Welcome back to the new year!
In this month's update there is the usual qualification specific news including training events and the timetables for the autumn exam series.
There are still some uncertainties with regard to the 2022 exams and by the end of September we should have had confirmation from the Department for Education and Ofqual about the path to take this year. There is a little more information below.
I hope that the start of term goes smoothly.
In July, the DfE and Ofqual released their consultation on the format of assessments in summer 2022 for UK GCSE, AS and A level. This consultation has now closed and we await the final outcome. Full details can be found on their website. We know there are still uncertainties around some assessments in 2022 but hope that by the middle to end of September we should have confirmation.
The proposals for each subject are set out in Annex A of the consultation document. For Economics the proposal is the provision of advance information about the focus of the content of exams.
We are able to confirm that due to the modular nature of International AS and A Level qualifications there will be no adjustments to these papers in 2022. We are also working on arrangements for International GCSE qualifications and will share a further update once confirmed.
We’ll continue to keep our Summer 2022 support page up to date with the latest information.
On 8 June Ofqual and the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) published their guidance for appeals in 2021. These are important documents that outline the processes that will be in place for this summer’s appeals process.
Go to the Ofqual Statutory guidance: appeals under the GQAA regulatory framework
Go to the JCQ A guide to appeals processes Summer 2021 series
Appendix C contains a list of the evidence which Awarding Organisations will need in the event of an appeal.
We also have an overview video on the appeals process and a Appeals summer 2021 web page.
On 8 June Ofqual and the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) published their guidance for appeals in 2021. These are important documents that outline the processes that will be in place for this summer’s appeals process.
Go to the Ofqual Statutory guidance: appeals under the GQAA regulatory framework
Go to the JCQ A guide to appeals processes Summer 2021 series
We will follow the same principles for Pearson’s International GCSEs and International AS/A Levels. The document below provides a summary of the appeals process for these international qualifications and also provides information on where the appeals process will differ from the arrangements detailed in the JCQ document.
International qualification appeals should be submitted using the Pearson Appeals Portal. This will be accessed by centres via Edexcel Online (EOL). Applications to appeal should be submitted with the relevant supporting evidence for the appeal.
Further information can be found on our Appeals summer 2021 web page, including information on the appeals process and guidance for our international qualifications.
We have created a new dedicated web page for the Autumn 2021 session, where you can find up to date information about:
The final timetables for all UK and International qualifications in October and November can now be found on our website.
The Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) have also published their key dates document for the exceptional Autumn series.
The Professional Development Academy is a one-stop shop that provides access to a wide range of flexible, high-quality online courses for teachers.
You will find a range of on-demand, live and self-guided training courses creating flexible options for learning at a time that suits individual needs.
At Pearson we are carrying out research for the second phase of our Future of Qualifications and Assessment project and would like to hear from teachers and lecturers to help us shape our vision. We are looking for professionals teaching in any type of educational institution, working mostly with learners aged 14 or older in any subject or discipline, to participate in a 90-minute online workshop. For those that take part, we'll give you a £20 Amazon voucher to say thanks! The sessions will take place from 4 to 5.30pm on various dates in September. To sign up, please complete the short survey below and we'll get back you soon with more information.
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The Economics, Business and Enterprise Association (EBEA) is the professional subject association for everyone interested in the teaching and study of Economics, Business and Enterprise.
It is free to become a registered member and this gives you access to an archive of journals and articles which are older than one year. Paid membership (which is tax deductible) provides you with a monthly newsletter and a termly printed journal.
Economics Today magazine has been relaunched with the mission to help students see Economics everywhere, applying, broadening and deepening A-level theory in a wide range of current contexts.
Access to a back catalogue of the past 10 volumes is available as part of the default subscription, offering a teaching resource that covers all parts of the specification.
Also delivered as part of the default subscription is a new book, The UK Economy Today 2022 edition by Andrew Threadgould and Nick Fyfe, which brings completely up-to-date the book they previously wrote for Anforme.
The range of Anforme's popular Economics books are now, like Economics Today, supplied through Economics Factory. Full details of all resources can be found at www.economicsfactory.com
The Financial Times is offering free online subscriptions to students aged 16-19, their teachers and schools around the world, and to colleges of further education in the UK.
Please open the support tab below for links to delivery and assessment support, as well as to the Facebook Group and the Subject Community.
Description
This online event is designed for teachers who are thinking of switching to Pearson Edexcel. It is also suitable for newly qualified teachers starting to teach the AS and A level Economics A specifications.
Delegates will:
For those unable to attend this session it is also available as a pre-record.
Please note: a recording of the event will be available to attendees only
This event can count as 2 hours of CPD.
Event Fee (GBP)
Free
Pearson Event Code
9EC0-21O1/02
Entry for the autumn 2021 exam series for A level examinations is restricted to students who have received a teacher-assessed grade in summer 2021 and to students who are able to demonstrate that they would have entered summer 2021 exams had they not been cancelled. Centres should only submit entries for students where they are confident that they meet the eligibility criteria and can provide suitable evidence to the awarding organisation on request.
The entry deadline is 8 September 2021.
The timetable for the October 2021 exam series is:
Please open the support tab below for links to delivery and assessment support, as well as to the Facebook Group.
Find out about support for both delivery and assessment as well as a group to meet colleagues teaching the same specification.
Entry for the autumn 2021 exam series for A level examinations is restricted to students who have received a teacher-assessed grade in summer 2021 and to students who are able to demonstrate that they would have entered summer 2021 exams had they not been cancelled. Centres should only submit entries for students where they are confident that they meet the eligibility criteria and can provide suitable evidence to the awarding organisation on request.
The entry deadline is 8 September 2021.
The timetable for the October 2021 exam series is:
Please open the support tab below for links to delivery and assessment support.
You will also find information on training, exams, student book answers and university recognition of IALs.
Find out about support for both delivery and assessment.
12 October 2021 at 08:00 - 10:00 Pearson Edexcel International Advanced Level Economics: Welcome to Pearson (Module 1)
Description
Please note: This is a repeat of the event that took place in spring 2021.
This online training is designed for teachers who are new to delivering the International Advanced level Economics specification. The training is comprised of three 'standalone' modules which are booked separately. This module (1) focuses on teaching the course and will give you an understanding of the content of the qualification and how to cover it, course/lesson planning, understanding the assessment and preparing students for it, and a brief overview of support from Pearson available to teachers.
In Module 1, delegates will:
Please note a recording of the event will be sent to attendees only
This training can count as 2 hours of CPD.
Event Fee (GBP) - Free
Pearson Event Code - YEC11-21IO1/02
19 October 2021 at 08:00 - 10:00 Pearson Edexcel International Advanced Level Economics: Welcome to Pearson (Module 2)
In Module 2, delegates will:
Please note a recording of the event will be sent to attendees only
Pearson Event Code; YEC11-21IO2/02
26 October 2021 at 08:00 - 10:00 Understanding assessment and improving delivery in International A Level Economics (Module 1)
Description
Please note: This is a repeat of the training that took place in 2020.
This online training is designed for teachers who are delivering the Pearson Edexcel International A Level Economics specification. This training will give you an understanding of how assessments are structured for the qualification and how your teaching can be adapted to help your students’ performance on examination papers. The training is comprised of two 'standalone' modules which are booked separately.
In Module 1, delegates will:
The content of this training is based on the reformed specifications for first teaching from September 2018. Please note: a recording of the training will be available to attendees only. This training can count as 2 hours of CPD.
Event Fee (GBP)
£25
Pearson Event Code
YEC11-21IO4/01
28 October 2021 at 08:00 - 10:00 Understanding assessment and improving delivery in International A Level Economics (Module 2)
Description
Please note: This is a repeat of the training that took place in 2020.
This online training is designed for teachers who are delivering the Pearson Edexcel International A Level Economics specification. This training will give you an understanding of how assessments are structured for the qualification and how your teaching can be adapted to help your students’ performance on examination papers. The training is comprised of two 'standalone' modules which are booked separately.
In Module 2, delegates will:
The content of this training is based on the reformed specifications for first teaching from September 2018. Please note: a recording of the training will be available to attendees only. This training can count as 2 hours of CPD.
Event Fee (GBP)
£25
Pearson Event Code
YEC11-21IO5/01
Pearson’s approach for IAS/IAL qualifications for May/June 2021 is for centres to provide letter grades by unit. The unit results from this series will have associated UMS scores so that they can be aggregated with both existing unit results from prior exam series and unit results from future exam series.
The first document below shows how UMS conversions worked last year (the same method will apply this year), and the second document explains and illustrates the application of the unit aggregation and certification rules.
The International AS/A level October exam series will go ahead as planned.
The entry deadline was 29 August 2021.
The entry deadline is 18 October 2021.
If you bought copies of the textbooks for this qualification the answers to the questions set in the textbooks are available.
We have secured IAL recognition from over 30 new global universities and admissions bodies.
New countries added to the list include Belarus, Israel and Turkey and we increased the recognition in popular European destinations Italy, Netherlands, Germany and Spain.
Please open the support tab below for links to delivery and assessment support as well as to the subject community.
You will also find information on training and exams.
Find out about support for both delivery and assessment as well as how to contact other teachers.
20 October 2021 at 08:00 - 10:00 GMT
Description
Please note: This is a repeat of the event that took place in spring 2021. This online training is designed for teachers who are new to delivering the International GCSE Economics specification. The training is comprised of three 'standalone' modules which are booked separately.
This module (1) focuses on teaching the course and will give you an understanding of the content of the qualification and how to cover it, course/lesson planning, understanding the assessment and preparing students for it, and a brief overview of support from Pearson available to teachers.
In Module 1, delegates will:
Please note a recording of the event will be sent to attendees only
This training can count as 2 hours of CPD.
Event Fee (GBP) - Free
Pearson Event Code - 4EC1-21IO1/02
21 October 2021 at 08:00 - 10:00 GMT
Description
Please note: This is a repeat of the event that took place in spring 2021.
This online training is designed for teachers who are new to delivering the International GCSE Economics specification. The training is comprised of three 'standalone' modules which are booked separately.
This module (2) will give you an understanding of how the content is assessed by reviewing the assessment objectives and mark schemes, practise applying the mark schemes using exemplar student work, as well as an understanding of how marks were determined.
In Module 2, delegates will:
Please note a recording of the event will be sent to attendees only
This training can count as 2 hours of CPD.
Event Fee (GBP) - Free
Pearson Event Code - 4EC1-21IO2/02
25 October 2021 at 08:00 - 10:00 Understanding assessment and improving delivery in International GCSE Economics (Module 1)
Description
Please note: This is a repeat of the training that took place in 2020.
This online training is designed for teachers who are delivering the Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Economics specification. This training will give you an understanding of how assessments are structured for the qualification and how your teaching can be adapted to help your students’ performance on examination papers.
The training is comprised of two 'standalone' modules which are booked separately. In Module 1, delegates will:
The content of this training is based on the reformed specifications for first teaching from September 2018.
Please note: a recording of the training will be available to attendees only.
This training can count as 2 hours of CPD.
Event Fee (GBP)
£25
Pearson Event Code
4EC1-21IO4/01
26 October 2021 at 08:00 - 10:00 Understanding assessment and improving delivery in International GCSE Economics (Module 2)
Description
Please note: This is a repeat of the training that took place in 2020.
This online training is designed for teachers who are delivering the Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Economics specification. This training will give you an understanding of how assessments are structured for the qualification and how your teaching can be adapted to help your students’ performance on examination papers.
The training is comprised of two 'standalone' modules which are booked separately. In Module 2, delegates will:
The content of this training is based on the reformed specifications for first teaching from September 2018.
Please note: a recording of the training will be available to attendees only.
This training can count as 2 hours of CPD.
Event Fee (GBP)
£25
Pearson Event Code
4EC1-21IO5/01
We will be offering a November exam series. This is an additional arrangement for 2021 only and replaces the January 2022 exam series.
The entry deadline is 4 October 2021.
The timetable is below.
Resources, both free and paid-for, which might support your teaching of International GCSE Economics.
Resources, both free and paid-for, which might support your teaching of Edexcel GCE Economics A.
