Business is at the heart of our everyday lives and those who study any of these subjects will have a wide variety of progression opportunities, whether they choose university or employment. There are a variety of courses available to suit different approaches to learning and visiting speakers from industry will apply the learning to the workplace.
We are a large but friendly department with a wide range of academic and vocational programmes to suit all learning styles.
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Kathryn Ray
Kathryn was a local student from The Sholing Technology College and received outstanding results from her A Levels.
She achieved A*A*AA in Economics, Graphics, Mathematics and Chemistry.
Kathryn is now going onto the Russell Group university of London School of Economics (LSE) to study Economics and Philosophy.
Department news
Guest Speaker: Roger Whiteside, CEO of Greggs
On Friday 1 March our Business and Economics students were visited by former Itchen student Roger Whiteside who is now the Chief Executive of bakery chain…
Read more >Business Students Raise Money for Animal Rescue Charity
For two weeks during January, business students ran stalls in the Student Centre to raise money for a local animal rescue charity.
Read more >Business Students Visited By Major Telecommunications Company
On 22nd November 2017, business students were treated to a talk from the head of human resources at one of the UK’s largest independent businesses.
Read more >Key personnel
Maria Sparks - Head of Faculty for Business
Teacher of Business, Economics and Accounting