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November 2025 Economics update

November 2025 Economics update

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This November update invites you to join us for an Economics A exam insights event and and also to join us as an examiner for the 2026 exam series.

October 2025 Economics update

Guidance on what to expect from exam questions from September 2025

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November 2025 Economics update

October 2025 Economics update

October 2025 Economics update

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This month we have two new FT case studies and news of a recent report on financial education. Towards the end of the month there are a couple of exam insight events for our international qualifications.

Guidance on what to expect from exam questions from September 2025

FT for secondary schools

November 2025 Economics update

October 2025 Economics update

Guidance on what to expect from exam questions from September 2025

Guidance on what to expect from exam questions from September 2025

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Using the JCQ guidance as the starting point, this page includes some FAQs on future exam series for GCSE, International GCSE, AS, A level and International IAS/A level.

FT for secondary schools

November 2025 Economics update

October 2025 Economics update

Guidance on what to expect from exam questions from September 2025

FT for secondary schools

FT for secondary schools

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The FT's free online subscriptions to students aged 16-19, their teachers and schools around the world is a very valuable resource for all Economics teachers.


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Find out about both free and paid-for resources to help support your teaching of Edexcel A level Economics A.

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Find out about:

  • how examiners' reports can help you to better understand the requirements of the different command verbs.
  • the grade boundaries and the notional grade boundaries you can use for mocks.
  • the grade statistics which show the percentage of candidates achieving each grade.

 

Find out about both free and paid-for resources to help support your teaching of Edexcel A level Economics B.

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Find out about:

  • how examiners' reports can help you to better understand the requirements of the different command verbs.
  • the grade boundaries and the notional grade boundaries you can use for mocks.
  • the grade statistics which show the percentage of candidates achieving each grade.

 

Economics A is more traditional and uses models to a greater extent than Economics B.

Economics B comes from the Nuffield tradition which emphasizes the use of business contexts, rather than abstract models, in delivering economics concepts.

Find out about both free and paid-for resources to help support your teaching of IAL Economics.

Go to the delivery support page

Find out about:

  • how examiners' reports can help you to better understand the requirements of the different command verbs.
  • the grade boundaries and the notional grade boundaries you can use for mocks.
  • the grade statistics which show the percentage of candidates achieving each grade.

 

Find out about both free and paid-for resources to help support your teaching of International GCSE Economics.

Go to the delivery support page

Find out about:

  • how examiners' reports can help you to better understand the requirements of the different command verbs.
  • the grade boundaries and the notional grade boundaries you can use for mocks.
  • the grade statistics which show the percentage of candidates achieving each grade.

 

Useful documents

Economics A

Academic
Specification - A level
Specification - A Level (Economics A)
pdf | 1.4 MB
Academic
International GCSE Economics Specification
Specification - GCSE (Economics)
pdf | 1.2 MB

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