Staff:

Mr J Jain, learning leader of business and finance

Curriculum Intent

The modern world is increasingly interconnected, and every strand of life is shaped by the influence of both small enterprises and global organisations. Understanding how businesses operate is not just useful—it is empowering. Our students engage with the business world every day, whether as customers, innovators, entrepreneurs, or collaborators. Through studying Business, they gain the confidence, insight, and ambition to shape their own futures and contribute meaningfully to a dynamic global community. 

At Weavers Academy, we provide a high-quality business education designed to develop students’ curiosity, commercial awareness, and understanding of how organisations operate. Our students are equipped to analyse real world situations, think critically, and make informed decisions. Through studying business, they gain the knowledge and skills needed to navigate an ever-changing global economy and become responsible, forward-thinking citizens. 

Specialist subject leaders from across all Creative Education Trust (CET) secondary academies have collaborated to construct a business curriculum that is ambitious, forward-thinking, and designed to meet the needs of the students within our schools. The Business leadership team at Weavers Academy has adapted this shared curriculum to reflect our own local context and the aspirations of our learners. 

At its core, our spiralling curriculum is knowledge rich, ensuring that students gain the essential business understanding required to succeed across the subject’s diverse disciplines. Alongside this, authentic and diverse content is woven throughout the curriculum so that every student feels represented, valued, and able to see their place within the modern business landscape. 

Our knowledge rich curriculum is complemented by a rigorous and purposeful approach to assessment. Summative end of unit assessments are supported by annual assessments, all of which are used to inform curriculum design and evaluate its impact at a granular level. As with the curriculum itself, these assessments are crafted by subject leaders at our Academy and enriched by effective practice shared across our trust schools. 

As students’ progress through their business education, they develop the ability to apply business concepts, terminology, and models to real world scenarios. They learn to interpret data, evaluate strategic decisions, and justify their reasoning using evidence based analysis. Through this, students build the critical thinking, problem-solving, and commercial awareness needed to navigate an ever evolving local, national and global economy and to thrive as informed, responsible, and ambitious young professionals. 

The Weavers Academy Business Department has high expectations of all members of its community. We are committed to our Academy’s PRIDE values: 

In Business, we are committed to supporting all students to consistently produce work that exceeds expectations and reflects their individual potential. Students are encouraged to show determination and resilience when faced with challenging concepts or real world business scenarios. Through our academy’s embedded ‘climates for learning’, students are empowered to work both collaboratively and independently, developing the professional behaviours and habits that lead to strong outcomes in external assessments and open doors to future opportunities. 

Our knowledge rich Business curriculum, tailored to our local context, fosters high levels of engagement by connecting learning to authentic, relevant, and diverse business experiences. These carefully designed curriculum threads ensure that every student feels a sense of belonging and can see themselves represented within the world of business. As they progress, students learn to respect themselves and others, developing the confidence, commercial awareness, and critical thinking skills needed to thrive in an increasingly interconnected global economy. 

To achieve the expected impact, the Weavers Academy Business curriculum aims to ensure that all pupils: 

• have their individual needs recognised and supported, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds and those with SEND. This is achieved through a business curriculum designed with a clear understanding of how learners learn best. 

• benefit from carefully sequenced, knowledge rich concepts that promote deep learning through our bespoke spiral curriculum. 

• develop confidence and competence in applying business theory to real world contexts, case studies, and practical enterprise activities. 

• become proficient critical thinkers who can interpret information, evaluate decisions, and justify their reasoning. 

• engage in constructive debate around ethical, social, and economic issues that shape the business environment. 

• develop strong analytical and evaluative skills, enabling them to interpret data, identify trends, and question anomalies. 

• build resilience and confidence as they tackle increasingly complex business scenarios and challenges. 

• become commercially literate, allowing them to understand and critically engage with the business news, financial information, and global events that influence everyday life. 

• experience meaningful business related cultural capital throughout the curriculum, broadening their understanding of the world of work and enterprise. 

• understand the wide range of business related careers available to them and make explicit connections between curriculum content and future pathways.