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23/03/24

Ready for day 1!!! 🏔️🎿🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/y2lbWQRb8B

22/12/23

Thank you to everyone who donated to our fundraiser! Our Christmas Elves (the amazing year 10 prefects) packed 20 bags of gifts for the children staying there over Christmas and a little something for the staff too 🎁 🌲 pic.twitter.com/Vs94QEtVtZ

22/12/23

Thank you to everyone who donated to our fundraiser! Our Christmas Elves (the amazing year 10 prefects) packed 20 bags of gifts for the children staying there over Christmas and a little something for the staff too 🎁 🌲 pic.twitter.com/Vs94QEtVtZ

02/10/23

10 days to go 💛Let's make this one bigger and brighter than ever before. pic.twitter.com/wYbbql7FCv

02/10/23

Talking about how we're feeling can make the world of difference. This we are partnering with to help . pic.twitter.com/qO6YDreE3z

01/10/23

10 days to go 💛Let's make this one bigger and brighter than ever before. pic.twitter.com/wYbbql7FCv

26/09/23

Talking about how we're feeling can make the world of difference. This we are partnering with to help . pic.twitter.com/qO6YDreE3z

31/07/23

Stormzy and HSBC fund 36 black Cambridge students https://t.co/YqbUjbdsUk

30/07/23

Stormzy and HSBC fund 36 black Cambridge students https://t.co/YqbUjbdsUk

19/07/23

To be connected with creative career opportunities, A Level Media Studies students enjoyed lunch on Primrose Hill before being welcomed at the Roundhouse and then The October Gallery for creative industry tours, talks and workshops as part of Year 12’s Careers Day on July 10th pic.twitter.com/nnLR9lMZy4

19/07/23

As part of our all-through curriculum Ms. Deering and Year 6 are bringing their sketchbooks to Ms. Stephens in the secondary art room ready for Year 7 in September. pic.twitter.com/GQQyk8JMN4

13/07/23

Really well done to all of our students for a fantastic concert. Thank you to for hosting and and for all their help and support. https://t.co/YzGGgffMEn

13/07/23

For anyone who needs to hear this today 💙 pic.twitter.com/QGcgD9HAfD

13/07/23

Be kind to your mind this and get involved in our quiz. 🧠Can you guess the wellbeing related words from these anagrams? Comment below ⬇ pic.twitter.com/H5dG3KQkWu

12/07/23

For anyone who needs to hear this today 💙 pic.twitter.com/QGcgD9HAfD

12/07/23

Be kind to your mind this and get involved in our quiz. 🧠Can you guess the wellbeing related words from these anagrams? Comment below ⬇ pic.twitter.com/H5dG3KQkWu

11/07/23

Really well done to all of our students for a fantastic concert. Thank you to for hosting and and for all their help and support. https://t.co/YzGGgffMEn

05/07/23

What are teacher strikes really about?We need to discuss the wider context to understand why teachers feel the current situation is unsustainable.https://t.co/rkfrHcgKUp#strikes pic.twitter.com/3jFoYwgXVe

05/07/23

Today as 300,000 teachers go on strike to this is why. 👉 Share or like if you’re with us. pic.twitter.com/Tfx8sWh3Tg

05/07/23

What are teacher strikes really about?We need to discuss the wider context to understand why teachers feel the current situation is unsustainable.https://t.co/rkfrHcgKUp#strikes pic.twitter.com/3jFoYwgXVe

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CTEC Business

CTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Business

Who is this qualification for?

This qualification is for learners who want to study Business through applied learning to progress to Higher Education. Progression could be onto a Business degree, for example Business Management or a non-related degree programme. It also prepares learners to take up employment in business where they could continue to study, either directly after achieving the qualification or after Higher Education. 

What does this qualification cover?

Everyone will study the following mandatory units:

  • The business environment
  • Working in business
  • Business decisions
  • Customers and communication
  • Marketing and market research
  • Human Resources
  • Economics for business
  • Accounting concepts
  • Change management
  • Principles of project management
  • Responsible business practice
  • International Business
  • Delivering a business project

How is the qualification assessed?

These qualifications are assessed using a combination of:

  • External assessment, set and marked by OCR
  • Internal assessment, where the teacher assesses learners’ work which is externally moderated by OCR

How are these graded?

Every unit achieved will be graded as pass, merit or distinction. Qualifications are graded using a Pass, Merit, Distinction and Distinction* structure.

Does the qualification carry UCAS points?

Extended Diploma

Grade

UCAS Tariff points

D*D*D*

168

D*D*D

160

D*DD

152

DDD

144

DDM

128

DMM

112

MMM

96

MMP

80

MPP

64

PPP

48

Meaningful Employer Involvement

All students must undertake meaningful activity involving employers during their study. Meaningful employer involvement is when:

  • Learners undertake structured work-experience or work placements that develop skills and knowledge relevant to the qualification.
  • Learners undertake project(s), exercise(s), and/or assessment set with input from industry practitioners.
  • Learners take one or more units delivered or co-delivered by an industry practitioner. This could take the form or master classes or guest lectures.
  • Industry practitioners operate as ‘expert witnesses’ that contribute to the assessment of a learner’s work or practice, operating within a specified assessment framework.

Content

Key

M = Mandatory unit

Learners must achieve all of these units

O = Optional unit

Learners can use these optional unit to achieve the remaining GLH for their chosen pathway

E = External assessment

Assessments are set and marked by OCR

I = Internal assessment

Assessments are set and marked by teachers and moderated by OCR

 

 

 

 

 

Extended Diploma (1080 GLH)

Unit Number Unit Table How are they assessed? Guided Learning Hours  

1

The business environment

E

120

M

2

Working in business

E

60

M

3

Business decisions

E

60

M

4

Customers and communication

I

60

M

5

Marketing and market research

I

60

M

6

Marketing strategy

I

60

O

7

Marketing campaign

I

60

O

9

Human resources

E

90

M

10

Economics for business

E

90

M

11

Accounting concepts

I

60

M

12

Financial accounting

I

60

O

13

Management accounting

I

60

O

14

Resource management

I

60

O

15

Change management

E

60

M

16

Principles of project management

I

60

M

17

Responsible business practice

I

60

M

18

Business operations

I

60

O

19

International business

I

60

M

22

Delivering a business project

I

120

M