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Saint Patrick’s Academy, Lisburn is proud to be the only all-ability school catering for 11-18 years olds in the Greater Lisburn, Glenavy and Crumlin areas. The school is a friendly, purposeful community dedicated to the growth of the individual within society. St Patrick’s actively promotes excellence in all areas of the curriculum. The school caters for the full range of academic ability and comprises: Key Stage 3, (Years 8, 9, and 10), Key Stage 4 (Years 11 and 12), and Sixth Form (Years 13 and 14). Saint Patrick’s bases its educational philosophy on the values expressed in ‘Catholic Education: The Vision”.  The Academy aims at the harmonious, progressive, overall development of each pupil so that they may respond to God's call in their life. The school is situated on the periphery of Lisburn with excellent road links to Glenavy, Crumlin and Moira. The curriculum offered to every pupil is balanced, broadly based and reflects fully the religious and educational philosophy of the school.

Mission Statement

St. Patrick's promotes opportunity for personal fulfilment and educational excellence within a safe and caring environment, based upon mutual respect and the Catholic ethos.

Archive

Business and Communication Systems - GCSE PDF 

Examination Board

AQ A (Assessment and Qualifications Alliance)

 

Course Content

The subject content for this course is broken up into six sections:

1. The Business Environment

2. Workplace Organisation

3. Human Resources

4. Communication

5. ICT in the Business Environment

6. Computer Applications in the Business Environment

 

Scheme of Assessment

 Tier

Grades 

Paper 

Duration 

Weighting 

 F

C - G 

 1 Theory

1 hour 

33% 

 

 

 2 Practical

 2 hours

 67%

 H

 A* - D

 1 Theory

 1 hour

 33%

 

 

 2 Practical

 2 hours

 67%

 

* There is no coursework for this subject.

 

Check out www.iw-chameleon.co.uk for both theory and practical activities related to this subject.

It may also be worth visiting WWW.teach-ict.co.uk and look at the GCSE topics such as input devices, output devices and storage devices.

 
 
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