Year 1 A Level Economics Year Plan 2023-2024

No Week Topic
0 04 Sep - 08 Sep Introduction to the Course; What is Economics?
1 11 Sep - 15 Sep 1.1.1 Scarcity and Choice; 1.4.1 Types of Economic Systems
2 18 Sep - 22 Sep 1.1.2 Production Possibility Frontiers (PPFs)
3 25 Sep - 29 Sep 1.1.3 Specialisation
4 02 Oct - 06 Oct 1.2.1 Demand and Supply
5 09 Oct - 13 Oct 1.2.2 The Determination of Economic Equilibrium 1.4.1 The Role of Profit and Prices in a Market System
6 16 Oct - 20 Oct 1.2.3 Producer and Consumer Surplus; 1.2.4 Introduction to Elasticity
23 Oct - 27 Oct Half Term
7 30 Oct - 03 Nov 1.2.4 Elasticity: PED and YED
8 06 Nov - 10 Nov 1.2.4 Elasticities: XED and PES
9 13 Nov - 17 Nov 1.3.1 Labour Markets: Wage Determination
10 20 Nov - 24 Nov 1.3.2 Labour Market Issues
11 27 Nov - 01 Dec 1.7.1 Market Failure: Externalities
12 04 Dec - 08 Dec 1.7.1 Market Failure: Information Assymetry
13 11 Dec - 15 Dec 1.7.2 Government Intervention in Markets: Maximum/Minimum Prices
14 18 Dec - 22 Dec 1.7.2 Government Intervention in Markets: Tradable Pollution Permits (1/2 Week)
25 Dec - 29 Dec Break
15 01 Jan - 05 Jan 1.7.3 Government Failure (1/2 Week)
16 08 Jan - 12 Jan Intro to Macro; 2.2.1 Government Policy Objectives
17 15 Jan - 19 Jan 2.1.1 The Circular Flow of Income
18 22 Jan - 26 Jan 2.1.2 The Components of Aggregate Demand
19 29 Jan - 02 Feb 2.1.3 The AD Function; 2.1.4 The Aggregate Supply (AS) Function
20 05 Feb - 09 Feb 2.1.7 AD/AS Analysis
12 Feb - 16 Feb Half Term
21 19 Feb - 23 Feb 2.1.5-2.1.6: SRAS and LRAS; Neoclassical Economists and Keynes vs Hayek
22 26 Feb - 02 Mar 2.2.2 Economic Growth
23 04 Mar - 08 Mar 2.2.3 Unemployment
24 11 Mar - 15 Mar 2.2.4 Inflation and Deflation
25 18 Mar - 22 Mar 2.2.5 The Balance of Payments
26 25 Mar - 29 Mar 2.3.1 Fiscal Policy: Types of Taxes
01 Apr - 05 Apr Break
08 Apr - 12 Apr Break
27 15 Apr - 19 Apr 2.3.1 Fiscal Policy: Laffer Curve
28 22 Apr - 26 Apr 2.3.2 Monetary Policy: Bank of England
29 29 Apr - 03 May 2.3.2 Monetary Policy: Effectiveness
30 06 May - 10 May 2.3.4 Exchange Rates: Interpretation and Calculation
31 13 May - 17 May 2.3.4 Exchange Rate Policy: Fixed vs Floating Exchange Rates
32 20 May - 24 May 2.3.5 Supply Side Policies
27 May - 31 May Half Term
33 03 Jun - 07 Jun 1.4.1 Assumptions of Rationality
34 10 Jun - 14 Jun 1.4.1 Assumptions of Rationality
35 17 Jun - 21 Jun 1.4.1 Assumptions of Rationality
36 24 Jun - 28 Jun Year 1 Progress Exams
37 01 Jul - 05 Jul Your Future Week
38 08 Jul - 12 Jul Admin/Staff Development