A-Level Business Tutors on the Isle of Wight from Business Tutor are all fully qualified teachers, giving students across the island one-to-one online lessons built around their school or college, their exam board and the grade they’re aiming for.
Business Tutoring Across the Isle of Wight, Town by Town
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 island.
Somewhere else on the island? Every lesson is live online, so a student in a village near Yarmouth gets the same qualified teacher as one in Newport. 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 on the Isle of Wight can use different boards, including 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 on the island get the same qualified teacher.
Business in the Isle of Wight’s colleges and sixth forms
How the Isle of Wight’s Post-16 Landscape Shapes Business Studies
The island’s post-16 landscape is small and concentrated. Christ the King College and The Island VI Form, both in Newport, list A-level Business, as does Cowes Enterprise College in Cowes, and Ryde School with Upper Chine, which charges fees, lists BTEC Business. Isle of Wight College in Newport is a further education college, and we didn’t find an A-level or BTEC Level 3 Business course on its pages. Several secondary schools, including The Bay CE School in Sandown, Carisbrooke College in Newport and The Island Free School in Ventnor, are listed as 11 to 16 or 4 to 16 with no sixth form, so students in the south and west often travel to Newport. The council’s post-16 transport policy statement for 2026/27 says it provides no free or subsidised transport for mainstream further education students, so it is worth checking travel early. Students without an EHC plan apply directly to the provider they choose, so each one’s prospectus is the place to check courses and entry requirements.
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. On the island, for example, Christ the King College’s curriculum documents name Edexcel for A-level Business, while The Island VI Form lists A-level Business Studies without naming a board on the pages we checked.
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.
The Isle of Wight’s Economy as a Business Classroom
Examiners reward students who apply theory to real businesses. The island has clear examples across ferries, public finance and pricing disputes, and we use them in lessons.
Red Funnel says it carries about 2.3 million passengers and over 800,000 vehicles a year, and Wightlink says it carries 4.3 million people a year, though neither page states a year and a Wightlink review of 2023 gave more than 3.8 million. The Isle of Wight Observer reported on 22 December 2025, from Red Funnel’s 2024 accounts, that private vehicle traffic had fallen 7%, Red Jet passengers were about three quarters of pre-Covid levels and there were almost 2,000 fewer sailings than in 2023. The operators’ figures are their own.
Turns capacity, demand and pricing ideas into evidence-led answers: AO2 Application.
Interpreting accounts
A council with £127.9 million of usable reserves
The Isle of Wight Council’s draft 2024/25 accounts, marked unaudited, show total usable reserves of £127.9 million, of which £110.4 million is earmarked, about 86% by our arithmetic. They also show a surplus on the provision of services of £4.1 million. In February 2026 the council set a 4.99% council tax rise for 2026/27 and sought exceptional financial support of £12.9 million, subject to an in-principle decision by central government.
Ideal for asking why a council with large reserves can still be short of money: AO3 Analysis.
OnTheWight reported that on 10 October 2024 the island’s two MPs pushed for a Competition and Markets Authority review of ferry pricing, and that the Isle of Wight Council voted unanimously to support them. IW Radio reported in September 2025 that Njord Partners had completed its takeover of Red Funnel. We haven’t confirmed whether a review or any other intervention followed, and the claims in the articles are those of the people quoted.
Should prices be regulated on a route islanders can’t avoid, or left to the market? A real judgement for AO4 Evaluation.
Sources: Red Funnel and Wightlink company pages; Wightlink, “Wightlink looks back at 2023” (30 December 2023); Isle of Wight Observer, “Red Funnel accounts filed but questions remain” (22 December 2025); Isle of Wight Council, draft Statement of Accounts 2024/25 and Full Council decisions of 25 February 2026; OnTheWight, 10 October 2024; IW Radio, 29 September 2025. The percentage is our arithmetic.
After Business Studies
Next Steps on the Isle of Wight
Sixth form & college
A-level Business is listed at Christ the King College and The Island VI Form in Newport and at Cowes Enterprise College, with BTEC Business at Ryde School. 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 Portsmouth and the University of Southampton, both of which teach business, are reachable across the Solent by ferry or hovercraft.
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 Isle of Wight Parents Ask
Do you offer A-Level Business tutoring anywhere on the Isle of Wight?
Yes. All our lessons are one-to-one and online, via Google Meet, so we teach students anywhere on the island, 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 Isle of Wight schools and colleges use for Business?
It varies by school and college. Christ the King College’s curriculum documents name Edexcel for A-level Business, and several 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 on the island, 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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