Official Documents & Syllabuses

Publications from the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education

Future Audit work of the QAA

• Types of Review
• QAA Scotland
• QAA Wales

QAA Subject Benchmark Statement for Economics (2019)

"defines the distinctive nature of the subject, the aims of a typical degree course, the subject knowledge and skills of an economist, methods of learning and assessment and finally a description of two benchmark standards, at threshold and typical levels."

Teaching Excellence Framework

A grading scheme for institutions, developed by the Department for Education in England, introduced in 2016 with ratings first published in 2017. Now administered by the Office for Students.

• TEF outcomes
• Guide to the TEF

Economics A-Level Syllabuses

Deprtment of Education's GCE AS and A level subject content for economics (PDF).

Below are the syllabuses for GCE A-Level and related courses in Economics in the UK, along with the home pages of the respective examining boards.

Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations (OCR)

Home Page | Economics A and AS-Level specifications

Pearson Qualifications

Home Page | Edexcel Specifications and related materials:

• Economics A
• Economics B

Assessment and Qualifications Alliance (AQA)

Home Page | Economics A-Level Specification

Welsh Joint Education Committee

Home Page | GCE Economics Specification

Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA)

Home Page | National Qualifications in Economics

Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA NI)

Home Page | GCE: Economics