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A Level Business Studies

at Ringwood School Academy, Ringwood · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level360 hoursFull timeFree

What the college says

2 year linear course. Richard Branson, Michael Dell, Stelios Haji- Iaonnijou (Easy Jet), Bill Gates, Anita Roddick (Body Shop) – all successful entrepreneurs who started businesses to satisfy our wants and needs. If you are interested in how these people have achieved what they have, then consider taking Business Studies. You will learn how to start up a business, and which qualities are important to succeed as an entrepreneur.  The course will also enhance your understanding of your rights and responsibilities as a consumer, employee and citizen, as well as giving you a basic insight into politics, economics, finance and accounting. There is the opportunity, also, of being part of various Enterprise programmes, in which you will set up and run your own company for profit. A Level course content Students of this course should study business in a variety of contexts (e.g. large/small, U.K. focused/global, service/manufacturing) and consider:  What is business  Managers, readership 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 recourse performance  Analysing the strategic position of a business  Choosing strategic direction  Strategic methods: how to pursue strategies  Managing strategic change

What you need to get on

Average GCSE grade 4.5. Grade 5 in English Language, Grade 4 in English Literature and Grade 5 in Mathematics.

How you are assessed

Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

  • Ringwood School

    Parsonage Barn Lane, RIngwood, BH24 1SE

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 3 September 2026 · RIngwood

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