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Business Studies

at Rushcliffe Spencer Academy, Nottingham · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

Aims of the course The business course is designed to provide students with a holistic and integrated approach so that links across business topics can be developed across the two year study. Students will be given the opportunity to learn and explore business behaviour and cultivate a critical understanding of what business is and does. The course will also support what real businesses are now asking for in their future employees: decision making and strategic thinking skills. The study of business is relevant to the real world and much of the content focuses on many of the current issues such as e-commerce, globalisation and business ethics. What is the outline of the course content? Over the two years students will study the following topics of business: The definition of business; Managers, leadership and decision making; Decision making to improve operational performance; Decision making to improve financial performance; Decision making to improve human resource performance; Year two places greater emphasis on: Analysing the strategic position of a business; Choosing strategic direction; Strategic methods: how to pursue strategies; Managing strategic change What key skills will I learn? The course content allows students to develop skills in many important areas of business such as decision making, communication, problem solving, teamwork and strategic thinking. Much of the course will assist students in developing their application, analysis and evaluative writing skill

What you need to get on

Grade 4 GCSE in Mathematics and English Language • A minimum of five GCSEs at grades 5 and above including grade 6 in the subjects selected for A Level. *To study Further Maths a grade 7 in Mathematics GCSE is required • A grade 5 in English is essential for accessing Business Studies, Economics, Government & Politics, Media, Philosophy & Ethics, Psychology and Sociology if you have not studied these subjects at GCSE. • A grade 5 in Mathematics is essential for accessing Physics/Biology/Chemistry and also Business Studies, Computing, Economics and Product Design- if you have not studied these subjects at GCSE.

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

  • Rushcliffe School

    Boundary Road West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 7BW

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 1 September 2026 · Nottingham

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