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Rising numbers for A level Economics
21st August 2009
Further evidence of a pick up in the number of students taking A level economics. In 2009 the cohorts of students taking maths, further maths and economics soared by 12%, 15% and 13% respectively. 36% of A level Economics students secured an A grade (up from 35% last year). There were 21,000 economics students finishing their course last year compared to 18,500 for Business Studies. There was also a hugely encouraging upturn in the number f students opting for Politics.
Independent: Students opt for maths and economics
Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.