WJEC GCSE Business specification
The specification (3510) is WJEC's own description of the Business course: what you can be examined on, how the exams are set out and how they are marked. The link below opens the board's PDF on wjec.co.uk, so you always get its current version.
Open the 3510 specification (PDF) (opens wjec.co.uk in a new tab)Everything for WJEC GCSE Business, with the past papers, grade boundaries and the notes and flashcards people have shared.
How WJEC GCSE Business is examined
From WJEC's grade boundaries for June 2026. Some boards list every optional paper or time-zone variant, so you sit only the ones for your route; the specification says which.
| Paper | Marks | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 - Business World3510U1 | 100 | 2 hours |
| Unit 2 - Business Perceptions3510U2 | 60 | 1 hour 30 minutes |
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Revising from the Business specification
Work through the specification's content list and mark what you are unsure of, then practise those parts with WJEC's past papers and read your marks against the same year’s grade boundaries.
Common questions
Where can I find the WJEC GCSE Business specification?
The link on this page opens WJEC's own copy of the Business specification (3510), a PDF on its website, so you always get the current version. We link to it rather than keep a copy.
What is in the Business specification?
A specification is the board's own description of the course: the content you can be examined on, how the exams are set out and how they are marked. It is the most useful single document to revise from, because every exam question has to come from it.
How is WJEC GCSE Business examined?
According to WJEC's grade boundaries for June 2026, the course is examined in 2 papers, worth 160 marks in all. The specification has the full details, and the past papers show what the questions look like.
Can I make practice questions from the specification?
Yes. cookie can make exam-style questions from a specification and mark your answers, so you can practise the parts you are least sure of once you run out of past papers.
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