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Understanding How Economics Exams are Written | The Economics Teacher Staffroom

Geoff Riley

15th September 2025

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Another important tool for an Economics teacher is a general understanding of how A-level exams are written. This understanding will help inform students when they are considering their assessment practice and exam preparation. This new Economics Teachers' Staffroom episode sees Jon in conversation with experienced economics teachers who discuss how Economics exams are written.

Here, Jon is joined by Lisa Newton, Penny Brooks, Nicky King and George Vlachonikolis.

The questions asked are:

• Why is it important for teachers and students of economics to understand how the exams are written and designed?

• What's the underlying process at awarding bodies for setting exams?

• What do examiners think about when setting questions?

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

@tutor2uGeoff

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