OCR New A Level in Business

From modern specification content and accessible assessments to comprehensive teaching and learning support, our qualifications are designed to build your students’ business knowledge and skills and prepare them for their next steps – whether in education or the world of work.

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*. First assessments for the new A Level are planned for 2028, with AS assessments from 2027.

Accessible, straightforward assessments designed to empower and engage

All students deserve the chance to succeed – and our assessments are designed to do just that.

Multiple-choice questions on every paper

Formulae booklets for use during exams – meaning less time spent memorising equations

Just a few question types, used consistently across all papers

Accessible mark tariffs – our highest mark question is worth just 14 marks

A small number of clearly explained command words to help students understand exactly what’s being asked

Short, engaging case studies that reflect real-life business contexts

Each paper covers different content, while encouraging a holistic view of Business. Paper 3 (Paper 2 at AS) gives students the opportunity to bring ideas together from across the specification.

Business topics for today

Our qualifications feel relevant, engaging, and connected to the world around us – preparing students for further study or the workplace.

Empower students to become commercially minded, enterprising individuals

Contemporary content like work life balance and customer experience

Refreshed, popular topics such as sustainability and the use of technology in business

Emphasis on real-world thinking and the practical application of business skills, rather than on theories and models

Easier to teach, easier to plan

Deliver our qualifications with confidence thanks to clear, structured specifications that are designed to save you time and reduce your workload.

Clear, easy-to-navigate specifications that set out exactly what to teach – no hidden content

Column providing clear guidance on the depth of understanding and skills required from students

Content logically organised by topics to support co-teaching and flexible delivery

A defined list of command words, with clear explanations of how they’ll be used in assessments

Content that progresses on naturally from our GCSE, thanks to a familiar layout of content and topics

Detailed mark schemes, including exemplars, give you and your students a clear picture of what success looks like

Support at every step

Feel confident in your delivery from day one with tailored support designed to help make teaching easier – whether you're a subject specialist or not.

Direct access to a dedicated subject advisor for expert guidance

Practical planning tools, including curriculum planners and schemes of work

Assessment resources to build confidence, such as candidate exemplars and practice papers

Endorsed textbook from Cambridge (estimated publication: summer 2026)

Everything you need to plan, teach and assess – all in one place: our secure online platform, Teach Cambridge

“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.”

You’ll also have access to assessment resources such as:

assessment guides

candidate style answers/candidate exemplification

practice papers

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

Access to Scripts – free and on-demand, this service allows you to download copies of students’ question papers to help decide whether to request a review and to support teaching
ExamBuilder – our free question-building platform that helps you to build your own tests as our bank of past live-series questions grows.