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 

• A formulae booklet 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 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, with Paper 3 giving students the opportunity to bring ideas together from across the specification    

Business topics for today 

Our qualification feels 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  

• A focus on real-world thinking and the practical application of business skills, with a reduction in the content in other A Levels  

Teach with confidence and clarity 

Deliver our qualification with confidence thanks to a clear, structured specification that is designed to save you time and support your planning. 

• Easy-to-navigate specification 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 topic 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 builds naturally on 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 teaching from day one thanks to tailored support – whether you're a subject specialist or not.

• Free access to a digital student book from Cambridge (via a site licence) for all staff and students in your school or college who need it (estimated publication: summer 2026)

• 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  

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