At King’s, the class sizes are small, allowing for individual attention and support for all of our Economists. The department is well resourced and has two experienced and passionate teachers who instill great enthusiasm towards their students about their subject. The department achieves strong results consistently. We have engineered many links with the local community and take part in several national competitions in order to bring greater realism into the lessons. The department organises many trips such as to New York, the financial district of London and to universities to hear speakers. We arrange for speakers to come into school to speak to our Economics students on a range of topics. What will I study during the course? The course followed at King’s is OCR A Level Economics H460. You will study three main components: Microeconomics, Macroeconomics and Themes in Economics. Within Microeconomics, you will focus on the economic agents, the workings of the free market, imperfections and market failures, government intervention, scarcity and choice, how competitive markets work, competition and market power, and the labour market. Within Macroeconomics, you will learn how the macroeconomics functions on both a domestic and global level by looking at economic policy objectives, indicators of macroeconomic performance, aggregate demand and aggregate supply, policy instruments, the global context, and the financial sector. Themes in Economics is a fully synoptic component and draws on both the Microeconomic and Macroeconomic themes.
Students are expected to have attained five A*-C / 9-5 grades at GCSE, including English Language and Mathematics, to grade 6 / B or higher, as you will need to analyse and interpret a variety of forms of data and be able to communicate ideas effectively both orally and in writing. You do not need to have any prior learning or knowledge of Economics in order to study the subject at A Level. To take this subject to Sixth Form, you should have a natural interest in how modern life and the world acts, and you need to think like an economist. You need to be an independent learner, a critical thinker and a strong decision-maker.
About Education Provider
| Region | South West |
| Local Authority | Gloucestershire |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | £9,180 - £23,940 |
| Address | Pitt Street, Gloucester, GL1 2BG |
At King’s, the class sizes are small, allowing for individual attention and support for all of our Economists. The department is well resourced and has two experienced and passionate teachers who instill great enthusiasm towards their students about their subject. The department achieves strong results consistently. We have engineered many links with the local community and take part in several national competitions in order to bring greater realism into the lessons. The department organises many trips such as to New York, the financial district of London and to universities to hear speakers. We arrange for speakers to come into school to speak to our Economics students on a range of topics. What will I study during the course? The course followed at King’s is OCR A Level Economics H460. You will study three main components: Microeconomics, Macroeconomics and Themes in Economics. Within Microeconomics, you will focus on the economic agents, the workings of the free market, imperfections and market failures, government intervention, scarcity and choice, how competitive markets work, competition and market power, and the labour market. Within Macroeconomics, you will learn how the macroeconomics functions on both a domestic and global level by looking at economic policy objectives, indicators of macroeconomic performance, aggregate demand and aggregate supply, policy instruments, the global context, and the financial sector. Themes in Economics is a fully synoptic component and draws on both the Microeconomic and Macroeconomic themes.
Students are expected to have attained five A*-C / 9-5 grades at GCSE, including English Language and Mathematics, to grade 6 / B or higher, as you will need to analyse and interpret a variety of forms of data and be able to communicate ideas effectively both orally and in writing. You do not need to have any prior learning or knowledge of Economics in order to study the subject at A Level. To take this subject to Sixth Form, you should have a natural interest in how modern life and the world acts, and you need to think like an economist. You need to be an independent learner, a critical thinker and a strong decision-maker.