Economics shapes our lives. We are all affected, either directly or indirectly, by issues such as rising prices, unemployment, global poverty and the performance of particular industries. Economics looks at these wider macroeconomic problems. It also examines microeconomic topics: How are prices set? What determines how much a firm will produce? What shapes the demand for a product? Why are football players paid more than nurses? Why are some countries more developed than others? Why has the volume of international trade grown so rapidly in recent decades and what are the disadvantages of this trend? Many students go on to take the subject at degree level, and it is a highly prized degree amongst employers. It also provides a useful grounding for students thinking of taking related degrees in business and management at university.
Successful economics students will possess a solid foundation of written and numerical skills alongside a genuine curiosity and interest in the world around them. Achieving a minimum grade 6 in both GCSE English Language and Maths is necessary to access the course. It is not necessary to have studied a related subject (e.g. Business) at GCSE level. Indeed, the chance to start an entirely new subject that builds on skills developed in other GCSE subjects is for many students the appeal of the course.
The AQA specification on offer involves 3 units of study (entirely assessed by examination at the end of the two year course).
About Education Provider
| Region | West Midlands |
| Local Authority | Staffordshire |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Day £16,800 - £22,119; Boarding £33,720 - £36,966 |
| Sixth Form Fee | Unknown |
| Address | Denstone, Uttoxeter, ST14 5HN |
Economics shapes our lives. We are all affected, either directly or indirectly, by issues such as rising prices, unemployment, global poverty and the performance of particular industries. Economics looks at these wider macroeconomic problems. It also examines microeconomic topics: How are prices set? What determines how much a firm will produce? What shapes the demand for a product? Why are football players paid more than nurses? Why are some countries more developed than others? Why has the volume of international trade grown so rapidly in recent decades and what are the disadvantages of this trend? Many students go on to take the subject at degree level, and it is a highly prized degree amongst employers. It also provides a useful grounding for students thinking of taking related degrees in business and management at university.
Successful economics students will possess a solid foundation of written and numerical skills alongside a genuine curiosity and interest in the world around them. Achieving a minimum grade 6 in both GCSE English Language and Maths is necessary to access the course. It is not necessary to have studied a related subject (e.g. Business) at GCSE level. Indeed, the chance to start an entirely new subject that builds on skills developed in other GCSE subjects is for many students the appeal of the course.
The AQA specification on offer involves 3 units of study (entirely assessed by examination at the end of the two year course).