“Business A Level was by far one of my more fun subjects, as it allows you to do lots of calculations and requires you to be analytical and evaluative. As I am also studying Economics A Level, this has helped to gain a greater understanding and insight into business functions. We spend time looking at new entrepreneurs, and how they create start-up companies that develop into successful organisations. We then work on projects to analyse business performance and make proposals for improvement. We take part in projects that involve market research, costing, procurement, business modelling and customer service. We all have different roles in the projects, and I was a member of the presentation team that pitched our ideas to the panel.

We participate in related activities, such as The University of Manchester’s Share Challenge, where we spent the day trading shares and trying to make money. We will be visiting Deloitte and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, and there is a trip to Disneyland Paris where we will attend a business conference and listen to well-known entrepreneurs speaking about their experiences. This year there was a visit to HMRC where we experienced job roles from solicitor to fraud investigator. We also did a surveillance simulation and explored leadership and decision making in a variety of activities.”