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OxfordAQA A Level Business

Syllabus 9625 / 9725 · 9725 Version 1.1 (first teaching September 2026; first AS exams May/June 2027, first A-level exams May/June 2028) · sourced from OxfordAQA – official International AS and A-level Business (9725) specification PDF, Version 1.1, verified 2026-10-06.

  1. 1. What is business? (AS)

    • 3.1.1.1 The nature and purpose of business
    • 3.1.1.2 Types of business ownership
    • 3.1.1.3 The external environment

  2. 2. Marketing (AS)

    • 3.1.2.1 Marketing objectives and plans
    • 3.1.2.2 Marketing data
    • 3.1.2.3 Segmentation, targeting and positioning
    • 3.1.2.4 The marketing mix

  3. 3. Operational performance (AS)

    • 3.2.1.1 Operations management
    • 3.2.1.2 Operations competitiveness
    • 3.2.1.3 Inventory and supply chain management

  4. 4. Human resources (AS)

    • 3.2.2.1 Human resource objectives
    • 3.2.2.2 Human resource data
    • 3.2.2.3 Organisational design
    • 3.2.2.4 Motivation
    • 3.2.2.5 Employer-employee relations

  5. 5. Finance (AS)

    • 3.2.3.1 Sources of finance
    • 3.2.3.2 Break-even analysis
    • 3.2.3.3 Profit and cash

  6. 6. Mission, objective and SWOT analysis (A)

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  7. 7. Analysis the existing internal position of a business (A)

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  8. 8. Analysing the industry environment (A)

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  9. 9. Analysing the external environment to assess opportunities and threats (A)

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  10. 10. Analysing future sales (A)

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  11. 11. Strategic options: choosing which markets to compete in and what products to offer (A)

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  12. 12. Strategic positioning: Choosing how to compete (A)

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  13. 13. Deciding on a strategic investment (A)

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  14. 14. Types of strategies (A)

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  15. 15. Implementing a strategy (A)

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  16. 16. Change, risk and uncertainty (A)

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