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Business School
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VISION AND VALUES |
Business and enterprise are at the heart of national growth and development, and this is reflected in the place that business education has within a Curriculum for Excellence. The Business School faculty offers opportunities for learners to develop the crucial skills and knowledge which will allow them to access, understand and contribute in a dynamic and complex business and enterprise environment. Being skilled in using ICT is essential if children and young people are to be effective contributors, and to communicate and interact on a global scale. Through the use of ICT as a learning and teaching tool, students overtake Curriculum for Excellence Experiences & Outcomes from within a number of curriculum areas:
The faculty is committed to working collaboratively with colleagues across the curriculum areas to promote ICT skills development within diverse learning contexts. Students will benefit from inter-disciplinary learning experiences which will help them to make connections across the curriculum areas. Whatever the career pathway or progression route, business education enhances individual effectiveness and establishes firm foundations for lifelong learning and for further specialist study and careers. |
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COURSES |
S1 Course – 2010 Session S1 students will follow a core Business course which will enhance their ICT skills as a tool for learning and life. A range of software packages will be used including word processing, Internet, e-mail, presentation software, desk top publishing, databases, spreadsheets, graphics, digital photography, movie maker and web design. Through themed units students will overtake experiences and outcomes from within the Technologies, Social Studies, Numeracy, Literacy and Health and Well-Being curriculum areas. Students learn how to make effective use of ICT to support their learning across the curriculum. The core course will continue through S2 and S3 where it will extend to embrace employability skills and enterprising skills and attitudes. In S2-3, students will also be able to undertake elective courses in Business Management and/or Business Technologies with a view to further specialist study in S4-6. S2 Courses – 2010-11 Session In session 2010-11, S2 students (who will progress through the current SQA qualifications framework in S3-6) will extend their ICT skills whilst gaining a deeper understanding of business. Students will explore personal financial education, social enterprise and may undertake further interdisciplinary work on projects within the context of other curriculum areas. S3-4 Courses – 2010-11 Session Students will begin or continue with courses of study leading to Standard Grade Business Management and/or Intermediate 1-2 Business Administration. Business Management provides knowledge, understanding and decision-making skills in relation to the management of organisations in both the private and public sectors. It will examine internal and external factors that can affect the success or failure of business organisations. Business Administration explores the management of information and people in business. Students enhance their practical ICT skills and their application to problem solving, decision-making and communication in the work place. S5-6 Courses – 2010 Session Students can progress to Intermediate 2 and Higher Grade courses: Business Management – Intermediate 2 or Higher grade. Over the next 5 years faculty provision will evolve and extend to reflect the revised qualifications framework within the Curriculum for Excellence programme. Further information will be posted in due course. Full details of all our S3-6 courses are contained within the S2 and S4/5 Course Choice booklets. Parents can also discuss courses during the S2 and S4/5 Parent Information Evenings, Parents' Evenings or by contacting the Principal Teacher of Business School – Mrs C Futty - at any time. |
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FACILITIES |
The Business School has 4 well equipped ICT suites and is located in the Millennium wing, conveniently close to the Learning Resource Centre. Two of our rooms have been refurbished to create flexible learning spaces. Rooms are equipped with electronic whiteboards and are networked to the school intranet and the Internet. |
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EXTENDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES |
The Business School works in collaboration with other curriculum areas and with Business Partners to enrich the learning experience. For example: Enterprise Fair – originally a feature of the Business Management course but now a whole school event. This event is self financing and has raised hundreds of pounds for charities in recent years. Stock Market Challenge – a team of students experience the highs and lows of the financial markets. Students have been winners/runners up in most years. Business Dynamics – this programme brings in managers from public and private sector organisations to run workshops on core business skills of team working, problem solving, leadership and communication. Standard Life ‘Step Up to Life’ Programme – a programme of speakers and workshops which aims to enhance employability and interpersonal skills. Institute of Chartered Banking – a programme of speakers and workshops which aims to enhance understanding of personal and business finance. Young International Trader – a programme of speakers and workshops which promotes an understanding of the international business environment. Coca Cola Enterprises – a site visit to promote understanding of manufacturing operations. Leith Marketing Agency – a social enterprise project run in collaboration with this internationally successful Marketing Agency. The Business School is continually seeking to create further opportunities to collaborate with local businesses through the Peebles High School Business Partnership. |
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FURTHER INFORMATION & USEFUL WEBSITES |
https://secure.glowscotland.org.uk/login http://courses.scholar.hw.ac.uk/vle/scholar http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/curriculumforexcellence/index.asp http://www.businessstudiesonline.co.uk/live http://www.teachers.tv/businessstudies http://www.studentinvestor.org |
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