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Edexcel International GCSE Economics 4EC1
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Two equal papers - one micro and business, one macro and global - each all-compulsory, mixing multiple choice, data-response and open-ended answers. We tutor 4EC1 to exactly how Edexcel questions and marks it.
How we teach Edexcel International GCSE 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 GCSE Economics tutors who have taught the 4EC1 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 4EC1
Not "edexcel international gcse 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.
The 4EC1 papers your child actually sits
Edexcel International GCSE Economics is a linear qualification assessed by two equally-weighted papers taken at the end of the course. Each has four compulsory questions worth 20 marks, mixing multiple choice, short-answer, data-response and open-ended parts.
PAPER
WHAT IT TESTS
DETAILS
HOW WE PREPARE STUDENTS
LINEAR ROUTE - TWO EQUALLY-WEIGHTED PAPERS1
Microeconomics and Business Economics4EC1/01
Microeconomics, business costs, revenue, profit and competition
1h 30m
80 marks / 50%
Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
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Macroeconomics and the Global Economy4EC1/02
Macro policy, global trade and applied data-response
1h 30m80 marks / 50%- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
Both papers are all-compulsory and each has four 20-mark questions.
Figures shown for 0580 and 0980 syllabuses for 2025-2027.
LINEAR ROUTETWO EQUALLY-WEIGHTED PAPERSMicroeconomics and Business Economics
4EC1/01
- WHAT IT TESTS
- Microeconomics, business costs, revenue, profit and competition
- DETAILS
- 1h 30m80 marks / 50%
- HOW WE PREPARE STUDENTS
- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
Macroeconomics and the Global Economy
4EC1/02
- WHAT IT TESTS
- Macro policy, global trade and applied data-response
- DETAILS
- 1h 30m80 marks / 50%
- HOW WE PREPARE STUDENTS
- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
Both papers are all-compulsory and each has four 20-mark questions.
Grades are 9 to 1. Exams run in the June and November series. Papers can be sat paper-based or onscreen. Calculators are allowed.
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2025 - 2027- Components
- 2 papers (equal)
- Paper 1
- Micro & Business / 50%
- Paper 2
- Macro & Global / 50%
- Grading
- 9-1
- Format
- Paper-based or onscreen
- Structure
- Linear (terminal)
June and November series. Edexcel also offers a separate modular route (4WEC1), but 4EC1 is the main linear qualification.
What the 4EC1 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.
The economic problem
Demand, supply & equilibrium
Elasticity
The mixed economy & externalities
Production & productivity
Business costs, revenue & profit
Business competition
The labour market
Government intervention (micro)
Macroeconomic objectives
Government policies (macro)
Objectives vs policies
Globalisation & international trade
Exchange rates
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Questions parents ask about Edexcel International GCSE Economics
Which papers does my child sit for Edexcel International GCSE Economics?+-
Two equally-weighted papers: Paper 1 (Microeconomics and Business Economics) and Paper 2 (Macroeconomics and the Global Economy), each 80 marks and 50% of the grade.
Is it linear or modular?+-
The main 4EC1 route is linear - both papers are taken in the same terminal series. Edexcel also offers a separate modular route (4WEC1) where units can be sat and resat.
How is it graded?+-
On the 9 to 1 scale, with 9 the highest.
Can the exams be taken onscreen?+-
Yes - both papers are available paper-based or onscreen. We practise in whichever format your child will sit.
When are the exams?+-
In the June and November series.
Can my child use a calculator?+-
Yes. Some questions involve calculation, so we build that fluency alongside the written technique.
What if the tutor isn't the right fit?+-
We replace them - free, and with no argument - and hand over the syllabus progress and known concerns so the new tutor continues seamlessly.
Can you help us choose between Edexcel and Cambridge Economics?+-
Yes. The content overlaps heavily; the difference is assessment shape and grading (9-1 vs A*-G), plus Edexcel's onscreen option. The free assessment maps which suits your child.