Here you will find information about what our department can offer our young people.

Our main aim is to equip our young people with lifelong skills and knowledge that will help to equip and prepare them for the world of work.  We achieve this by offering a host of different subjects, including:

  • Broad General Education Courses – S1 to S3
  • Business Management
  • Accounting
  • Admin & IT

Our subject area will equip our young people with the skills and attributes that employers are keen to find in their future employees, including:

  • Communication Skills
  • Team Building
  • Problem Solving
  • Numeracy/Literacy Skills
  • Digital Literacy
  • And much more!

The skills and knowledge that our young people learn in our faculty area, will be of a huge benefit to them when they enter the world of work. It will ensure that they are equipped and ready to enter a highly competitive job market.

Broad General Education: S1 - S3

S1

Number of Periods Per Week: 1

Our S1 Broad General Education course offers our young people the chance to experience and develop enterprising skills. The course gives pupils the understanding of how businesses start and the attributes needed to make a business a success. They will learn how businesses set up and how they attract customers whilst exploring various digital technologies.

Pupils are assessed throughout the course based on work produced as well as mini assessments which will test their knowledge on the course.

Homework is issued in class by teachers throughout the course and this will complement what is happening in class activities.  

S2

Number of Periods Per Week: 2

Our S2 Broad General Education course builds on young people’s experience gained from S1. With the extra time, pupils can experience Senior Phase subjects within the faculty, allowing learners to get a flavour of what each course entails.  Topics that we cover include:

  • Travel
  • Accounts – Invoices & Wages
  • Word Processing
  • Web Design
  • Spreadsheets
  • Starting up a Business
  • Databases

Pupils are assessed throughout the course based on work produced as well as mini assessments which will test their knowledge on the course. 

Homework is issued in class by teachers throughout the course and this will complement what is happening in class activities.  

S3

Number of Periods Per Week: 3

Our S3 Broad General Education course builds on young people’s experience gained from S2. Throughout this course the learners will further deepen their understanding of concepts taught. The topics will include:

  • Admin & IT: Word Processing, Spreadsheets, Databases & Presentation software
  • Business Management: Marketing, HR & Cash Budgets

In addition to this our young people have the opportunity to experience an Enterprise project in the form of Micro Tyco.  Young people are able to practice and learn fundamental business principles in a safe, 'micro' environment. Teams from schools across the United Kingdom have one month to turn £1 seed capital into as much money as possible. Micro-Tyco has the ability to unleash our young people’s latent talents, fostering essential entrepreneurial thinking, resourcefulness and team work. This project combines all skills taught throughout the broad general course in the form of a final project.

Pupils are assessed throughout the course based on work produced as well as mini assessments which will test their knowledge on the course.

Homework is issued in class by teachers throughout the course and this will complement what is happening in class activities.

The following documents may be helpful – The document(s) can be linked to page if you wish. 

https://www.npfs.org.uk