New AS and A Level Business - first teach September 2025*

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.

Different content will be assessed on each paper, but AS paper 2 and A Level paper 3 will also give students 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 new to OCR, thinking of switching or have been teaching with us for a while. 

*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 2025 or remain as they currently are.