OCR New A Level in Business

We’re creating a new AS/A Level Business to empower students to develop as commercially minded and enterprising individuals, who are prepared to make informed decisions about their future.

We have now submitted our draft specifications to Ofqual and will be working with them to gain accreditation, ready for first teach in September 2026*. In the meantime, you can:

explore our most recent DRAFT specifications and sample assessment materials

discover our comprehensive support package

sign up for our email updates to stay informed about the developments

speak to one of our team about our plans for the new qualifications.

Our planned qualifications* have been shaped by a comprehensive review of our existing ones and feedback from teachers and other stakeholders. They offer:

✅ Simplified, streamlined specifications

Our new specifications are shorter, with some topics reduced or removed. We’ve also structured them into topics, so it's easier to navigate them and for teachers to plan.

✅ More accessible assessments

We’re revising our assessment approach to ensure clarity, consistency and accessibility. This includes introducing more multiple choice questions, and ensuring consistent command words and paper structure.

While each paper assesses different content, they all encourage a holistic understanding of Business. Additionally, AS paper 2 and A Level paper 3 specifically provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate their ability to draw together topics from across the specification.

✅ A focus on modern business

We’re introducing contemporary content such as work life balance and customer experience, while updating popular topics such as sustainability and the use of technology in business.

✅ A comprehensive support offer

We provide support for teachers, including non-specialists, from day one – from professional development courses to sample assessment materials and curriculum planners.

Want to know more?

Request a call or email us, and we’d be happy to answer any questions you might have – whether you’re thinking of switching or have been teaching with us for a while.

You can also read a more detailed explanation of the changes we're making in our blog.

*Please note, these qualifications have not yet been accredited by Ofqual. While our draft specifications and sample assessment materials have been published to enable teachers to have early sight, changes may be required as part of the accreditation process and the proposed first teach date may change. We can give no assurances these proposed qualifications will be accredited for September 2026 or remain as they currently are.

“The [draft] specification is excellent. It has a wide range of topics with a range of relevant business content.”

“I like the way it is split and the logic behind this, clearly broken down into manageable and accessible sections”

“It covers the pillars of business really well. It is clear and to the point.”

"Clear, accessible and relevant... I like this and would use this with my students.”

“Love this way of structuring exam papers. The multiple choice questions are accessible for all and reward those who have revised content and allow for a wider range of the spec to be covered. I think the case studies are outstanding. Too often the scenarios are too brief to allow students to show the required analysis and recommendations.”

“Good selection of questions for a wide range of abilities.”

Ahead of first teach, a host of planning and teaching resources will be available on our secure platform, Teach Cambridge. This will include:

sample assessment materials

curriculum planners

schemes of work.

To help with your assessment preparation, you will also be able to access resources such as:

assessment guides

candidate exemplars

practice papers.

Active Results – our free online results analysis service that allows you to review your students' exam performance

Access to Scripts – our free, on-demand service that allows you to download copies of students’ completed question papers to help decide whether to request a review of marking, and to support teaching and learning

ExamBuilder – our free question-building platform that helps you to build your own tests as our bank of past live-series questions grows.

You can learn more about Teach Cambridge, including gaining access, on our website. You can also sign up for a two-week free trial.

As well as this, we are planning a range of professional development courses, from getting started with us to exploring our exams and assessment materials, plus an endorsed textbook and resources from third parties.