • Human Resources and Finance
  • Marketing and Operations

Higher Business Management

  • Business Enterprise
  • Human Resources and Finance
  • Marketing and Operations

Advanced Higher Business Management

  • Business Report/Investigation
  • The Internal Organisation
  • The External Organisation

Enterprise Education

In S5 pupils undertake a wide range of activities and tasks which develop the knowledge and skill required to set up and run a business enterprise and prepare for the world of work. This course the leads on to Young Enterprise in S6. Topics covered in S5 Enterprise include:

  • What is Enterprise
  • Starting a business/Types of Business Enterprises
  • Marketing a Business
  • Business Plans
  • Designing Company Stationary & Logo
  • Profit/Revenue/Sales and Cash Flow
  • Curriculum vitae and Letters of Application
  • Presentation Skills – preparing and delivering a presentation
  • Bank Accounts and Banking Documents
  • Preparing for Work Experience
  • Health and Safety in the Workplace

Young Enterprise

S6 Pupils have the opportunity to form and run a business enterprise in accordance with the rules and regulations governing the Scottish Enterprise Young Enterprise national competition.

Study Skills

In S2 pupils undertake the ‘study skills’ course. The first term of the course is spent on giving pupils’ and introduction to business and then concentrating on specific study and learning skills.

Topics covered in Study Skills is as follows:

  • What are Study Skills and how do we learn?
  • Preparation and Organisation
  • The Importance of Homework
  • Learning Styles/Left and Right Brain
  • Mind Maps/Memorising
  • Dictionary Skills
  • Research using the Internet
  • Reading/Skimming/Summarisation

Business Dynamics Course

A 2 day course run by Business Dynamics is offered to all S5 and S6 pupil in Beaconhurst. This is a Business Awareness Course designed by the Forth Valley Education Business Partnership and run in conjunction with local companies. The course aims to raise pupil awareness of the many facets of the business world as well as touching on the concept of wealth, the economy and society. The course programme is designed to be innovative, interactive, and fun; sessions are facilitated by local business people who cover issues such as teamwork, communication, problem-solving and decision-making.