Reading diary (with links to recommended books, websites, blogs, podcasts and interviews) for A-level Economics students. I update the Google doc each week with new material (so please comment with any recommendations that you have and I will add them in). I ask my students to read/listen to at least three pieces a week.

Worksheet to help students understand dividend yields (used with my Y13 Business Studies students)

Quick lesson on the merits of an annual wealth tax used with my Year 12 and 13 Economics students. -Students read the BBC article on a proposed wealth tax -Try to fill in the table with some pros and cons (using their own knowledge) -Then I put the Financial Times video on (20 mins; free on YouTube) and asked students to update their table accordingly -Also resulted in a good discussion in my classes after viewing I found this was a good way to help my students understand a real world issue that isn’t necessarily in the syllabus. I did something similar with Universal Basic Income here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12772087

For previous lessons see: Payback period: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12796450 ARR: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12796575 Quick lesson on Net Present Value (NPV) used with my Year 13 Business students. Includes: Starter quiz suggestion Discounted payback (worked example and practice questions) NPV (worked example and practice questions) Answers Finance topic revision videos playlist

Quick payback period lesson used with my Year 13 Business students. PPT includes: Starter quiz on finance formulas Payback period (explanation and worked example) Student practice questions (and answers) Link to relevant short video

For previous lesson on payback period see: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12796450 Quick average / accounting rate of return lesson used with my Year 13 Business students. PPT includes: Choice of starter quizzes Quick recap (payback period) Average rate of return (explanation and worked example) Student practice questions (and answers)

A-level Business Studies lesson on Organisation Structure (Cambridge, Unit 2) used with my Year 13 students. Includes: Starter task Powerpoint (with various learner tasks throughout) Practice questions Lesson covers hierarchical and matrix structures (advantages and disadvantages of), span of control, chain of command, delegation, and pros and cons of centralised and decentralised structures. Part two on delayering here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12592361 4-lesson bundle for teaching earlier chapter on Further Human Resource Management (Unit 2, Cambridge) here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12582582

IGCSE Business Studies lesson on Market research (Cambridge, Unit 3). Includes: Starter task PowerPoint (with various and varied learning activities throughout) Practice questions Lesson covers primary and secondary research, quantitative and qualitative data etc. and filled a full 2-hour lesson with my Year 11s. Full shop here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael

A-level YED, PED, XED Microeconomics worksheet (with answers) Used with Year 12 for revision of Income Elasticity of Demand, Price Elasticity of Demand and Cross Elasticity of Demand. Took my students a full hour to complete

1-hour AS-level Business Studies lesson on McGregor’s Theory X & Theory Y and Emotional Intelligence (Cambridge, Unit 2) used with my Year 12 students. Includes: Starter task PowerPoint (with learning tasks) Practice questions Link to relevant 12-min video Homework essay question Previous lesson on leadership styles (autocratic, democratic etc) here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12579237 Earlier lesson on Mintzberg here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12579229

1 hour A-level Business Studies lesson on labour laws and workplace planning (Cambridge, Unit 2) used with my Year 13 students. Includes: Starter task Powerpoint (with various learner tasks throughout) Practice exam question (with insert and mark scheme) 4-lesson bundle (£3) for teaching further human resource management (Unit 2, Cambridge): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12582582 Full shop for other Business resources (as well as Economics and Politics): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael

1 hour A-level Business Studies lesson on labour productivity, absenteeism and employee performance (Cambridge, Unit 2) used with my Year 13 students. Includes: Starter task Powerpoint (with various learner tasks throughout) Practice questions 4-lesson bundle (£3) for teaching further human resource management (Unit 2, Cambridge): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12582582 Full shop for other Business resources (as well as Economics and Politics): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael

Part 2 of my A-level Business Studies lessons on Organisation Structure (Cambridge, Unit 2) - used with my Year 13 students. Includes: Starter task Powerpoint (with various learner tasks throughout) Practice questions Lesson covers delayering (advantages and disadvantages of), growing a business’ formal structure and informal organisation structures. Part one of this lesson can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12590907 4-lesson bundle for teaching earlier chapter on Further Human Resource Management (Unit 2, Cambridge) here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12582582

AS-level Business Studies lesson on Motivation (Herzberg, Vroom & McClelland) used with my Year 12 students (Cambridge, Unit 2). Includes: Starter task (on Taylor, Mayo, Maslow) PowerPoint (with learning tasks) Practice questions Worksheet Link to relevant short video Previous lesson on Taylor, Mayo and Maslow is here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12585435

IGCSE Business Studies lesson on pricing strategies and price elasticity of demand (Cambridge, Unit 3) used with my Y11 students. Lesson covers pricing methods (cost plus; penetration; promotional and price skimming) and includes: Starter task PowerPoint (with various learning activities throughout) Worksheet Practice questions Full shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael

IGCSE Business Studies lesson on how technology has affected the marketing mix (Cambridge, Unit 3) used with my Y11 students. Lesson covers B2B, B2C and C2C buying and selling, opportunities and risks of e-commerce for businesses and consumers and includes: PowerPoint (with learning activities) Worksheets Practice questions Full shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael

1-hour AS-level Business Studies lesson on Motivation (Maslow, Mayo & Taylor) used with my Year 12 students (Cambridge, Unit 2). Includes: Starter task (on Goleman, McGregor, Mintzberg) PowerPoint (with learning tasks) Practice questions Link to relevant 7-min Ted Talk Previous lesson on Theory X & Theory Y and emotional intelligence is here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12583931 Earlier lesson on leadership styles (autocratic, democratic etc) here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12579237 Earlier lesson on Mintzberg here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12579229

AS-level Business Studies lesson on leadership styles (Cambridge, Unit 2) covering Autocratic, Democratic, Paternalistic and Laissez-faire used with my Year 12 students. Includes: Starter task (on Mintzberg so some previous knowledge required) PowerPoint (with learning tasks throughout) Practice questions / worksheet Homework task Took my Year 12s about 1.5 hours all told. Previous lesson here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12579229

Direct and indirect tax worksheet for Y13 Macroeconomics - used to see how well students had understood the topics of tax and public spending (Chapters 34 & 35 in Edexcel Economics Student Book 2). Students are required to: Define direct & indirect taxes Graphically illustrate the effect of progressive & regressive taxes Discuss implications of cutting public spending during challenging economic times Select - and justify - a set of tax rises that the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak could make to pay for the COVID-19 pandemic

AS-level Business Studies lesson introducing Management & Leadership and Henry Mintzberg (Cambridge, Unit 2) used with my Year 12 students. Includes: Starter task PowerPoint Card sort task (some cutting up involved) Practice questions / worksheet