Accounting

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Course Details

Start Date:September 2025
Code: PAPPLIC0001

  • Location: Broadway

Course Summary

Accounting and financial management is the discipline that drives all business. Finance professionals create the strategies and carry out the work that leads businesses to success. This is why all industries, all over the world, need the best finance professionals.

So when you choose finance and accountancy, you’ll be in demand – and doors to respected, hugely rewarding career opportunities will open for you.

Course Content

There are many elements to accounting and depending on the level of course that you start with us you can look forward to studying many of these topics during your time with us include:
• Introduction to Bookkeeping
• Principles of Bookkeeping Controls
• Principles of Costing
• The Business Environment
• Business Awareness
• Financial Accounting: Preparing Financial Statements
• Management Accounting Techniques
• Tax Processes for Businesses
• Professionalism and Ethics
• Fundamentals of law
• Analysing business performance
• Tax and audit functions
• Payroll

Course Assessment

You are assessed by a variety of methods including:
• Oral questioning
• Written modular tests.
• Internally and externally set assignments and/or examinations
• A period of work experience between 50 and 450 hours depending on the level enrolled onto.

Materials

You will have access to an eBook and reading materials will be provided online. You are expected to bring your own folder/plastic wallets/dividers/paper/pens and USB stick to save your work to.

Progression

The table shows you the areas of accounting, administration, business, law and marketing along with the levels you are likely to study at depending upon your final GCSE grades. Offers will be made based on your indicated grades and the levels available within the progression table.

Area

Expected grades when leaving school

Level 1 - no formal qualifications needed

Level 2 - 3 x GCSEs at grade 3 including English & Maths

Level 3 - 4 x GCSEs at grade 4 including English & Maths

T Level - 5 x GCSEs at grade 4 including English & Maths

Accounting

 

 

Yes

Yes

Administration

Yes

Yes

 

Yes

Business

 

Yes

Yes

 

Law

 

 

Yes

Yes

Marketing

 

 

Yes

 

Entry Requirements

- No GCSE results for Level 1
- 3x GCSEs at grade 3 including English & Maths for Level 2
- 4 x GCSEs at grade 4 including English & Maths for Level 3
- 5 x GCSEs at grade 4 including English & Maths for T Level Level 3

Start Date: September 2025
Code: PAPPLIC0001

  • Location: Broadway
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