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Business

at Wood Green School · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

Business A level offers students an insight into the ‘real working world’ and how successful firms thrive by making products customers need at a price and quality that more than matches rival offerings – while making a profit for risk taking owners. You are taught how to be a problem solving business consultant. You learn about how firms use • Human Resource theories to recruit, and motivate staff • Best marketing practice to identify, anticipate and satisfy customer requirements through market research and effective promotion • Financial tools to raise funds, assess investment opportunities, and to monitor profitability and cash flow • Operation theories to maximise output from staff and equipment while developing innovative new or improved products • Strategic management concepts needed to survive in a dynamic and challenging external environment where customer needs, the state of the economy, social trends and rivals are constantly evolving Business A level develops your ability to problem solve and add value to the activities of your employer, or to run your own enterprise. Business complements all science and humanities courses and is an enabling subject for a career in world-of-work occupations such as accountancy, insurance, banking and finance, or as a manager. Business and Economics are useful specialist combination, assessing similar content from different perspectives.

What you need to get on

Grade 4 or above in GCSE Mathematics and GCSE English, and, if studied at GCSE, a grade 4 in Business. No previous knowledge of Business is required, but an interest in how businesses operate and willingness to follow current affairs is essential.

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

  • Wood Green School

    Woodstock Road, Witney, OX28 1DX

    DaytimeClassroom based
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