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Edexcel International A‑level Economics YEC11
Online Tuition
Four modular units, three exam series a year, and a resit strategy most families never plan. We tutor unit by unit - markets, macro, business behaviour and the global economy - to the exact combination your child is taking.
How we teach Edexcel International A‑level Economics at Tuition Highway
A simple four-step approach designed to build confidence, close gaps and improve exam performance.
Find the gaps
A diagnostic against the syllabus topics tells us what's secure and what isn't, so we teach the gaps rather than the whole book.
Teach weekly, one to one
The same tutor teaches each week around school. Concepts build step by step, with the school's pace kept in view.
Practise like the exam
Past-paper questions begin early, followed by full timed papers marked against the published mark scheme.
Matched with a tutor who knows this syllabus
Expert, vetted Edexcel International A-level Economics tutors who have taught the YEC11 specification. Past-paper work is reviewed against published mark schemes, so your child can see where marks are awarded and where they are being lost. UK-qualified teachers are available on request as a premium option.
Taught YEC11
Not "edexcel international A-level economics in general" - this syllabus, this tier and these papers.
Reviews work against the mark scheme
Your child learns where the marks actually are, not where they feel they should be.
Built for online teaching
Shared whiteboard, worked solutions and lesson materials saved to review after the session.
Consistent across the term
The same tutor every week - and if that changes, we tell you first.
Edexcel International Economics: four units, banked and resat across the year
The qualification is fully modular. Two IAS units and two IA2 units make up the full International A-level, each a standalone written exam of two hours that can be banked - and resat - toward the final grade.
PAPER
WHAT IT TESTS
DETAILS
HOW WE PREPARE STUDENTS
IAS - UNITS 1 & 2 / 50% OF THE IAL1
Markets in Action (WEC11)IAS
Microeconomics, markets and applied source analysis
2h
80 marks / 25%
Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
2
Macroeconomic Performance & Policy (WEC12)IAS
Macro objectives, policy and structured evaluation
2h80 marks / 25%- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
IA2 - UNITS 3 & 4 / TOP GRADE DECIDERS3
Business Behaviour (WEC13)IA2
Market structures, labour markets and intervention in depth
2h80 marks / 25%- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
4
Developments in the Global Economy (WEC14)IA2
Globalisation, trade, development and source-based argument
2h80 marks / 25%- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
International AS (Units 1 and 2) is worth 50% of the full International A-level, and units can be sat together or spread across the year.
Figures shown for 0580 and 0980 syllabuses for 2025-2027.
IASUNITS 1 & 2 / 50% OF THE IALMarkets in Action (WEC11)
IAS
- WHAT IT TESTS
- Microeconomics, markets and applied source analysis
- DETAILS
- 2h80 marks / 25%
- HOW WE PREPARE STUDENTS
- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
Macroeconomic Performance & Policy (WEC12)
IAS
- WHAT IT TESTS
- Macro objectives, policy and structured evaluation
- DETAILS
- 2h80 marks / 25%
- HOW WE PREPARE STUDENTS
- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
IA2UNITS 3 & 4 / TOP GRADE DECIDERSBusiness Behaviour (WEC13)
IA2
- WHAT IT TESTS
- Market structures, labour markets and intervention in depth
- DETAILS
- 2h80 marks / 25%
- HOW WE PREPARE STUDENTS
- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
Developments in the Global Economy (WEC14)
IA2
- WHAT IT TESTS
- Globalisation, trade, development and source-based argument
- DETAILS
- 2h80 marks / 25%
- HOW WE PREPARE STUDENTS
- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
International AS (Units 1 and 2) is worth 50% of the full International A-level, and units can be sat together or spread across the year.
Units are available in January, June and October. Any unit can be resat and the better result counts toward the final grade.
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2025 - 2027- Structure
- 4 modular units
- IAS units
- Unit 1 & Unit 2
- IA2 units
- Unit 3 & Unit 4
- Each unit
- 2h / 80 marks / 25% of IAL
- Series
- January / June / October
- Grading
- A*-E (IAS: a-e)
Units are bankable and resittable. Planning those resits deliberately can have a major impact on the final aggregate.
What the Economics syllabus covers
These are the main syllabus strands your child is expected to cover. We teach all of them, starting with the gaps that are costing marks first.
Tuition stays aligned to the exact paper or unit structure, so revision time goes where the marks actually move.
Markets in action
Market failure & intervention
Macroeconomic performance
Macroeconomic policy
Aggregate demand & supply
Types and sizes of businesses
Revenue, costs and profits
Market structures & contestability
Labour markets
Government intervention (business)
Globalisation
International trade & protectionism
Exchange rates & the balance of payments
Economic development
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Questions parents ask about Edexcel International A‑level Economics
Which units does my child take for Edexcel International A-level Economics?+-
Four: Unit 1 Markets in Action and Unit 2 Macroeconomic Performance & Policy (the IAS), plus Unit 3 Business Behaviour and Unit 4 Developments in the Global Economy (the IA2). All four make up the full International A-level.
Is it modular?+-
Yes - fully. Each unit is a standalone two-hour exam that can be banked across sessions and resat to improve the grade. That is the biggest structural difference from Cambridge, where the papers are sat together.
How is it graded?+-
A* to E for the full International A-level; a to e for the International AS taken on its own.
When are the exams?+-
Units are available in January, June and October, so assessment can be spread across the year.
Can units be resat?+-
Yes - any unit can be resat, and the better result counts toward the final grade. Planning resits deliberately is one of the biggest levers on the final aggregate.
What does each unit exam look like?+-
Each combines multiple-choice, a source-based data-response and essay questions marked on levels, so both applied and evaluative skills are tested.
What if the tutor isn't the right fit?+-
We replace them - free, and with no argument - and hand over the unit-by-unit progress and known concerns so the new tutor continues seamlessly.
Can you help us choose between Edexcel and Cambridge Economics?+-
Yes. The economics overlaps heavily; the difference is structure - Edexcel's bankable, resittable units versus Cambridge's papers-together model. The free assessment maps which suits your child.