PARENT NOTES
GCE Business Studies
Business Study Opportunities
Attraction Study at Robin HIll
At A Glance:
 Business Studies
This information resource is for key stage 5 or post-16/adult
students who are studying GCE Business Studies (all exam boards).
By prior arrangement, students can visit Robin Hill to undertake
case study research or investigations into specific areas of business
as appropriate to the unit within the qualification being studied.
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 GCE (AS and A2)
About this activity
 KS5/ post-16 / adult
 Various content-relevant
learning opportunities
What’s Involved?
Students could visit Robin Hill
Country Park to undertake case
study research or investigations into
the business topics as identified
in the board specification for the
qualification.
Focus areas include: gaining
an holistic understanding of
business; awareness of concerns
and considerations in business;
decision making; management of
information; marketing; people in
organisations; business objectives
and strategy; dealing with external
influences; change, etc.
Examples include identifying and anticipating customer needs;
understanding the market and the competition; studies in
operations management and leadership; marketing, etc.
The resource is a brief introduction to the opportunities for students
at the Robin Hill Country Park.
Questions & Answers
What is the resource/task?
 The venue is the resource. Students can plan a visit that
suits their individual needs dependent on exam board, unit
outcomes, or intended project objectives.
How does this link to my child’s learning?
 The visit can be tailored specifically as a bespoke experience,
to enabled each student to get the maximum benefit from their
time spent at Robin Hill Country Park.
What will they learn?
 Students can learn about the business aspects and features of
one of the Isle of Wight’s leading tourist attractions.
 Students will have opportunities for research and investigation
into many specification-relevant topics.
How does this enrich study undertaken in school or college?
“Details create the
big picture...”
 Visiting Robin Hill Country Park assists students in gaining
knowledge that supplements their learning by providing a
hands-on experience of a successful business in the tourism
sector.
Learning Outcomes
 Students will be able to gain greater insight into and
understanding of the relevant unit focus by studying the key
aspects of the course utilising research skills and the business
environment.
- Sanford I. Weill
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