Business and Law
If you’re looking to start your career sooner rather than later, qualifications in business are flexible and are considered valuable across many industries.
On this pathway, we focus on developing your employability; equipping you with the skills to become an effective team player in organisations ranging from small business start-ups to global corporations.
Designed to bridge the gap between education and industry needs, our T Levels offer a dynamic learning experience tailored to the evolving landscape of these diverse industries. As part of your study programme, you will undertake an extensive work placement, giving you a taste of the real world. This practical work experience builds your confidence, personal connections, and develops the skills that employers are looking for.
Our Crime, Criminal Justice and Social Welfare, Legal T Level focuses on the legal services industry and aims to give you the essential knowledge, understanding and skills relevant to the sector. Blending theoretical knowledge and practical skills, you will become equipped with a solid foundation in legal principles, ethics, and procedures.
You’ll learn about:
- the business environment
- careers within the legal profession
- regulation
- professionalism and ethics
- security and risk
- equality, diversity and inclusion requirements
- third party professional services
- the fundamentals of law
- the fundamentals of financial accounting
- an awareness of digital and emerging technology, digital transformation and digital tools
- data driven innovation, analytics and design thinking
- research skills
- project and change management approaches in legal contexts
Our A Level in Business can be taken within our A Level Pathway. It offers students the opportunity to study different types of businesses in different industries, looking at why they exist, how they are set up and how they are run. You'll acquire a range of transferable skills including decision-making and problem-solving. This course is suitable for anyone interested in business studies, economics, politics, and finance.
There are around six million private businesses in the UK, more than 99% of which are small or medium-sized businesses. The number of businesses registered in the UK has increased on average by 3% per year over the past 20 years. With nearly 178,000 annual openings for new jobs, organisations are searching right now for skilled team members and decision-makers within a variety of different business functions.
There are significant employment opportunities in this sector, with the number of business-related roles across England forecast to rise by approximately 150,000 in the next seven years.
