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QEGS Year 12 Economics Curriculum Map
Focus Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2
Topic 1.1 Nature of economics 2.1 Measures of economic performance 1.1 How markets work 2.1 Measures of economic performance 2.2 Aggregate demand (AD) 2.3 Aggregate supply (AS) 1.3 Market failure 1.4 Government intervention 2.3 Aggregate supply (AS) 2.4 National income 1.4 Government intervention 2.5 Economic growth 2.6 Macroeconomic objectives and policies 3.1. Business Growth 4.1 International economics: Globalisation Revision and Progress Exams
Key concepts/ideas Economic problem, Specialisation, types of economies, macroeconomic indicators Supply, Demand and elasticities Price mechanism Aggregate Demand and Supply Types of market failure and diagrams AD-AS and the multiplier Government intervention and failure to correct market failures Growth strategies Demand and supply-side policies Types of growth Globalisation
Key skills Critical judgement Using Data Diagrams Using Data Diagrams and Analysis Research Group work Analysis and evaluation of intervention, diagrams and data Using case studies Analysis, Evaluation and application of policies in context Exam skills- How to revise, organisation, retrieval practice, answer structure, self and peer assessment and timing
Key terms/vocab Positive/Normative Specialisation/ Division of labour Growth Inflation Unemployment Balance of payments Elasticity, Supply and demand Consumer/ producer surplus Aggregate demand and supply Taxes and subsidies Externalities The Multiplier Public goods Government intervention Government Failure Trade cycle Output gaps Fiscal policy Monetary Policy Supply-side policies Globalisation Comparative Advantage Specialisation
Independent learning/wider reading Exam Questions Packs Adam Smith Hayek Marx Hans Rosling Ha-Joon Chang Wilkinson and Pickett Stiglitz Exam Questions Packs Group presentations Exam Questions Packs Adam Smith Hayek Marx Hans Rosling Ha-Joon Chang Wilkinson and Pickett Stiglitz Exam Questions Packs Group presentations Exam Questions Packs Adam Smith Hayek Marx Hans Rosling Ha-Joon Chang Wilkinson and Pickett Stiglitz Exam Questions Packs Group presentations Exam Questions Packs Adam Smith Hayek Marx Hans Rosling Ha-Joon Chang Wilkinson and Pickett Stiglitz Exam Questions Packs Group presentations Exam Questions Packs Adam Smith Hayek Marx Hans Rosling Ha-Joon Chang Wilkinson and Pickett Stiglitz Exam Questions Packs Group presentations Exam Questions Packs Adam Smith Hayek Marx Hans Rosling Ha-Joon Chang Wilkinson and Pickett Stiglitz Exam Questions Packs Group presentations
Assessment MCQ’s 1.1 2.1 Economic Growth assessment 1.1 Assessment 2.1 Macro indicators assessment Mocks Presentations Half term assessment Market Failure assessment Policies assessment Progress exams
Careers links/Future Learning Data analysis and statistics Marketing roles Public sector and government policy Degree apprenticeships in Business, Economics and Finance Degree level Economics and economic related courses, including Business, Finance and PPE Data analysis and statistics Marketing roles Public sector and government policy Degree apprenticeships in Business, Economics and Finance Degree level Economics and economic related courses, including Business, Finance and PPE Data analysis and statistics Marketing roles Public sector and government policy Degree apprenticeships in Business, Economics and Finance Degree level Economics and economic related courses, including Business, Finance and PPE Data analysis and statistics Marketing roles Public sector and government policy Degree apprenticeships in Business, Economics and Finance Degree level Economics and economic related courses, including Business, Finance and PPE Data analysis and statistics Marketing roles Public sector and government policy Degree apprenticeships in Business, Economics and Finance Degree level Economics and economic related courses, including Business, Finance and PPE Data analysis and statistics Marketing roles Public sector and government policy Degree apprenticeships in Business, Economics and Finance Degree level Economics and economic related courses, including Business, Finance and PPE

QEGS Year 13 Economics Curriculum Map
Focus Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2
Topic 3.1 Business growth 3.2 Business objectives 4.1 International economics 3.3 Revenues, costs and profits 4.1 International economics 4.2 Poverty and inequality 3.4 Market structures 4.3 Emerging and developing economies 4.4 The financial sector 3.4 Market structures 3.5 Labour market 4.4 The financial sector 4.5 Role of the state in the macroeconomy 3.6 Government intervention 4.5.4 Macroeconomic policies in a global context Paper 3 Revision and preparation Paper 3 Revision and Preparation
Key concepts/ideas Size and types of firms, growth and demergers Globalisation, specialisation, Trade blocs and restrictions on trade, exchange rates Costs, Revenues, Profits Absolute and relative poverty, income and wealth inequality Efficiency, price and output of market structures Factors affecting growth and development, strategies for growth and development Supply and demand for labour and wages The role of financial markets and market failure Public expenditure and tax Government intervention and impact Fiscal, Monetary and supply-side policies in a global context Synthesising knowledge and themes across Micro and Macro economics. How policy affects markets and how markets affect key indicators
Key skills Diagrammatic analysis Using Data and case studies for application Critical evaluation Diagrammatic analysis Using Data and case studies for application Critical evaluation Diagrammatic analysis Using Data and case studies for application Critical evaluation Diagrammatic analysis Using Data and case studies for application Critical evaluation Diagrammatic analysis Using Data and case studies for application Critical evaluation Exam skills- How to revise, organisation, retrieval practice, answer structure, self and peer assessment and timing
Key terms/vocab Demergers Satisficing Conglomerates Principle-agent Economies, diseconomies of scale, Supernormal profits Monopoly Oligopoly Monopsony Contestability HDI Primary product dependency, interventionist and market orientated strategies Wage determination Asymmetric information, moral hazard Equities Public expenditure Intervention, regulation Regulatory capture Transnationals
Independent learning/wider reading Exam Questions Packs MCQ Assessments DIY Work Ha-Joon chang Wilkinson and Pickett Thomas Picketty Gini, Lorenz Bannerjee and Duflo Phil Coggan The Big Short Exam Questions Packs MCQ Assessments DIY Work Ha-Joon chang Wilkinson and Pickett Thomas Picketty Gini, Lorenz Bannerjee and Duflo Phil Coggan The Big Short Exam Questions Packs MCQ Assessments DIY Work Ha-Joon chang Wilkinson and Pickett Thomas Picketty Gini, Lorenz Bannerjee and Duflo Phil Coggan The Big Short Exam Questions Packs MCQ Assessments DIY Work Ha-Joon chang Wilkinson and Pickett Thomas Picketty Gini, Lorenz Bannerjee and Duflo Phil Coggan The Big Short Exam Questions Packs MCQ Assessments DIY Work Ha-Joon chang Wilkinson and Pickett Thomas Picketty Gini, Lorenz Bannerjee and Duflo Phil Coggan The Big Short Exam Questions Packs MCQ Assessments DIY Work Ha-Joon chang Wilkinson and Pickett Thomas Picketty Gini, Lorenz Bannerjee and Duflo Phil Coggan The Big Short
Assessment 3.1 Growth and Objectives assessment 4.1 Globalisation Assessment 3.3 Assessment 4.1 Assessment A-Level Mocks Year 12+: 3.1-3.3 4.1-4.2 Paper 3 Mock Synoptic Assessments A-Level Exams
Careers links/Future Learning Business management Business finance and public sector policy/charity Marketing, Finance and international business Recruitment and selection Government and other public sector roles Degree apprenticeships in Business, Economics and Finance Degree level Economics and economic related courses, including Business, Finance and PPE Business management Business finance and public sector policy/charity Marketing, Finance and international business Recruitment and selection Government and other public sector roles Degree apprenticeships in Business, Economics and Finance Degree level Economics and economic related courses, including Business, Finance and PPE Business management Business finance and public sector policy/charity Marketing, Finance and international business Recruitment and selection Government and other public sector roles Degree apprenticeships in Business, Economics and Finance Degree level Economics and economic related courses, including Business, Finance and PPE Business management Business finance and public sector policy/charity Marketing, Finance and international business Recruitment and selection Government and other public sector roles Degree apprenticeships in Business, Economics and Finance Degree level Economics and economic related courses, including Business, Finance and PPE Business management Business finance and public sector policy/charity Marketing, Finance and international business Recruitment and selection Government and other public sector roles Degree apprenticeships in Business, Economics and Finance Degree level Economics and economic related courses, including Business, Finance and PPE Business management Business finance and public sector policy/charity Marketing, Finance and international business Recruitment and selection Government and other public sector roles Degree apprenticeships in Business, Economics and Finance Degree level Economics and economic related courses, including Business, Finance and PPE