Economics is essentially the study of decision making at different levels and how the scarce resources of society are allocated. At Archbishop Tenison’s, Economics is studied at A level where we follow the AQA specification. The objective is to equip with the key economic skills and theories to enable them to analyse areas of the society in which they live at both a macro and micro level. Whilst we would like students to study the subject further after school, if we are able to provide them with a solid foundation in economics then it will enable students to have a more informed role in society together with an ability to understand things that will impact them in life such as inflation, exchange rates and taxation.
There are three papers at A-Level of 2hrs duration per paper. Each paper is equal to 33.3% of the overall grade. Paper 1 - Markets and market failure will examine microeconomic topics and is comprised of a mixture of shorter questions and longer essays. - Section A questions are based around information contained within an unseen stimulus context where there is a choice of two contexts. - Section B contains three, two-part essay questions where you choose one of the essays. Paper 2 - National and international economy will examine macroeconomic topics and comprised of a mixture of shorter questions and longer essays. - Section A questions are based around information contained within an unseen stimulus context where there is a choice of two contexts. - Section B contains three, two-part essay questions where you choose one of the essays. Paper 3 - Economic Principles and Issues is a paper that includes topics from both microeconomics and macroeconomics. - Section A contains thirty compulsory multiple-choice questions. - Section B is focused on an unseen stimulus which will typically have four extracts in both textual and numerical form. - The exam paper consists of three questions to be answered in the style of an economist providing economic advice to a third party.
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| Region | London |
| Local Authority | Croydon |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Mixed |
| Address | Selborne Road, Croydon, CR0 5JQ |
Economics is essentially the study of decision making at different levels and how the scarce resources of society are allocated. At Archbishop Tenison’s, Economics is studied at A level where we follow the AQA specification. The objective is to equip with the key economic skills and theories to enable them to analyse areas of the society in which they live at both a macro and micro level. Whilst we would like students to study the subject further after school, if we are able to provide them with a solid foundation in economics then it will enable students to have a more informed role in society together with an ability to understand things that will impact them in life such as inflation, exchange rates and taxation.
There are three papers at A-Level of 2hrs duration per paper. Each paper is equal to 33.3% of the overall grade. Paper 1 - Markets and market failure will examine microeconomic topics and is comprised of a mixture of shorter questions and longer essays. - Section A questions are based around information contained within an unseen stimulus context where there is a choice of two contexts. - Section B contains three, two-part essay questions where you choose one of the essays. Paper 2 - National and international economy will examine macroeconomic topics and comprised of a mixture of shorter questions and longer essays. - Section A questions are based around information contained within an unseen stimulus context where there is a choice of two contexts. - Section B contains three, two-part essay questions where you choose one of the essays. Paper 3 - Economic Principles and Issues is a paper that includes topics from both microeconomics and macroeconomics. - Section A contains thirty compulsory multiple-choice questions. - Section B is focused on an unseen stimulus which will typically have four extracts in both textual and numerical form. - The exam paper consists of three questions to be answered in the style of an economist providing economic advice to a third party.
