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📐 A-Level Business Studies

Year 1 / AS Year 2 / A-Level All Boards (AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC, CCEA)

Free A-Level Business Studies revision notes. 6 topics across AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC, and CCEA specifications.

🔀 Board Differences

Board specifications differ in assessment structure and emphasis. The core content is shared across boards; these are the genuine differences by board:

AQA: Three papers including one with multiple choice and resource-based questions; coursework replaced by a fully examined route.
Edexcel: Four papers with data-response and extended essays; strong emphasis on real business contexts and case-study application.
OCR: Two examined papers plus a non-exam assessment investigating a business context.
WJEC: Welsh board; unitised structure covering marketing, finance, operations and strategy.
CCEA: Northern Ireland's board; unitised assessment with content broadly mirroring other boards.

📊 Course Overview

A-Level Business Studies covers 6 topic areas with 6 topics total across AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC, and CCEA specifications.

Finance (1 topic)

Marketing (1 topic)

Operations (1 topic)

People (1 topic)

Strategic (1 topic)

Strategy (1 topic)