Economics
The OCR A level is offered to Sixth Form students. Economics is a course that demands numerical and written analytical skills, so students find it both rigorous and interesting, with its focus on topical issues.Since it is a course that is new to students when they join the sixth form, it is useful to look at some typical questions that economics seeks to answer:
Should the basic rate of income tax be raised to pay for more spending on the NHS?
Are loans the best way to help less developed countries with their problems, or is freer trade the better option?
Has a congestion charge in London been effective in dealing with the city's traffic problems?