Business A-Level

It will provide you with the opportunity to develop the core specialist knowledge and understanding required in the business sector. Many students are particularly motivated by the subject matter and are planning on taking a business related course at university.

During the course there will be opportunities to attend guest talks and take part in activities with industry experts.

This course is ideal for you if you are hard-working and interested in:

• Manipulating data in a variety of forms
• Presenting arguments and making judgements
• Recognising the nature of problems and solving them
• Challenging your own assumptions using evidence

Students will be assessed internally on a regular basis, including through formal mock exams.

There are final exams at the end of the course in Year two.

Year two assessment:

• Paper One – written exam (2 hours) multiple choice and short answer questions.
• Paper Two – written exam (2 hours) a data response based on three case studies.
• Paper Three – written exam (2 hours) one compulsory case study followed by six questions.

Some of our subjects are subject to standard entry requirement and some have additional requirements. Please see below:

Subject specific entry requirements

• 5 in Maths

Standard entry requirements

• At least five GCSEs at grades 9-4 including English Language and Maths (one Vocational or Technical qualification at Merit or above may be counted)

AND

• At least grade 4 (or Merit for Vocational or Technical qualifications) in any subject(s) that you have taken at GCSE and wish to continue studying at Level 3

AND

• Average GCSE (best 8) of at least 4 (38 on the old points table)

AND

• Grade 4 (or Merit), at least, in any subject previously studied
• Students will take either 3 A-Level subjects or 1 Diploma subject with 1 A-Level