Leaving Certificate Business
Business at senior cycle aims to develop students’ understanding of how businesses operate at both domestic and international levels. Understanding the impact that enterprise has on people’s lives helps students to appreciate the importance it plays within society. Approached in an exam focused manner, senior cycle business in St Mary’s Baldoyle is an optional subject but an important one as it aims to explore business in conjunction with useful and up-to-date examples in the world around us. Case studies provide interviews with Irish entrepreneurs and every effort is made to bring this subject to life through exploring everyday business scenarios.
Students are encouraged to view the subject of Business like a new language by understanding keywords and phrases, while also exploring famous concepts, legislation and theory that will help them develop deeper understanding of this engaging subject. Tips and techniques in how to achieve full marks in exam questions are shared with students to help them prepare for the Leaving Certificate exam. Taken at higher or ordinary level, the Business Leaving Certificate exam is divided into three sections; Short questions, a case study (Applied Business Question) and long questions.
Divided into seven units which are listed below, Leaving Certificate Business explores many topics:
- Introduction to People in Business
- Enterprise
- Managing 1
- Managing 2
- Business in Action
- Domestic Environment
- International Environment
Activities and events held during the year by the Business Department
- Guest speakers – These can range from entrepreneurs to guest speakers from the Local Enterprise Office. The Business Department try to maximise on the opportunities of having guest speakers in the school by involving as many different year groups as possible to learn from the guest speakers’ experiences.
- Visits Out – It is essential that students partake in visits out, especially in Transition year and as part of the LCVP, so that students can get practical insight into the business world.
- School Bank – Bank of Ireland have been extremely supportive in helping educate students about their financial wellbeing, especially by supporting the development of a school bank.
- TY Christmas Fair – Each year the TY Christmas fair has been a success with students also achieving awards from the Local Enterprise Office as part of the Student Enterprise Progamme. This programme also offers competitions relating to Business for other year groups and the Business Department endeavours to encourage students to participate in as many competitions that help students to develop their understanding of the business world.
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