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Business

at Kettering Science Academy, Kettering · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

Units studied in Year 12: Unit 1 -Business 1 Unit 2 -Business 2 Modules Include: 1. What is business? 2. Managers, leadership and decision-making 3. Decision making to improve marketing performance 4. Decision making to improve operational performance 5. Decision making to improve financial performance 6. Decision making to improve human resource performance Units studied in Year 13: Unit 1- Business 1 Unit 2- Business 2 Unit 3- Business 3 Modules Include: 1. What is business? 2. Managers, leadership and decision-making 3. Decision making to improve marketing performance 4. Decision making to improve operational performance 5. Decision making to improve financial performance 6. Decision making to improve human resource performance 7. Analysing the strategic position of a business 8. Choosing strategic direction 9. Strategic methods: how to pursue strategies 10.Managing strategic change Future Pathways: This course will give students flexible routes of progression into higher education, training or employment, providing a broad background to business topics. Students who successfully complete this qualification will be prepared to study a degree in business accountancy, finance, HR management or marketing. Career pathways include accountancy, banking, management consultancy, human resources, operational research, logistics and distribution, retail, sales and marketing and events.

What you need to get on

This course is open to students who have achieved a grade 5 in GCSE business or A grade 5 in English language or literature

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

  • Kettering Science Academy

    Deeble Road, Kettering, NN15 7AA

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 1 September 2026 · Kettering

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