A Level Economics Fast Track Course (Valid 2020 Exam & Onwards)

Minimum of GCSE grade C or above.

To sit Edexcel examination students must register as a private candidate with an approved examination centre prior to enrolment - Do not enrol until you have confirmed exam availability/fees with your chose centre

View a list of UK Exam Centres here

If the centres listed are unable to accomodate you or are unsuitable for any reason we have agreements with the centres listed below that may be able to help. It really is worth the effort to travel if need be.
 

Recommended Centres

English Maths Science Tuition Centre Ltd.
40 Showell Green lane
Sparkhill
Birmingham,
B11 4JP
England
United Kingdom

Tel: 0121-771-1298

Email: info@englishandmaths.com
Web: http://www.englishandmaths.com

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3A Tutors Ltd
1A High Street
Staple Hill
Bristol
BS16 5HA
Tel: 0117 9109931
Email: enquiries@3at.org.uk

London Brookes College
40/42 The Burroughs
Hendon
London
NW4 4AP
T: 02082022007
E: info@londonbrookescollege.co.uk
Web: londonbrookescollege.co.uk

Rastrick Independant School
Ogden Lane
Brighouse
HD6 3HF
T: 01484400344
Email: info@rastrick-independant.co.uk
Web: www.rastrick-independant.co.uk

Greene's Tutorial College
97A St Aldate's Street
Oxford
T: 01865248308
E: enquiries@greenes.org.uk
Web: www.greenes.org.uk

Note: The contract for sitting exams  is between you and your chosen centre. We advise students to contact 2 or 3 centres and compare charges as they will vary before the enrol.

Please be advised that all students are advised to check and confirm availability and examination fees prior to enrolment. UK Open College has no control over availabilty or exam fees charged. 

Edexcel A Level Economics

UCAS points awarded upon grades achieved.  Visit UCAS here for more info

Edexcel are one of the largest awarding bodies within the UK. Predominantly aimed at 14-19 year old students sitting A levels and GCSE's for the first time or mature students generally looking to retake or achieve UCAS points for a university application. Edexcel provides students with a fully recognised qualification as provided by any further education college. 

Course duration will vary dependant on student commitment, effort and ability. Overall guided learning hours are approx 700. This should be used as a guideline only and completion times will vary hugely.We would encourage students to seriously consider how they plan to complete their chosen course prior to enrolment. Students should think about how they are going to study, where they are going to study and how often. Be realistic! 

Speak to family members and help them to understand what you are trying to achieve, explain you may require peace and space to study at certain times. The more you involve them the more likely you are to get them on your side. Students are reminded that the time in which they complete is purely down to them as an individual.

To sit Edexcel examination students must register as a private candidate with an approved examination centre prior to enrolment. Please check availability and exam fees direct with your chosen centre.

Students are able to select how they wish to study.

Paper based: Receive your course pack in the post in hard copy and correspond direct with your tutor via email

or

Online: Access our premium online cloud based learning system where you are able to access all of your course lessons, assignments and tutor correspondence in one place. Download the APP and access your course information on any device from anywhere in the world with an internet signal. Whichever way you choose to study is up to you.!

Please be advised students cannot choose both methods/formats. You will be required to select your preferred method at checkout.

In order to acheive this qualification you must sit three written examinations, details of which can be seen below. Booking exams is the responsibility of the student. Any and all exam fees will be paid by the student directly to their chosen exam centre.

Paper 1: Markets and business behaviour *Paper code: 9EC0/01

Externally assessed. Availability: May/June. First assessment: 2017

35% of the total qualification

Overview of content:

Paper 1 will assess microeconomics and questions will be drawn from Themes 1 and 3.

Overview of assessment:

Written examination. The paper comprises three sections. Students answer all questions from Section A and Section B, and one from Section C. Section A comprises a range of multiple-choice and short-answer questions. Section B comprises one data response question broken down into a number of parts. Section C comprises a choice of extended open-response questions; students select one from a choice of two Duration: 2 hours/ 100 marks available

Paper 2: The national and global economy *Paper code: 9EC0/02

Externally assessed. Availability: May/June. First assessment: 2017

35% of the total qualification

Overview of content:

Paper 2 will assess macroeconomics and questions will be drawn from Themes 2 and 4.

Overview of assessment:

Written examination. The paper comprises three sections. Students answer all questions from Section A and Section B, and one from Section C. Section A comprises a range of multiple-choice and short-answer questions.Section B comprises one data response question broken down into a number of parts. Section C comprises a choice of extended open-response questions; students select one from a choice of two.

Duration: 2 hours/100 marks available

Paper 3: Microeconomics and macroeconomics *Paper code: 9EC0/03

Externally assessed. Availability: May/June. First assessment: 2017

30% of the total qualification

Overview of content:

Paper 3 will assess content across all four themes.

Students are required to apply their knowledge and understanding, make connections and transfer higher-order skills across all four themes.

Overview of assessment:

Written examination. The paper comprises two sections. Each section comprises one data response question broken down into a number of parts, including a choice of extended open-response questions; students select one from a choice of two.

Duration: 2 hours/100 marks available

Assignment Information

Throughout the course there will be self-assessment questions, and tutor marked questions, to enable students to monitor their progress

Past Papers

Visit Edexcel website and download specimen papers here 

Students are able to sit a standalone AS paper as a measurement/guide of their progress if required. However this will incur additional exam fees with your centre. This will be available in May/June 2016 if required. This will not count towards your overall A Level exam and is purely available for students who wish to test their progress. (England only) 

For students in Northern Ireland and Wales the AS will continue to count. 

In order to help students with the terms and conditions of their enrolment we have tried to keep things simple and easy to understand. No jargon or small print. Our full terms and conditions can be viewed here.

In our experience the main and most important part of these terms for our students is the cancellation & returns policy. So let’s explain these clearly to avoid any misunderstanding.

Firstly, we would request that students check the course syllabus and content immediately upon receipt. This is vitally important. Please ensure that any qualification awarded at the end of your course meets your needs. If in doubt call us on 0121 288 0181 to check before you enrol.

If for any reason you wish to cancel and return your course to us for a refund you are welcome to do so as long as you notify us within 14 days of receipt at the delivery address. Please email accounts@ukopencollege.co.uk stating your name, address, invoice number requesting to cancel. We will then respond to you with further instruction. If you have received a hard copy of your course you will be required to return this at your own cost via courier/recorded delivery before a full refund will be issued. If you have paid a deposit and signed a student agreement, you will be charged a £30 cancellation fee. This will be deducted from any deposit paid in addition to any postage charges incurred by us.

All returns must remain unused and in resalable condition. This complies with distance selling regulations. All students are welcome to return their course to us for any reason as long as we have been notified within the 14 days as above. Unfortunately, if notification to cancel is received outside of this period your request for a refund will be declined. This does not affect your statutory rights

Please call our accounts team direct on 0121 288 0181 if you have any questions regarding our cancellation and returns policy. It will only cost you a phone call