Accounting
Accounting is a business function concerned with the accurate generation, recording and presentation of a firm’s on-going financial data.
Accounting at AS level does not require any prior knowledge of the subject. What is required is an ease of working with numbers and a good memory for presentation layouts.
Course Structure
The course follows the AQA Accounting A-Level specification.
| AS Unit Title and Description | Assessment Method and Weighting |
|---|---|
| ACCN 1: Introduction to Financial Accounting
This unit focuses on book keeping in subsidiary books and ledger accounts, verification of accurate recording of accounting data and the preparation of simple Profit and Loss accounts and Balance Sheets. |
Unit 1
1 hour 30 minutes Written Exam. AS Level – 50% A Level – 25% |
| ACCN 2: Financial and Management Accounting
This unit focuses on types of business organisations, |
Unit 2
1 hour 30 minutes Written Exam. AS Level – 50% A Level – 25% |
| A2 Unit Title and Description | Assessment Method and Weighting |
| ACCN 3: Further Aspects of Financial Accounting
Limited companies are legally required to annually publish their financial statements. This unit explores the issues surrounding this requirement in meeting the needs of various stakeholder groups. Ten International Accounting Standards are studied as they relate to content and presentation in financial statements. Choosing appropriate financing options is further explored in this unit. The specialist accounts of Partnership Organisations are also a feature largely in Unit 3 |
Unit 3
2 hour Written Exam A Level – 25% |
| ACCN 4: Further Aspects of Management Accounting
This unit builds upon much of the theory and concepts taught in ACCN 2, covering:
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Unit 4
2 hour Written Exam A Level – 25% |
Course Content
The course will be taught over 6 lessons per week. Homework will be set each lesson as it is a subject learned through practical application and it is essential for effective learning that students put knowledge into practice immediately. This is vital also as learning accounting is an incremental process and one lesson very much builds on the previous, so speedy uptake of the subject material is beneficial for syllabus progression.
Career Opportunities
You may decide to enter a form of academic study to achieve a degree or start a programme of study for a professional accounting qualification (e.g. A.A.T) whilst working full or part time.
In addition the skills you learn are used in every walk of life and in all businesses.
Entry Requirements
You need 5 GCSEs at grades A* to C (including a grade B in GCSE Maths and a grade C in GCSE English Language).
Costs
There are no specific costs incurred on this course but students are expected to come fully prepared for lessons with writing equipment and a lever arch file. They will be issued two text books which are to be returned after completion of the course.
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