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GCE A Level in Economics

at Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level22 monthsFull timeFree

What the college says

A-level Economics will give you an excellent understanding of how economies allocate their scarce resources to meet the needs and wants of their citizens. You will develop a greater understanding of the economic problems which face individuals, firms and governments on a local, national and global level and the alternative ways these problems can be resolved. You will investigate microeconomic topics such as how individual decisions impact economic outcomes, the importance of competition, how markets operate and why they fail and how the distribution of income and wealth is affected. At the same time, you will learn about macroeconomics, looking at the big picture of how our national economy fits into the global context, the global impact of financial markets and monetary policy and the operation of the international economy. You don't need to have studied economics GCSE to take the A Level course. Depending on the career path you want to take in the future, economics fits particularly well with other social science subjects, with history, geography, but equally as well with business related subjects. It will give you a great set of transferable skills frequently sought by employers including numerical, analytical and problem-solving skills as well as commercial awareness: an essential requirement for business.

What you need to get on

4-5 GCSEs at grade 4 (C) or above including maths

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

  • Bacup & Rawtenstall Grammar School

    Bacup & Rawtenstall Grammar School Glen Road, Rossendale, BB4 7BJ

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Start dates

  • 1 September 2026 · Rossendale

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