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Economics

at Emmanuel College, Gateshead · college

Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionOutstanding2024see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

This course comprises 3 assessment components. Economics is the study of how society allocates scarce resources between competing claims on their use. Economic issues affect the lives of everyone: when we decide which goods to buy, how we divide up our work and leisure time, how businesses survive, and what policies governments use to run the country. Economics examines the issues and develops models of human behaviour. These models allow us to some extent to analyse problems, predict outcomes, and evaluate policies. How is money defined and what are interest rates and exchange rates? Is free trade a good thing? Why do unemployment and inflation keep going up and down and fluctuate between regions and countries? How do taxes affect the behaviour of firms and consumers?

What you need to get on

Students should achieve at least a grade 6 in GCSE economics or GCSE business economics and at least a grade 6 in GCSE maths and GCSE English. In addition, students must have a subject teacher recommendation.

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

  • Emmanuel College

    Consett Road, Gateshead, NE11 0AN

    DaytimeClassroom based
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