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Business A Level

at Mayflower High School, Billericay · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level18 monthsFull timeFree

What the college says

Students of this course should study business in a variety of contexts (eg large/small, UK focused/ global, service/manufacturing) and consider: the importance of the context of business in relation to decision making the interrelated nature of business activities and how they affect competitiveness the competitive environment and the markets in which businesses operate the influences on functional decisions and plans including ethical and environmental issues the factors that might determine whether a decision is successful eg the quality of data and the degree of uncertainty how technology is changing the way decisions are made and how businesses operate and compete the impact on stakeholders of functional decisions and their response to such decisions use of non-quantitative and quantitative data in decision making (including the interpretation of index numbers and calculations such as ratios and percentages)

What you need to get on

CAPS 5 plus a grade 5 in GCSE English Language or English Literature or a grade 4 in GCSE English Language or English Literature and a grade 6 in a GCSE Humanity or GCSE Business.

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

  • Mayflower High School

    Stock Road, Billericay, CM12 0RT

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 2 September 2026 · Billericay

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