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Economics

at Maidstone Grammar School For Girls, Maidstone · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level22 monthsFull timeFree

What the college says

Economics is a fascinating subject to study, as it helps you to look more deeply into the world around you, how and why it functions as it does. It can also give you new perspectives on some of the most pressing and challenging problems facing the world today. Economics is concerned with how society sets about meeting people's demands for things they want to consume. It looks at the production, consumption and sale of goods and services, both at the level of individual products, firms and consumers and at the level of the total production and consumption by countries. It also compares alternative ways of using the limited resources that countries and individuals possess and considers how efficient and fair such alternatives are. Professor John Sloman Economic decisions and activities impact on many different areas of society and on our own everyday lives. Interest rate fluctuations, levels of taxation, unemployment, labour force migration and football transfer prices, to name but a few. In a world where there is increasing debate about scarcity of resources, economics plays a key role in that it is fundamentally concerned with how to allocate those resources most efficiently. Economics is a discussion-based subject which requires students to form opinions on the world around them. Much use is made of up-to-date resources such as the internet, newspapers and magazines.

What you need to get on

General Sixth Form Entry Requirements: Admission to the Sixth Form will be as a result of applicants achieving a minimum Grade 5 in English Language and Mathematics. In total students need to have achieved at least six GCSEs of which at least four subjects are at Grade 6 (or Grade B). In addition students must meet subject entry requirements. Students meeting only the minimum entry requirements for the sixth form are likely to find the choice of subjects which they can access is restricted. In addition, Grade 6 or above in GCSE Mathematics..

How you are assessed

Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

  • Maidstone Grammar School for Girls

    GREAT BUCKLAND, MAIDSTONE, ME16 0SF

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 2 September 2026 · MAIDSTONE

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