A Level  

This course covers topics and issues that are relevant in today’s society, enabling you to study key contemporary developments such as digital technology, business ethics and globalisation. You will study: 

Unit 3.1: What is business? Managing marketing and finance

• Business and objectives
• Forms of business and stakeholders
• Marketing management
• Financial management

Unit 3.2: Managing people and operations

• People management
• Operations management
• Managing business culture

Unit 3.3: Business and society, business and the external environment, and business strategy

• Business and society
• Business and the external environment
• Strategy
• Change

Assessment 

Assessment is completed by three written exams. Each exam is 2 hours in length and has 90 marks available (33.3% of the A Level qualification).

The papers each contain two case studies and each case study is followed by five compulsory questions.

Where Next 

The course will provide you with an excellent base on which to progress to university. It provides a critical understanding of business; knowledge for you to take into your chosen career. 

More Information 

For more information about this course please see the specification below or contact the Sixth Form team.