2024 preparatory work
Preparing for Borlase
It is important that all students are confident that they can make an effective, purposeful start to their A level courses in September 2024. All departments have been asked to outline preparatory work that students should complete over the summer.
Preparatory work
Buy the textbook, visit the Edexcel website and look at the syllabus: https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-a-levels/economics-a-2015.html
Get informed! Wider reading, listening and viewing recommendations:
Newspapers/Magazines: Times, Sunday Times, Financial Times, Guardian, Observer, Daily Telegraph, Economist
TV, Radio, podcasts: Newsnight, Economics 101, Pop-Up Economics, Economics with Subtitles, More or Less, The Bottom Line, Business Weekly
https://www.bbc.co.uk/search?q=Economics%20101&suggid=urn%3Abbc%3Aprogrammes%3Ab0bbtbcs
TED Talks
Summer projects:
Get into the habit of, or continue to, following the business news
Newspapers
Radio & TV reports
Websites
Podcasts
Then, if you’re convinced that you’d like to pursue A Level Economics, hand in a sheet of paper with the following title:
“2 economics questions I am going to ask my teacher in September”
Think carefully about these. Don’t write them out until the end of the summer after you have done your research and other work. Leave space under each question for your teacher to write his/her answer.
Resources to obtain
Textbook: Edexcel A Level Economics. Peter Smith ISBN 978-1510449596
Recommended reading lists for A Level Economists:
https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/recommended-reading-for-alevel-economists