Business, ICT & Computing (BICS)
Head of Business Studies, ICT & Computing: Mrs S. Scullion
Email: scullions@hattonacademy.org.uk
Head of Computing (KS3): Mrs N Saleh
Email: salehs@hattonacademy.org.uk
Curriculum Map
Business KS4
Business KS5
ICT
Assessment Information
KS4
Business GCSE
Exam Board: AQA
Assessment: 2 written exams
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Paper 1: Influences of operations and HRM on business activity
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Paper 2: Influences of marketing and finance on business activity
OCR Level 1/Level 2 Cambridge National in IT
Exam Board: OCR
Assessment: 2 written exams.
- Paper 1: Computer Systems; 1 hour 30 minutes; 80 marks (worth 50%)
- Paper 2: Computational Thinking, Algorithms and Programming; 1 hour 30 minutes; 80 marks (worth 50%)
Computer Science GCSE
Exam Board: OCR
Assessment: 2 written exams.
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Paper 1: Computer Systems; 1 hour 30 minutes; 80 marks (worth 50%)
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Paper 2: Computational Thinking, Algorithms and Programming; 1 hour 30 minutes; 80 marks (worth 50%)
KS5
Business Studies A-Level
Exam Board: AQA - A-level Business 7132 | Specification | Subject Content | What Is Business | AQA Assessment : 3 Papers worth 33.3% each
Revision Guide: A-level Business 7132 | Teaching Resources | AQA
Business BTEC National Extended Certificate Level 3 -
Exam Board: Pearson – https://qualifications.pearson.com/content/dam/pdf/BTEC-Nationals/Business/2016/specification-and-sample-assessments/BTECNationals_Bus_ExCert_Spec.pdf
Unit 1: Exploring Businesses (internally assessed coursework) 25%
Unit 2: Developing a Marketing Campaign (externally assessed 3 hour written exam) 25%
Unit 3: Personal & Business Finance (externally assessed 2 hour written examination) 33%
Unit 8: Recruitment and Selection Process (internally assessed coursework) 17%
Revision Guide: BTEC Nationals | Business (2016) | Pearson qualifications
Information Communication Technology BTEC – National Certificate Level 3
Exam board: Pearson - https://qualifications.pearson.com/content/dam/pdf/BTEC-Nationals/Information-Technology/2016/specification-and-sample-assessments/specification-pearson-btec-level-3-national-extended-certificate-in-information-technology.pdf
Assessment: Exam 1 – Year 12 – Creating Systems to Manage Information (90 GLH) Coursework 1 – Using social media in business Exam 2 – Year 13 – Information Technology Systems (120GLH) Coursework 2 – Website Development
Revision Resources: - BTEC Nationals | Information Technology (2016) | Pearson qualifications
PG Online - BTEC IT Teaching and Learning Resources | PG Online – Best revision resource for Exam 2
Computer Science A Level
Exam Board: AQA - https://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/computing/specifications/AQA-7516-7517-SP-2015.PDF
Assessment: Paper 1 – 40% - Programming / Algorithms Examination Paper 2 – 40% - Computational Theory Coursework – 20% - Programming Project – Develop a piece of software
Revision Guide: PG Online – Year 1 / Year 2 - PG Online - AQA A Level Computing Teaching and Learning Resources | PG Online