A Level Business

A-level Business helps students to develop a critical understanding of the functional and strategic decision-making within a wide variety of business contexts. The initial focus explores the purpose and nature of business and goes on to examine managing the four functional areas of marketing, finance, operations and human resources. A more strategic perspective follows, with students analysing how businesses evaluate their position to plan appropriate strategies for pursuing aims and objectives. Throughout, students are encouraged to link theory to contemporary business issues and case studies.

Full details of the course, its aims and objectives and methods of assessment can be accessed via:

AS and A-level Business Specifications for first teaching in 2015 (aqa.org.uk)

Three exams of two hours each.

Paper 1 – Marketing and Finance (33%)

Paper 2 - Operations and People (33%)

Paper 3 - Business Strategy (33%)

Our entry requirements are as follows:

• 5 x GCSEs at minimum Grade 4

• GCSE Grade 4 in English and Mathematics

• GCSE Grade 5 in an academically relevant qualification to the chosen A-level subject

Higher education and career pathways supported by A-level Business include:

• Business and management

• Accountancy

• Marketing

• Civil service

• Data analyst

• Economic consultancy