AQA A-Level Business 7132 — 9-Mark Analyse Technique Pack

A focused technique pack for A-Level Business 7132 students aiming for top marks on the 9-mark Analyse question — the question that decides A and A* grades alongside the 25-mark Evaluate.

What’s inside (9 pages):

Four worked examples using real UK 2024 case studies. Greggs (£2.01bn revenue, third manufacturing site), ASOS (£331m operating loss, Topshop relaunch via TikTok Shop), JD Sports (£10.5bn revenue, £75m training programme) and BrewDog (141 bars, operating profit swing £8m to −£1m). Each worked example shows the full Level 3 response (8 or 9 out of 9) with a mark commentary explaining why the chain of reasoning sits at the top of the band.

Four practice questions across Operations, Marketing, Finance and HR, each with a stem rich enough to build a Level 3 response. Full AQA-banded mark schemes (Levels 1–3) follow with indicative content specific enough to mark a student’s response against.

The chain-of-reasoning technique broken into four stages — Point, Application, Development, So what — with the connectives that signal analysis to the examiner (this means, as a result, this matters because).

Side-by-side comparison of what separates Level 2 (4–6 marks) from Level 3 (7–9 marks) on the five criteria examiners actually use.

A printable chain-of-reasoning template students fill in before writing, plus an eight-point self-mark checklist that guarantees a Level 3 response if every box is ticked.

Spec coverage: AQA A-Level Business 7132, applicable across Papers 1, 2 and 3. Pairs naturally with the AQA A-Level Business 25-Mark Essay Writing Toolkit for full essay technique preparation.

Printable in grayscale on A4 portrait. Suitable for class practice, mock preparation, half-term revision or self-study.