A-level economics tutors in London
One-to-one A-level economics tutoring for Years 12 and 13. In your home across Kensington and Chelsea, or online.
Almost nobody studies economics before sixth form, so every student starts from nothing and has two years to learn a new way of arguing. The content is manageable. What separates a B from an A* is technique: how a diagram is used, how a line of reasoning is built, and how a conclusion is reached.
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How the A-level is examined
A-level economics is examined at the end of Year 13. The main boards follow the same shape: a microeconomics paper, a macroeconomics paper, and a third that draws on the whole course.
Papers mix data-response questions built on real extracts with long extended essays. A meaningful share of the marks involves quantitative skills: percentages, index numbers, elasticities, reading charts.
What examiners reward
Knowledge is the smallest part: accurate definitions and the right diagram.
Application means using the extract or a real example, not writing a generic answer that would fit any question.
Analysis is a chain of reasoning in which each step follows from the last: a rise in interest rates raises the cost of borrowing, which reduces investment and consumption, which shifts aggregate demand. Most students skip links in the chain and lose the marks for them.
Evaluation carries the highest grades and is where most marks are lost. It is not a list of drawbacks. It is a judgement: it depends on the elasticity, the time period, the size of the change, what else is happening in the economy, and therefore this matters more than that.
Where students come unstuck
Diagrams drawn but not used. An unlabelled or unexplained diagram earns little. The marks are for referring to it in the argument.
Ignoring the extract. Data-response questions reward students who quote the figures in front of them.
Essays without a verdict. Two balanced sides and no conclusion is a middle-band answer however good the content.
Timing. The longest essay needs a plan and a fixed share of the paper. Students who drift on earlier questions write their biggest answer in a hurry.
No current examples. Students who follow the news, even lightly, write better application and evaluation. A tutor can point them to a short, realistic routine for doing so.
The Year 13 content. Theory of the firm, labour markets, financial markets and development are more technical than anything in Year 12.
How lessons work
Tutors teach the content where it is shaky, but most of the work is written practice: paragraphs and essays marked against the real mark scheme, with the student shown exactly what would have moved the answer up a level. Essay plans are practised as a skill in their own right, because a student who can plan any question in five minutes is rarely caught out.
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Who our tutors are
We select tutors for subject depth and experience across the major UK exam boards. Our tutors are trained in the Infinite Teaching System by Hannah Kosky, a qualified psychotherapist. Every tutor completes it before they work with a student. Every tutor is enhanced DBS checked with a children’s barred list check.
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Questions parents ask
Which exam boards do you cover for A-level economics?
AQA and Edexcel, which most schools use, and OCR. The theory is the same; the question styles and mark allocations differ, so tell us the board at the consultation.
My child is good at maths. Will they find economics easy?
The quantitative parts, yes. But A-level economics is largely a written subject, and strong mathematicians are often surprised to be marked down for thin explanation. Essay technique is usually where tutoring helps them most.
Is it too late to start in Year 13?
No. Essay technique improves quickly with marked practice, so economics responds well to tutoring even late in the course. Starting in the autumn of Year 13 leaves comfortable time; after mocks, we concentrate on the question types carrying the most marks.
Do you tutor GCSE economics?
Yes. Tell us the exam board at the consultation and we match a tutor who knows that specification.
How much does A-level economics tutoring cost?
Fees depend on level and format. We give you an exact quote at the free consultation, before any commitment. There is no registration fee and no minimum term.
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