A-Level Programme - Business

A-level Business Studies will help you develop a critical understanding of business behaviour and knowledge of current business strategies and structures.

On our A-Level programme, you will study three or four subjects. Please apply for three or four subjects and use our course selector here to check what options you can do!

What will I study?

Over the next two years, you'll delve into a wide array of captivating topics:

• What is business?
• Managers, leadership and decision making
• Decision making to improve marketing performance
• Decision making to improve operational performance
• Decision making to improve financial performance
• Decision making to improve human resource performance
• Analysing the strategic position of a business
• Choosing strategic direction
• Strategic methods: how to pursue strategies
• Managing strategic change

Students will follow a programme which combines class teaching with small group work, discussion, video material, IT and research projects. Homework will be regularly set to aid learning and develop self-study skills. The course will be assessed by three 2 hour exams covering all content above involving, multiple choice, data response, short answers and essay questions.

You will complete three two hour our exams at the end of your second year.

You will need:

• 5 GCSEs at grade 4 or above including English and maths and, for this specific subject;

• GCSE grade 5 or above in business (if taken)

• (If business has not been previously studied then a 5 or above is required in a supporting subject such as geography, RE, history)
• GCSE grade 5 or above in English language
• GCSE grade 5 or above in maths