A-Level Business Tutors in Lancashire 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 Lancashire? Every lesson is live online, so a student in a Pennine mill town or a Fylde coast village gets the same qualified teacher as one in Preston. 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 Lancashire use different boards, and many name none on the pages we read. 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 Lancashire’s Post-16 Landscape Shapes Business Studies
Lancashire’s post-16 landscape here mixes sixth form colleges, further education colleges and school sixth forms. Blackpool Sixth Form College, Cardinal Newman College, Blackburn College, Clitheroe Royal Grammar School and Lancaster Royal Grammar School list A-level Business, Runshaw College lists a level 3 Business Studies course and Morecambe Bay Academy lists Business without stating the level. The boards named on the pages we read are Edexcel, AQA and Eduqas, while Blackburn College and Morecambe Bay Academy name none. We haven’t covered other providers, including those in Burnley, Chorley and Accrington, so check each prospectus.
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 Lancashire, for example, Blackburn College and Morecambe Bay Academy name no board on the pages we read, while Blackpool Sixth Form College names Edexcel, Runshaw College names AQA and Cardinal Newman College names Eduqas.
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 devolution, enterprise zones and a tourism economy, and we use them in lessons.
Pricing & demand
A £20bn pipeline of potential
The Lancashire Combined County Authority said on 10 October 2025 that its Growth Plan mapped projects with the potential to attract more than £20bn of public and private investment from 2025 to 2035, across five sectors. It cited Blackpool Airport Enterprise Zone, with more than 2,600 jobs achieved and an estimated £300m of further private development possible, Samlesbury Enterprise Zone at 120 acres and Springfields at 80 hectares. The page says public funding was secured only for phase 1 of the £60m Blackburn cyber campus. The figures are potential and estimated, not committed, and we haven’t checked progress.
What would you need to know to judge whether demand will fill enterprise zone sites, and how far can a figure for potential be trusted? Practise this in AO2 Application.
Interpreting numbers
£40m of skills money for 36,000 people
The same authority said on 11 February 2026 that it was a year old and covered 1.53 million residents and £40bn of GVA, about £26,100 a head by our arithmetic. It named £20m of devolution funding, £20m of government funding for business support, employment and skills, a £640m transport settlement over four years, £160m a year by our arithmetic, and an Adult Skills Fund of £40m from 2026 to support more than 36,000 residents, about £1,100 each by our arithmetic. It gave no job-creation figures, and a £20m innovation funding bid was only planned.
Why might money per resident and money per year each tell only part of the story, and what would you want to check? Step by step in AO3 Analysis.
Strategy & stakeholders
Three councils, one authority
Public Sector Executive reported on 12 February 2026 that the authority was chaired by the leader of Lancashire County Council, with Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool councils joining its transport role from 1 April 2026. It also takes on the Adult Skills Fund and seeks further powers from government without saying which. The authority’s own page names the Blackburn with Darwen leader as chair of its Transport Advisory Board and the Blackpool leader as chair of its Economy Advisory Board. Both pages report the same anniversary, and neither names a risk or criticism.
Should councils pool powers in a combined authority chaired by the largest council’s leader, and who gains or loses? A real judgement for AO4 Evaluation.
Sources: Lancashire Combined County Authority, 10 October 2025 and 11 February 2026; Public Sector Executive, 12 February 2026. The £26,100, £160m and £1,100 figures are our arithmetic. The Growth Plan figures are potential or estimated, the two 2026 pages report the same anniversary, and we haven’t checked investment, jobs or skills outcomes.
After Business Studies
Next Steps in Lancashire
Sixth form & college
A-level Business is listed at Blackpool Sixth Form College, Cardinal Newman College, Blackburn College, Clitheroe Royal Grammar School and Lancaster Royal Grammar School, Runshaw College lists a level 3 course and Morecambe Bay Academy lists Business. We haven’t checked other providers, so check each prospectus.
University
We haven’t checked university options or 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 Lancashire Parents Ask
Do you offer A-Level Business tutoring anywhere in Lancashire?
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 Lancashire schools and colleges use for Business?
It varies by school and college. Blackburn College and Morecambe Bay Academy name no board on the pages we read, Blackpool Sixth Form College names Edexcel, Runshaw College names AQA, and Cardinal Newman College, Clitheroe Royal Grammar School and Lancaster Royal Grammar School name Eduqas. We teach AQA, Edexcel and OCR. If your board is another one, 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 Lancashire, 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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