A level business is a practical and useful subject to study. It is particularly suitable if you are interested in setting up your own company or working in a managerial position, as you will learn how businesses are created, managed and become successful in an increasingly competitive environment. It will develop your knowledge of all areas of business including finance, human resources, production, marketing and the economic environment in which businesses operate. You will also develop transferrable skills such as decision-making, problem-solving and teamwork, which are highly valued by employers. Overall, you will gain an insight into business issues and how their decisions and actions impact societies as a whole. To succeed in business, you need to be comfortable manipulating numbers, data, and interpreting graphs, ratios and percentages as these calculations, their analysis and interpretation are at the core of assessing a business financial success.
Business is an essay based subject. Successful candidates will need to manipulate qualitative and quantitative data confidently, hence pupils will require a minimum grade 6 in GCSE English and maths.
The course is structured into four ‘themes’ and consists of three externally examined papers. Pupils are introduced to core business knowledge, which is applied to business contexts to develop an understanding of how businesses work as well as business strategies, opportunities and issues in themes 3 and 4. Paper 1 (35% of A level): themes 1 and 4 Paper 2 (35% of A level): themes 2 and 3 Paper 3 (30% of A level): Investigating a business in a competitive environment. All papers are 2-hour long examinations and in Paper 3, pupils are required to apply their knowledge and understanding from themes 1, 2, 3 and 4.
About Education Provider
| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | Surrey |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | £34,723 |
| Sixth Form Fee | £24,075 - £27,360 |
| Address | Epsom Road, Leatherhead, KT22 8SP |
A level business is a practical and useful subject to study. It is particularly suitable if you are interested in setting up your own company or working in a managerial position, as you will learn how businesses are created, managed and become successful in an increasingly competitive environment. It will develop your knowledge of all areas of business including finance, human resources, production, marketing and the economic environment in which businesses operate. You will also develop transferrable skills such as decision-making, problem-solving and teamwork, which are highly valued by employers. Overall, you will gain an insight into business issues and how their decisions and actions impact societies as a whole. To succeed in business, you need to be comfortable manipulating numbers, data, and interpreting graphs, ratios and percentages as these calculations, their analysis and interpretation are at the core of assessing a business financial success.
Business is an essay based subject. Successful candidates will need to manipulate qualitative and quantitative data confidently, hence pupils will require a minimum grade 6 in GCSE English and maths.
The course is structured into four ‘themes’ and consists of three externally examined papers. Pupils are introduced to core business knowledge, which is applied to business contexts to develop an understanding of how businesses work as well as business strategies, opportunities and issues in themes 3 and 4. Paper 1 (35% of A level): themes 1 and 4 Paper 2 (35% of A level): themes 2 and 3 Paper 3 (30% of A level): Investigating a business in a competitive environment. All papers are 2-hour long examinations and in Paper 3, pupils are required to apply their knowledge and understanding from themes 1, 2, 3 and 4.