Course information
Economics
William Perkin Church of England High School - Ealing
02088328950
Oldfield Lane North, Greenford, UB6 8PR
Course summary

WHO IS IT SUITABLE FOR? To study Economics successfully you need to: ✓ have an interest in the wider economic and social environment and how economic issues and problems affect everyday life ✓ read and understand some fairly complex reading material—reading The Financial Times, The Economist, or following BBC news or a broadsheet newspaper regularly is helpful ✓ be confident enough in maths to learn how to interpret and construct diagrams and charts displaying economic data ✓ write logical analytical explanations of economic theories and apply these to various situations to make informed judgements WHAT WILL I LEARN? Year 12, Section 1: Operation of Markets and Market Failure ✓ How supply and demand work to determine market prices and economic efficiency ✓ How supply and demand may fail to deliver good in efficient quantities ✓ How government can intervene in markets to correct for market failure Year 12, Section 2: The National Economy in a Global Context ✓ How we measure economic performance ✓ How government can use policies to stimulate economic growth, reduce unemployment, manage inflation, increase international trade, and manage public finances Year 13, Section 3: Individuals, Firms, Markets and Market Failure ✓ How and why firms grow; costs, revenues and profits ✓ The role of the competition authorities in promoting competitive markets ✓ How wages are determined in the labour market Year 13, Section 4: The National and International Economy ✓ Globalisation and international trade ✓ The financial sector

Entry requirements

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Grade 7 or 6 in Maths and English (Literature or Language). Grade 7 can be in either Maths or English 8 or more GCSE at grade 5, equivalent or better including English and Maths.

How you'll be assessed

HOW WILL I BE ASSESSED? Year 12: Four internal assessments: Q1 Assessment: Written 45 minute examination covering some of Section 1 Q2 Assessment: Written 90 minute examination covering Section 1 Q3 Assessment: Written 45 minute examination covering parts of Section 2 Q4 Assessment: Two written exams—up to 90 minutes each—covering Sections 1 and 2 Year 13: Three external assessments: Paper 1: Written 2 hour examination covering Sections 1 and 3 (33.3% of total) Paper 2: Written 2 hour examination covering Sections 2 and 4 (33.3% of total) Paper 3: Written 2 hour synoptic examination covering Sections 1-4 (33.3% of total)

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionLondon
Local AuthorityEaling
Ofsted RatingOutstanding
Gender TypeMixed
AddressOldfield Lane North, Greenford, UB6 8PR