--- title: "Year 9s Have An Enterprising Way To Get Into The New Business Course" url: "https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/news/2022-06-28-year-9s-have-an-enterprising-way-to-get-into-the-new-business-course" school: "Penwortham Priory Academy" --- # Year 9s Have An Enterprising Way To Get Into The New Business Course ![Image of Year 9s Have An Enterprising Way To Get Into The New Business Course](https://files.schudio.com/penwortham-priory-academy/images/news/ADF_5326_This_one.jpg) 28 June 2022 Priory is looking to find the next Steve Jobs or Joe Wicks as we launch our new qualification, NCFE Level 2 Business and Enterprise, from September. It’s available for Year 10s and Head of ICT & Computer Science, Mrs Qadri, will be teaching the course. She has already given the Priory pupils, working in small groups, a taste of what to expect by asking Year 9s to research and produce a presentation or poster on an entrepreneur. Megan H’s group selected Walt Disney. She said: “He was one all three of us already knew something about so we worked together on Walt Disney. We did find out some new facts, such as he moved around a lot when he was younger.” Sam’s group selected fitness guru Joe Wicks and admitted: “We knew about him before but he came to everyone’s attention during lockdown.” Mrs Qadri said: “We got them to choose from a list of 20 entrepreneurs and find out about their business, how they started, what they give to charity and so on. I think they found it interesting. “We used to teach the Business and Enterprise qualification a few years ago but then we introduced Computer Science and this took over. However Computer Science has been running for a few years now and we decided to put Business and Enterprise back on the Key Stage 4 curriculum and pupils have shown a great deal of interest in it. “It’s the equivalent to a Level 2 qualification, it’s vocational and is an equivalent to a GCSE. “The course involves looking at entrepreneurial characteristics and business aims and objectives; legal structures, organisational structures and stakeholder engagement; marketing mix and market research; internal and external influences on business; human resource requirement for a business start-up, sources of enterprise funding and business finance and a lot more.” Year 9 pupil Grace said: “I want to do this qualification as I feel it will help me in the future. I am really excited about starting it.” [Computer Science](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/news/tag/computer-science) [Business](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/news/tag/business) [ Year 10 Alton Towers Trip](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/news/2022-06-27-year-10-alton-towers-trip) [Year 9 Sparks attend mini masters event ](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/news/2022-06-29-year-9-sparks-attend-mini-masters-event) ### Penwortham Priory Academy Crow Hills Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0JE 01772 320250 ### Useful Links - [New Year 7 Transition](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/about-priory/transition) - [The School Day](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/parents/the-school-day) - [Facility Hire](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/facility-hire-at-priory) - [Term Dates](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/parents/termdates) - [Letters](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/parents/letters) ### Useful Links - [Newsletters](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/parents/newsletters) - [OFSTED](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/about-priory/ofsted-report) - [Online Payments](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/parents/internet-payments) - [Staff Contact](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/staff/staff-contact-list) - [Vacancies](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/staff/vacancies) ### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/priorystc) - [X](https://twitter.com/@priorystc) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/penworthampriory/) Penwortham Priory Academy Trust is operating as a single academy trust. It is an exempt charity and a company limited by guarantee, registered in England with Company Number 08133703 School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)