S1

Digital & Data The S1 Digital & Data course develops learners' confidence, responsibility, and practical digital skills across a full academic year, helping them become safe, capable, and independent users of technology. Through a blend of digital citizenship, productivity tools, communication, design, data handling, and collaborative project work, learners build the core skills needed to support learning across the curriculum while preparing for future digital learning pathways.

S2 

Business

Education S2 Business Education introduces learners to fundamental concepts across the four subject disciplines that are available for study in the senior phase - Accounting, Admin & IT, Business Management, and Economics. Learners will use a range of digital technologies to support and enhance learning across the role of the entrepreneur, the nature and structure of business, the economic environment, and simplified accounting statements to monitor inventory, financial planning, and profit declaration.

Computing Science

Design & Engineering

In S2 Design & Engineering pupils will develop their understanding and skills through a range of activities linked to the fields of design, graphic communication, and woodworking. Learners will have the opportunity to showcase creativity through the design, development and manufacturing of a product based on a specific design brief, learn how to use working drawings to create accurate and functional woodworking projects and use industry-standard IT applications to communicate designs and ideas using computer-aided design.

S3

Accounting

BGE Accounting introduces learners to key financial and management accounting concepts, building a solid foundation in National 5 level skills. The course develops essential knowledge in how businesses record financial transactions and use costing information to support effective decision-making. In financial accounting, learners focus on accurately recording and presenting financial information. They develop skills in ledger entries using double-entry bookkeeping, prepare a trial balance to check accuracy, and produce a Statement of Financial Position to understand an organisations assets, liabilities, and overall financial position. In management accounting, students explore how businesses analyse and control costs. This includes FIFO inventory management to value stock, labour remuneration to calculate the cost of labour, and job costing to determine the total cost of specific jobs. Learners also examine overhead analysis, understanding how indirect costs are allocated and managed to improve efficiency and profitability. Together, these topics equip learners with practical financial skills, strong numeracy, and analytical thinking, preparing them for progression into National 5 Accounting and real-world business contexts.

Admin & IT

BGE Administration & IT course provides learners with a practical introduction to the key skills developed in the National 5 course, with a strong focus on spreadsheets and communication in a business context.

In the spreadsheet element, pupils will learn how to design and create professional spreadsheets to organise and analyse information effectively. They will develop skills in entering and formatting data, using basic formulas and functions, and presenting information clearly through charts and tables. The communication element focuses on creating clear, professional documents suitable for a range of business purposes. Learners will develop their ability to produce well-structured emails, presentations and use e-diary, while improving their attention to detail, accuracy, and presentation. Study of this course promotes responsibility and creativity, whilst empowering learners to use digital applications effectively.

Business BGE Business Management introduces learners to key concepts drawn from the National 5 Understanding Business and Marketing units, providing a strong foundation for further study. Within the Understanding Business element, learners will explore different types of organisations, the sectors they operate in, gain insight into how businesses aim to meet customer needs while working towards their objectives, and how external factors can influence decision-making. In the Marketing unit, learners will focus on how businesses identify and satisfy customer needs. They will explore market research techniques and evaluate the marketing mix for a range of different organisations. To bring learning to life, students will take part in an enterprise challenge, where they will work in teams to create, market, and evaluate their own business idea. This hands-on project allows learners to apply their knowledge in a practical and creative way, developing key skills in teamwork, problem-solving, and decision-making

Computing

Games Development

Graphics

In BGE Graphic Communication learners will explore 2D & 3D sketching methods, graphic design principles, desktop publishing, and using 3D modelling software to create accurate 3D models of objects.

Woodworking

Learners studying BGE Practical Woodworking develop their practical craft skills by learning how to read working drawings in order to accurately mark out, cut and drill woods.

Learners will then be challenged to assemble and apply high quality finishes to their projects by sanding, oiling and/or painting the completed model. The focus is on the accuracy of work completed and quality of assembly and finish applied.