Accounting / Finance
King Edward VI College Stourbridge - Dudley
01384398100
Lower High Street, Stourbridge, DY8 1TD
Course summary

Accounting is the recording, reporting, presentation, and interpretation of financial information which takes place for businesses of all sizes. Chartered accountants operate at the highest levels of business management. A detailed introduction to the subject, studying the role of the accountant and the underlying principles and concepts of accounting. You will learn about financial records, double entry bookkeeping, the presentation of financial information and the analysis of financial statements and business performance. Assessment is focused on processing numerical and written data, presenting information in a prescribed format and interpreting information in written form, including essay writing.

Entry requirements

GCSE grade 5 in either English language or literature and a GCSE grade 5 in maths.

How you'll be assessed

2, 3-hour exams. These are 120 marks each with equal weighting. Paper 1 – Financial Accounting Paper 2 – Management Accounting Each paper consists of the following structure: Section A: 30 Marks – 10 MCQ’s and 20 marks worth of short calculation/definition/explain questions. Section B: 40 Marks – 2, 20 mark structured questions. Section C: 50 Marks – 2, 25 mark extended writing critical analysis and evaluation questions.

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionWest Midlands
Local AuthorityDudley
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeCo-Educational
AddressLower High Street, Stourbridge, DY8 1TD