Business Education
Business Team at Prom 2015 - Enterkin House Hotel
Students please see our GLOW site for materials to support home learning.
Some key skills that students working in the department can gain while studying Business in the Broad General Education and National Qualifications in S1-6 include:
· ICT Skills · Literacy Skills · Numeracy Skills · Problem Solving Skills · Teamworking · Enterprise and Employability Skills · Leadership Skills · Financial Awareness · Communication Skills · Organisational Skills · Searching and Retrieving Information BGE Opportunities Marrs Dragons - S1 students work to prepare and present in a Dragon Den style pitches for key business experts in South Ayrshire. Huge thanks to our 2017 'Dragons'
Micro Tyco - Students take part in this Wild Hearts Enterprise Challenge turning £1 of capital into as much profit as they can by carrying out business activities from selling crafts to providing a service to staff/stakeholders in local area. This profit is paid to The Wild Hearts Foundation which support many great businesses causes. Tom Hunter Challenge - Students are given the opportunity in S3 to create and develop a Business Idea and Plan. The winning team go forward to pitch against the winners from each school in South Ayrshire. Well done to Solr Powr, representing Marr College, who were one of the two teams to make it through to the Ayrshire Finals this year. Social Enterprise - This is a skills elective for our S3 students. They have the opportunity to gain a Social Enterprise Award while working together to raise money for the Marr Malawi Partnership and local charities. Our new groups have been attending #AYE and have recently presented their business plans to the judges at the Hatchery in Dundonald. We are delighted to announce that their pitches were successful and students will be using their enterprising skills to start their own businesses - this year we have the Juice Bar and the Marr Merchants. National Qualifications
Accounting N5 - Higher Wider Achievement Opportunities: Accounting Competition arranged by the Institute of Chartered Accountants for England and Wales - including an employer exhibition and National Final in Birmingham The London Institute of Banking and Finance run Student Investor Challenge Visiting speaker to support course learning Administration and IT N3 - Higher Course Specific Skills Knowledge and understanding of key legislation affecting organisations and employees Knowledge and understanding the benefits to organisations of good customer care IT skills in word processing, spreadsheets, databases, presentations, desktop publishing in familiar and some unfamiliar contexts Problem-solving, team-working and using initiative Wider Achievement Opportunities: Support the planning of an event - this year Business Trip Organising and running whole subject meeting and Team Building Tasks Business Trip to consider Health and Safety Business Management N3 - Higher Wider Achievement Opportunities: Speakers to support Coursework Rotary Interviews Tom Hunter Challenge Business Trip Young Enterprise
Our hardworking S6 Young Enterprise Team, Graphic Outlook, supported by Mrs Thomson and Steven McNab from GE Aviation have developed their Enterprising Skills using teamwork, communication and creativity this year. After Graphic Outlook's successful Marr Scarf venture they went on to win the 'Best Ayrshire Company' of 2017. |
Meet the Business Team
Miss Wyllie Principal Teacher Miss Campbell Mrs Stevenson Mrs Thomson Welcome to the Business Education Department. We have a great deal going on in the department from S1 right through to S6. We are passionate about enabling our students to build skills for learning, life and work across all subjects offered in the department. The Business Education Gallery |