A-Level Business Tutors in Devon from Business Tutor are all fully qualified teachers, giving students across the county one-to-one online lessons built around their school or college, their exam board and the grade they’re aiming for.
Each area guide lists the local schools and colleges that teach Business, the exam boards they publish, and the local businesses we use as lesson examples.
Find your town
Choose your town for local schools and colleges, exam boards and lesson examples. Grouped by part of the county.
Somewhere else in Devon? Every lesson is live online, so a student in a village near Dartmouth gets the same qualified teacher as one in Exeter. Tell us the school or college and exam board and we’ll plan around them.
Every tutor holds a Business degree, a PGCE or PGDE, and Qualified Teacher Status, and has taught in state schools. Meet the tutors.
Exam board specialists
Schools and colleges in Devon use different boards, including AQA and Pearson Edexcel, plus BTEC. We teach AQA, Edexcel, OCR and BTEC, and each board’s command words, papers and mark schemes.
Results we publish
70% of our tutees beat their predicted grade by at least one grade, and every result is on our Results Day page.
Exam technique in most lessons
Past-paper practice marked against the four assessment objectives, so students learn to earn marks, not just revise. How we teach exam technique.
A shared lesson document
Every lesson runs from a shared Google Doc, which becomes a complete, organised set of revision notes mapped to their specification.
Online, so distance doesn’t matter
Live on Google Meet, with no journey to a tutor after school or college. Families anywhere in the county get the same qualified teacher.
How Devon’s Post-16 Landscape Shapes Business Studies
Devon’s post-16 landscape mixes school sixth forms, grammar schools in Torbay and Plymouth, colleges and independent schools. “Devon” can mean more than one area. Devon County Council’s area had about 811,600 residents at the 2021 census, Plymouth about 264,700 and Torbay about 139,300, according to Devon County Council and the ONS, and the council’s own figures vary slightly (811,647, 811,640 and 811,600). Together they make up the ceremonial county, about 1.2 million, which is our own sum rather than an ONS release. Our location pages cover all three areas. This is the current structure: a Newton Abbot Town Council page says the government confirmed in July 2026 that Devon will move to four unitary authorities from April 2028, which we haven’t confirmed elsewhere. An undated list on The Exam Coach names seven grammar schools with sixth forms: Churston Ferrers Grammar School in Brixham, Colyton Grammar School, Devonport High School for Boys, Devonport High School for Girls, Plymouth High School for Girls, Torquay Boys’ Grammar School and Torquay Girls’ Grammar School. We haven’t checked the DfE’s list. A-level Business is listed at Plymouth High School for Girls, Exeter School, Plymouth College and South Devon College, at Exeter College on a page dated 2020, and at Mount Kelly, which lists Business and/or Economics. City College Plymouth’s subject page lists no A-levels, and we couldn’t confirm A-level Business at Petroc, Colyton, Tavistock College or the other grammar schools. Exeter College and Petroc merged in January 2026, according to Wikipedia. Entry requirements vary and many pages we read were undated, so each provider’s current prospectus is the place to check.
That creates three situations we see often:
A new college or sixth form at 16 often means a new exam boardA student who took Edexcel GCSE may start an AQA A-level, with different papers and command words. In Devon, for example, Plymouth High School for Girls and Exeter School list AQA for A-level Business, Exeter College lists Edexcel on a page dated 2020, South Devon College’s page shows WJEC Eduqas but marks it as unconfirmed, and several other providers don’t name a board on the pages we read.
Many start A-level Business from scratchBusiness is usually an option subject at GCSE, so plenty of Year 12s meet it for the first time.
Some providers offer vocational Business alongside, or instead of, the A-levelCheck each prospectus to see whether a vocational Business course sits alongside the A-level. We support both routes.
Providers are named for context only. Business Tutor is independent and has no connection with any of them, and course lists change from year to year, so check each provider’s current prospectus.
Whatever the board, every A-level Business paper is marked against the same four assessment objectives. Your tutor marks each answer against all four and targets the one holding the grade back.
Examiners reward students who apply theory to real businesses. The county has clear examples across organic food, local government and yacht building, and we use them in lessons.
Pricing & demand
Riverford Organic Farmers
HortiDaily reported on 4 February 2026 that Riverford, based at Buckfastleigh, had sales of £117m in the year to May 2025, up 6%, and delivers about 70,000 boxes a week. The UK organic food and drink market grew almost 9% in that year, according to the Soil Association as reported, so Riverford grew more slowly than its market. Riverford has been 100% employee-owned through a trust since 2023, when the founder sold his last 23% stake for £9.8m paid over five years, according to Co-operative News. The reports give no prices and no profit figure.
Why might a business whose sales grew 6% be losing ground in a market that grew almost 9%? Practise this in AO2 Application.
Interpreting accounts
Devon County Council’s 2026/27 budget
Devon County Council approved its 2026/27 budget on 24 February 2026. Council tax on its share rises 4.99%, which is £89.91 a year at Band D, and the council tax requirement is just over £610m. Day-to-day spending is £839.2m, up £33.2m or 4.1% on 2025/26, and the council needs £38.98m of savings, alternative funding or extra income to balance, about 4.6% of that spending by our arithmetic. The five-year capital programme is £770.6m. The write-off of its historic SEND deficit is £180m according to Torbay Weekly and about £200m according to a parish council report quoting the county council, and we have kept the two separate. That report also calls the overall budget over £2bn without saying what it includes, and the total deficit and the council’s reserves weren’t stated in what we read.
Why can one council describe its budget as £839.2m, £610m or over £2bn, and which would you use to judge a council tax rise? Step by step in AO3 Analysis.
Marine Industry News reported on 21 September 2026 that Princess Yachts of Plymouth, owned by the US private equity firm KPS Capital Partners since March 2023, had revenue of £321.8m in 2025, down from £378.1m in 2024, a fall of about 15% by our arithmetic. Even so, it moved from an £8.1m operating loss to a £17.6m operating profit, and from a £17.0m pre-tax loss to a £9.4m pre-tax profit. In December 2024 it cut about 250 hourly-paid roles, with about 500 potentially affected, and in August 2025 nearly 1,200 workers received a 6.5% pay rise. Sources put the workforce at about 2,700 (Yachtbuyer and Marine Industry News) or about 3,000 (the Plymouth Herald, via Marine Industry News), and we couldn’t verify its current headcount.
Was cutting costs the right strategy for a yacht builder whose revenue was falling, and who gained or lost? A real judgement for AO4 Evaluation.
Sources: HortiDaily, 4 February 2026; Co-operative News, 25 May 2023; Devon County Council, news of 9 February and 24 February 2026 and facts and figures census page; Torbay Weekly, 26 February 2026; Ugborough Parish Council, report on the county council budget, March 2026; Marine Industry News, 21 September 2026, 7 January 2025 and 21 May 2024; Yachtbuyer, 5 December 2024; ONS census area changes pages; Newton Abbot Town Council; The Exam Coach; Wikipedia, Petroc, University of Exeter and Plymouth; provider course pages. The 4.6%, 15% and 1.2 million figures are our arithmetic, the Riverford and Princess figures come from trade press, the 2028 reorganisation rests on a single source, and the grammar-school list is undated.
After Business Studies
Next Steps in Devon
Sixth form & college
A-level Business is listed at Exeter College (page dated 2020), South Devon College, Plymouth High School for Girls, Exeter School, Plymouth College and Mount Kelly. City College Plymouth’s subject page lists no A-levels, and Exeter College and Petroc merged in January 2026, according to Wikipedia. Students without an EHC plan apply directly to the provider they choose, so check each prospectus for entry requirements and the exam board.
University
The University of Exeter joined the Russell Group in 2012 and had 33,105 students in 2024/25, according to Wikipedia. The University of Plymouth and Plymouth Marjon University are both in Plymouth. We haven’t checked travel times.
Apprenticeships
Business, finance and administration apprenticeships are listed on GOV.UK’s Find an apprenticeship service, alongside employers across the region.
A strong Business grade keeps every route open, and the analysis and evaluation skills students build with us carry into personal statements, interviews and the workplace.
FAQs
Questions Devon Parents Ask
Do you offer A-Level Business tutoring anywhere in Devon?
Yes. All our lessons are one-to-one and online, via Google Meet, so we teach students anywhere in the county, whether or not their town has its own area page yet. Lessons run from a shared Google Doc, so nothing is lost compared with sitting side by side.
Which exam boards do Devon schools and colleges use for Business?
It varies by school and college. Plymouth High School for Girls and Exeter School list AQA, Exeter College lists Edexcel on a page dated 2020, South Devon College’s board is unconfirmed, and several other providers don’t name a board on the pages we checked. We teach AQA, Edexcel and OCR. If your board is another one, such as WJEC/Eduqas, ask us before booking.
My child is moving to a new college or sixth form. Will the exam board change?
It might. Schools and colleges choose their own boards, so a student who took one board at GCSE can start A-level on another. We’ll check the new specification with you and focus early lessons on the differences in papers, question types and command words.
Can you help with BTEC Business?
Yes. We support BTEC Level 2 and Level 3 Business students, helping them understand the grading criteria and prepare for externally assessed units. We guide the work but never write assignments for them.
Do you teach International Baccalaureate (IB) Business?
No. We support GCSE, A-level and BTEC Business with AQA, Edexcel and OCR, but we don’t currently support IB Business Management.
How many lessons will my son or daughter need?
Most students have one 60-minute lesson a week. Early in Year 12, once a fortnight can work; after February half-term in Year 13, two or three a week is common for the final push.
Start With a Free 15-Minute Introductory Meeting
There’s no commitment. Wherever you are in Devon, tell a tutor about the school or college, the exam board and the grade you’re aiming for, and find out whether we’re the right fit.
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