Economics
Head of Department: Mr E. Tweedie
The Economics Department is housed in recently refurbished rooms in The Cloisters and the three classrooms are all equipped with fully interactive whiteboards. There is also a concourse area where the pupils can access daily newspapers and periodicals such as ‘The Economist’ and digital television enables the watching of 24-hour news programmes. Inevitably, a lot of our study is based upon current issues in the world’s economy. The subject currently attracts approximately 50 pupils in each of the two Sixth form year groups.
The department is staffed by:
Mr A.P. Ireson MA DipFM
Mrs F.L. Quiddington BEc
Mr J. Rohrborn MA
Mr E.M. Tweedie BA
Course content
We teach the AQA specification. For further details of course content, and pattern of assessment, follow this link
AS
Pupils study three modules; one on microeconomics, one on macroeconomics and one where the knowledge from the other two modules is used to study the UK Housing market. Due to the nature of the subject, a lot of the topics, especially the macro ones, are taught through to A2 level in the Lower Sixth and consequently no exams are sat until January of the Upper Sixth year.
A2
A further three modules are studied to complete the A level course. Once again there are micro and macro modules and the third module gives pupils a choice between undertaking a piece of individual coursework or writing a report, under examination conditions, on an area of the European Union. There is also the opportunity for some pupils to be prepared for the Advanced Extension Award, which is also set by AQA.