March 2026 Economics update

Summer 2027 Provisional Timetable - Economics A

Summer 2027 Provisional Timetable - Economics B

Any feedback on these provisional timetables should be sent to timetables@pearson.com.

Any feedback on this provisional timetable should be sent to timetables@pearson.com.

Any feedback on this provisional timetable should be sent to timetables@pearson.com.

Designed specifically for teachers and students, these resources from the Institute for Fiscal Studies offer A-level / post-16, classroom-ready activities. They include short explainers (video, audio and text), podcasts with discussion questions, dedicated articles and much more. Produced in association with education experts, they aim to make economics engaging, accessible and grounded in a real-world context.

We are recruiting examiners for our Economics qualifications and would invite you to join one of our examining teams.

Apply to be an examiner for A level Economics A

Apply to be an examiner for A level Economics B

Are you an ECT?

Apply to be an NQT economics examiner for Economics A

The A level Economics A You Tube Channel includes recordings of events from previous years.

Location: British Library, London

Planned sessions include:

• see Economics everywhere
• exam board specific sessions
• behavioural techniques for the Economics classroom
• strategies for high achievers
• boosting grades at the lower end
• ten top tips for HoDs
• ten top tips for new Economics teachers
• diversity in the Economics classroom
• strategies for encouraging girls to study Economics
• AI and gamification in Economics teaching
• mentoring new Economics teachers
• Bank of England speaker.

Register for the conference

The pre-release material for the June 2026 Paper 3 is now available.

Please visit the delivery support pages  to learn about both free and paid-for support available for our qualifications.

Two new case studies were added in November and we now have sixteen case studies mapped to the specification.

Tutor2U has put together a series of PowerPoint-based knowledge retrieval activities for each Theme and topic, which can be downloaded for free here:

Summer 2026 Timetable - Economics A

Summer 2026 Timetable - Economics B

We are recruiting examiners for our Economics qualifications and would invite you to join one of our examining teams.

Apply to be an examiner for IAL Economics

Apply to be an examiner for International GCSE Economics

Are you internationally based?

We are currently looking to expand our Examining workforce ahead of our assessment activities. We are seeking applicants to mark our International GCSE and International A Level qualifications in Economics.

Apply to be an internationally based examiner 

4EC1A = the traditionally assessed linear papers

R - Regional papers - Pearson requires the following countries to use the alternative R option codes: Australia, Azerbaijan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India,  Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates and Vietnam.

C = Onscreen assessment

CR = Regional and onscreen papers

The entry deadlines are:

• 21 February for UK centres
• 21 March for International centres

International centres only

The entry deadline is 21 March.

R - Regional papers - Pearson requires the following countries to use the alternative R option codes: Australia, Azerbaijan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India,  Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates and Vietnam

C = Onscreen assessment

CR = Regional and onscreen papers

Since 2024

Our onscreen assessments are the same as the paper-based assessments. ​The questions are the same and the exams are taken at the same time - the only difference is the format. ​

Students take their assessments at a centre, under exam conditions, working on devices.

Get to know the platform

Sample Assessment Materials (SAMs) for subjects that we currently deliver onscreen are available for you, your teachers, your students and their parents/guardians/carers to look at within our Sandbox environment​.

It gives the opportunity to experience the platform and the functionalities available*.​

To set up an account: ​

• go to the Sandbox environment​
• click on ‘Don’t have an account’
• enter your email address as your UserID ​
• wait for an automatic email to confirm your email address ​
• proceed to log in.  ​

*Any responses submitted within the Sandbox are not saved.

The onscreen toolkit

1. Booking App

https://booking.mod.pearson.com

This is where you can:​

• assign familiarisation material​
• manage invigilator accounts​
• access submitted student scripts.​

For an account to access and assign materials, please complete the form below:​

Booking App Account Request

2. Invigilator App

https://invigilate.mod.pearson.com

This is where you can:​

• view invigilation sessions​
• monitor student connectivity​
• track progress through familiarisation material, mock assessments and live exams​

You can view our video about navigating and using the Invigilator App by using the link below:​

Invigilator video guide

3. Assessment Player

https://assessment.mod.pearson.com

This is where students can:​

• access all assigned assessments​
• view current, upcoming and completed assessments​

There is a guided tour video that demonstrates how students interact with the onscreen platform and you can also view support videos for specific tools available.

Our ‘Ask us Anything’ webinar is still available to view and includes hearing from some of our schools who were among the first to deliver our International GCSE English onscreen assessments. At a time stamp of approx. 26mins you can see how the Invigilator App and the Assessment Player interact during a live assessment.   

Technology Set Up

The assessment player is compatible with multiple browsers and operating systems on both centre-owned and candidate-owned Windows and MAC devices. Only centre-owned Chromebooks are supported currently. 

Devices must be capable of receiving and installing the latest software updates to ensure they remain supported and secure. You can find full technical guidance on our website.

Go to the technical guidance

New familiarisation materials now available

We're pleased to share that additional onscreen assessments have been added to the familiarisation library of our onscreen platform. These resources are freely available and ready for centres to use with learners.

Familiarisation materials are digitised versions of past papers designed to support both teachers and students in gaining confidence with the format, layout and features of our onscreen platform ahead of their high stakes assessments.

They can be assigned directly through the platform’s Booking App. If you need any help assigning assessments to your students or getting started with the onscreen platform, our Onscreen Assessment Team is here to support you – just email internationalonscreen@pearson.com.

The familiarisation material currently available is given below:

Upcoming Drop-in Q&A Sessions

We're here to help with any general onscreen queries you may have, so please feel free to join our friendly drop-in sessions. Just remember to sign up in advance—we look forward to seeing you there!

Summer 2026 Timetable

November 2026 Timetable

Summer 2027 Provisional Timetable

The feedback window will run until Friday 20 March.

Please send any feedback into timetables@pearson.com.

Summer 2026 Timetable

October 2026 Timetable

January 2027 Provisional Timetable

Please note that this is a provisional timetable. Any feedback on provisional timetables should be sent to timetables@pearson.com.

Summer 2027 Provisional Timetable

The feedback window will run until Friday 20 March.

Please send any feedback into timetables@pearson.com.

Colleges Week is a chance to celebrate the brilliant things colleges do, day in and day out to help people to upskill, retrain and support employers across innovation and skills, and to acknowledge the role they play as anchor institutions within their communities.

The theme for Colleges Week 2026 is Skills for All.  Every day, colleges equip people from all walks of life with the education, training, and skills they need to succeed. From young people starting out, to adults retraining, and apprentices learning in the workplace, colleges open doors and create opportunities.​

Colleges Week 2026 will will focus on a different group of learners each day, including: adult learners;  young people; apprentices; higher education; the college community and local area. 

Go to the Colleges Week 2026 website to find out more

Pearson has partnered with the UCL Centre for Research in Autism and Education (CRAE), to look at how neurotypical and neurodivergent (e.g. those who are autistic/have ADHD) students answer GCSE exam questions.

Read the project overview for further information

We hope this will allow us to make our exams more accessible for all students.

We would be very grateful if centres would consider taking part in the next phase of this very important project.

With an emphasis on learning for life, this year’s report represents our biggest picture of viewpoints and emerging trends across #UKeducation to date, with a record number of teacher, learner and expert voices joining the conversation, including – for the very first time – those in colleges and home education. They share their views on learning now and how it could evolve in the future – including candid opinions on curriculum, assessment, AI, life skills, creativity and more.​

Ofqual has launched a consultation on proposals for how on-screen assessment should be regulated in GCSEs, AS and A levels in England. Whilst they propose a controlled introduction of on-screen assessment, pen-and-paper will remain central to most exams.

As teachers working directly with students, you understand their needs and the challenges this proposal may present.

Your opinion counts. The consultation closes on 5 March 2026.

Please take a look and have your say

Now that the final report of the Curriculum and Assessment Review and the timelines have been published, we are now considering the implications for A level Economics. We will keep you informed of any further developments.

View the final report

See the timeline (on page 52)

Read the Pearson response.

The APPG (All-Party Parliamentary Group) on Financial Education launched its report in September.

This review explores how financial education is integrated, supported and delivered as well as what a UK vision for financial education could look like, what is working and what needs to be improved.

The report calls for a Financial Education Youth Guarantee including financial education at every stage of learning, Financial Education Champions in every school and the establishment of a national financial education resource hub.

The report also highlights examples of positive practice and recent developments that could be scaled up, as well as specific recommendations to improve financial education.

This is a recorded session which focuses on best practice when using ResultsPlus, alongside ExamWizard to analyse your students’ examination results, and improve your in-house approach to teaching the topics your students find challenging.

The Professional Development Academy summarises the training that is available to you.

The Pearson Edexcel Facebook page is designed to help and support you with the teaching and delivery of our UK qualifications. We share the latest news, updates and information about our support services across subjects. From our own news to updates from Ofqual and JCQ, follow us on @PearsonEdexcel on Facebook to stay up to date.

Multi factor authentication was rolled out to nearly a quarter of a million Pearson Portal users last year. Although it has now become a standard way of accessing our systems, it can sometimes present challenges if a smart device is lost or replaced.

You can read more information, see a quick start guide and access FAQs and troubleshooting for our authenticator app in our Pearson Portal Authenticator support article.

Based on feedback received this graphic was created to answer some common questions.

You can read more information, see a quick start guide and access FAQs and troubleshooting for our authenticator app in our Pearson Portal Authenticator support article.