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Unlearning the Exam Template: Why IB and A-Level Habits Cost Marks in an LSESU Essay
IB and A-Level answers are trained to be complete, balanced and safe. The published competition criteria pay for the opposite. Which habits to keep, retune and drop.
From 1,500 Words to 4,000: Turning Your LSESU Essay into an IB Extended Essay or EPQ
September is research-question season. How to convert a 1,500-word competition argument into a supervised 4,000-word research project without recycling a single paragraph.
Mark Your Own LSESU Essay: A Seven-Criterion Self-Scoring Clinic (2026)
Your entry is locked and the result is weeks away. Score your own essay against the published seven-criterion, 100-mark rubric while the reasoning is fresh.
Running the LSESU Essay Competition as a School Activity: A Term Plan for Economics Teachers
There is no school registration and no bulk entry, so a school's real job is calendar, feedback capacity and integrity. A term-by-term plan for economics departments.
You Missed the LSESU Deadline. What an Unsubmitted Economics Essay Is Still Worth in September
The 1 September window has closed and late entries are not accepted. Four ways students miss it, where the writing can still go, and the post-mortem worth doing this week.
The Question-Type Audit: Does Your LSESU Essay Actually Answer What Was Asked? (2026)
Relevance carries 5 of the published 100 marks, but answering the wrong type of question quietly weakens three larger criteria too. A 45-minute last-day audit.
The Numbers Audit: Verifying Every Figure and Citation Before You Submit (2026)
Evidence and citations carry 25 of the 100 published marks and are the only part of an LSESU essay you can verify line by line. A two-hour audit protocol.
Five Days to the LSESU Deadline: A Realistic Plan If You Are Starting Now (2026)
Thursday 27 August to Monday 31 August, with Tuesday as buffer. What a five-day LSESU essay can honestly be, and the sixteen-hour plan that gets you there.
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