A Level Economics
COURSE OVERVIEW
Economics describes the factors that determine the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. You will research and debate issues such as inequality, financial meltdowns, and human behaviour and interpret data and discuss alternative solutions.
EXAMINATION BOARD: Edexcel A
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:
Standard college entry requirements plus GCSE grade 5 in maths and a grade 5 in English language or literature. If your English language and/or literature is grade 4, then a grade 5 in another essay-based subject will be considered (e.g. history, geography, religious studies).
Why study A Level Economics at Blackpool Sixth?
If you have a passion for knowing and learning about how the world works on both a local, national and international level. If you enjoy debating social issues and coming up with solutions to those issues. If you enjoy learning about a variety of different fields including geography, maths, business, history, politics and sociology, as economics incorporates many of these into the subject.
How will I be taught?
- Collaborative research tasks
- Group work/essays
- Keeping up-to-date with relevant news articles
- Quizzes
- Exam style questions
- Video clips
Teacher expertise
The teaching team are experienced in marking for the exam boards. They have economics and business degrees and experience within industry.
What skills will I develop?
- An appreciation of the contribution of economics to the understanding of the wider economic and social environment
- An understanding of a range of concepts and an ability to use those concepts in a variety of different contexts use
- An enquiring, critical and thoughtful approach to the study of economics and develop an ability to think as an economist
- A understanding that economic behaviour can be studied from a range of perspectives
- Develop analytical and quantitative skills, together with qualities and attitudes that will equip you for the challenges, opportunities and responsibilities of adult and working life
How will I be assessed?
100
%- 100% Exam
What will you study and other information about A LEVEL Economics
- What will I study?
Microeconomics
- How markets work
- Market failure
- Government intervention
- Business growth
- Business objectives
- Revenues, costs and profits
- Market structures
- Labour market
Macroeconomics
- Measures of economic performance
- Economic growth
- Objectives for the economy international economics
- Poverty and inequality
- Emerging and developing economies
- The financial sector
- Equipment and Financial contributions
A calculator. Revision books are available at a cost of £5 each.
- Field trips, projects and employability opportunities
- Visits to Paris and New York
- London Trip – A Level revision course
- Career Ready Academy
Where does it lead?
A lot of students go on to study economics at universities such as Manchester, Durham, and Leeds and we have had a student in recent years go on to study at Yale in the US. Students have also moved onto prestigious apprenticeship programmes including BAE systems and at local accountancy firms such as Champion to complete their AAT qualifications.
FORMER STUDENT SUCCESS
Former student Rachel Abbott left Blackpool Sixth in the summer of 2022 after successfully completing A levels in Maths, Business, and Economics. Opting not to immediately pursue a traditional path into the workplace or university, Rachel embarked on an apprenticeship journey.
In September 2023, she commenced a project management degree apprenticeship. This distinctive program involves attending university one day a week, working towards achieving a BSc in Project Management, while dedicating the remaining four days to practical application, splitting her time between on-site and office environments.
