A Level Business

Saint George's Church of England School (Gravesend)

, Meadow Road, GRAVESEND, DA11 7LS

GCE A/AS Level or Equivalent

Level 3

Available start dates

Tuesday, 01 September 2026

Saint George's Church of England School (Gravesend)

2 Year(s)

Full time

Daytime/working hours

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Block B

Available start dates

Tuesday, 01 September 2026

Saint George's Church of England School (Gravesend)

2 Year(s)

Full time

Daytime/working hours

NULL

Block C

Application Instructions

Applications Open: - 11th November 2025

Applications Close: - 23rd January 2026 to allow us to build our curriculum. We will accept late applications beyond this date, but they may take longer to process.

Entry Requirements: - Vary by course please see individual subject information on this website. We also require students to achieve at least five Grade 5s or above at GCSE for Level 3 curriculum. For our Level 2 Pathway, students need to have five Grade 3s or above, inlcuding English and Maths

How to Apply: - Please apply via KentChoices. Applications submitted by the end of January will have a decision on their offer by the 2nd April 2026.

Course Summary

This A-level Business course introduces you to all you need to know about working in business, providing a solid foundation for further study. With a focus on helping you to become a good decision maker, you’ll learn essential managerial skills, alongside techniques to help you become an analytical problem solver. These skills are all highly sought after and valued in a wide range of careers.

The world of Business will be explored using business models, theories and techniques to support analysis of contemporary business issues and situations. In class we will learn through topics and issues that are relevant in today’s society – students will study key contemporary developments such as digital technology, business ethics, and globalisation.

Course Details

Year 1 content:

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

Year 2 content:

7 Analysing the strategic position of a business

8 Choosing strategic direction

9 Strategic methods: how to pursue strategies

10 Managing strategic change

How will it be delivered and assessed?

100% Exam, 3 papers at the end of the two year programme

Entry requirements

Grade 5 in GCSE English and Maths

Grade 5 in GCSE Business / Merit at Vocational Business/Enterprise plus grade 4 in English and Maths

Your next steps...

A-level Business opens up many options for students at university, and there are many courses available with permutations of Business/Management/Law/Administration/ Accounting and Finance.

Business and Management graduates typically progress to careers in areas such as business development, marketing, recruitment and banking, although plenty of other options are available.

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