Economics and Business Studies is taught jointly at A-Level with students from QEGS. The Department is based at QEGS, with teaching delivered by specialist teaching staff from QEGS.
The Department seeks to give the students a varied pedagogical teaching style, benefiting from the contemporary and ever changing nature of the subject.
We teach both girls and boys at the Sixth Form and therefore we have to deliver a variety of interesting and topical lessons, utilising a range of strategies. We believe it is imperative that we engender all our students with a real passion for the subject, which is eminently accessible to them and promote a strong sense of independence in their study.
Areas we develop:
Use of magazine and newspaper articles in most lessons to stimulate debate and for use in essays
Use of political cartoons to give a more satirical approach
Live streaming of important political events e.g. resignation of a minister or Prime Minister’s Questions
Promote debate both formally through structured senate debate style and informally amongst the students
Give the students a freedom in their work to promote independence
Teaching Staff
Mr S Davies (Head of Department) Mr A Rees
Key Facts
The Department has a room, equipped with projector, interactive whiteboard and audio-equipment
Own extensive library of written and audio-visual materials, and online subscription to Politics Review
An extensive programme of educational enrichment through educational visits and guest speakers
Recent visits include to Westminster Hall for a Sixth Form Conference and a tour of Number 10 Downing Street
Key examination expertise offerred through staff having a wide range of experience as external examiners at A-Level