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Former teacher of Economics, Politics & Business Studies in Madrid, Spain (journalist at The Times, Sunday Times & MoneySavingExpert.com in a previous life)

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Former teacher of Economics, Politics & Business Studies in Madrid, Spain (journalist at The Times, Sunday Times & MoneySavingExpert.com in a previous life)
Influence of the media on voter behaviour (AS Politics)
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Influence of the media on voter behaviour (AS Politics)

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AS Politics lesson (Edexcel) on influence of the media. Full lesson includes: PowerPoint (with learner activities) Starter task (looking at newspaper support during previous UK elections) Links to list of UK politics documentaries Past paper essay question Essay planning template Previous lessons that may be of interest: Introduction to voter behaviour & the media): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12578155 ‘Typical’ party voters: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12578310 Understanding political data: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12580693 Ethnicity, gender & education: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12587224 Governing competence: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12591090 Party manifestos: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12591103 1979 UK general election: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12591105 Political advertising & single issue voting: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12591230 British politics in the 1980s & 1990s: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12600509 Tory sleaze: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/tory-sleaze-as-politics-12600514 Full shop for other Politics resources (as well as Economics and Business): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
Organisation structure (A-level Business)
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Organisation structure (A-level Business)

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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
Monopoly, oligopoly & concentration ratios (A-level Economics)
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Monopoly, oligopoly & concentration ratios (A-level Economics)

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A-level Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) on market structures (pure monopoly, oligopoly & concentration ratios) Includes: PowerPoint (with student tasks) Starter task Worksheet Essay writing template Full shop for more Economics, Business & Politics resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
Cost & revenue curves (A-level Economics)
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Cost & revenue curves (A-level Economics)

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A-level Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) on cost & revenue curves. Includes: PowerPoint (with student tasks) Starter task Practice questions Case study examples (explains to students how firms such as Tesla, Spotify, Ryanair and more are able to sustain losses) Essay question (with planner sheet) Full shop for more Economics, Business & Politics resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
XED: Cross elasticity of demand (AS-level Economics)
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XED: Cross elasticity of demand (AS-level Economics)

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AS Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) covering cross elasticity of demand (XED). Full 1-hour lesson includes: PowerPoint Activities Previous exam practice questions Worksheet (PED; YED; XED questions with answer sheet) 7-lesson bundle covering all chapters on consumer behaviour, demand, and supply can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12535155 8-lesson bundle for previous chapters (the economic problem; factors of production; functions of money; specialisation/division of labour; production possibility frontiers etc) is here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12528890
First-past-the-post (AS Politics)
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First-past-the-post (AS Politics)

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Full lesson on FPTP (first-past-the-post) electoral system used with my Y12 Politics students (Edexcel), includes: 23-slide PowerPoint Full explanation of FPTP (with pros and cons and anomalies outlined) Learner activities throughout (with real data and examples to explore) Links to relevant articles and video on boundary changes
4Ps: price, pricing strategies & price elasticity of demand: IGCSE Business
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4Ps: price, pricing strategies & price elasticity of demand: IGCSE Business

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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
Business strategy: SWOT, PEST, Porter's, Ansoff  + more (A-level Business)
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Business strategy: SWOT, PEST, Porter's, Ansoff + more (A-level Business)

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68-slide PowerPoint + worksheets and activities for teaching Business Strategy (Cambridge A-level Business). Covers all of the following from the syllabus: – Blue ocean strategy – Scenario planning – SWOT analysis – PEST analysis – Porter’s five forces – Core competence framework – Ansoff matrix – Force field analysis – Decision trees
Net present value (A-level Business)
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Net present value (A-level Business)

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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
YED, PED, XED: A-level Economics worksheet
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YED, PED, XED: A-level Economics worksheet

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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
Voter behaviour and the media (12 lessons + worksheets & more)
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Voter behaviour and the media (12 lessons + worksheets & more)

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Bundle of 12 AS Politics lessons covering voter behaviour and the media module. Each lesson includes a PowerPoint (plus worksheets/activities): Lesson 1: Introduction to voter behaviour Lesson 2: ‘Typical’ party voters Lesson 3: Political data Lesson 4: Gender, ethnicity & education Lesson 5: Governing competence Lesson 6: Party manifestos Lesson 7: 1979 general election Lesson 8: Political advertising Lesson 9: British politics in the 1980s & 1990s Lesson 10: Tory sleaze Lesson 11: Influence of the media Lesson 12: Disillusion & apathy Also includes a list of recommended UK politics documentaries; and a set of 35 politics revision tips. Individual lessons (plus more Economics, Politics and Business Studies material) can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
Law of diminishing marginal utility (AS-level Economics)
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Law of diminishing marginal utility (AS-level Economics)

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AS Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) covering the law of diminishing marginal utility used with my Year 12 students. Includes: PowerPoint Past paper practice question (with mark scheme) 7-lesson bundle covering chapters on consumer behaviour, demand, and supply can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12535155 8-lesson bundle for previous chapters (the economic problem; factors of production; functions of money; specialisation/division of labour; production possibility frontiers etc) is here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12528890
A-level Microeconomics bundle: Unit 3 (Edexcel) - Business Behaviour (11 lessons + worksheets)
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A-level Microeconomics bundle: Unit 3 (Edexcel) - Business Behaviour (11 lessons + worksheets)

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Bundle of 11 microeconomics lessons covering chapters 1-7 (Types & Sizes of Business; Revenue, Costs & Profit) of Edexcel A-level Economics: student book 2 (Unit 3: Business Behaviour). Each lesson includes a PowerPoint (plus worksheets/activities): Lesson 1: Types of Business Lesson 2: Size of Business Lesson 3: Business objectives Lesson 4: Revenue Lesson 5: Costs Lesson 6: Costs (part 2) Lesson 7: Short-run cost curves Lesson 8: Internal economies & diseconomies of scale Lesson 9: External economies & diseconomies of scale Lesson 10: Normal & supernormal profit Lesson 11: Costs & revenue curves Individual lessons (plus more Economics, Politics and Business Studies material) can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
Theory X & Theory Y; emotional intelligence (AS-level Business)
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Theory X & Theory Y; emotional intelligence (AS-level Business)

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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
Revenue curves (A-level Economics)
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Revenue curves (A-level Economics)

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A-level Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) on Revenue & revenue curves. Lesson covers total revenue, average revenue, marginal revenue, revenue curves and relationship between revenue and price elasticity. PowerPoint Starter task Worksheet to fill in Homework/class task (depending on length of lesson) Took my Y13s about 1.5 hours to complete - but could be done in an hour (or stretched to 2) Full shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
Human Rights Act (AS Politics)
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Human Rights Act (AS Politics)

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AS-level Politics lesson (Edexcel) covering The Human Rights Act as part of the module on development of the UK constitution, used with my Year 12s. Includes: PowerPoint (with learner activities) Starter on Human Rights in Europe Teacher explanation of ECHR (1950) and Human Rights Act (1998) Human Rights case study (Abu Hamza) Other selected previous lessons: Introduction to the UK constitution: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12622065 Statute Law: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12658611 Sources of the UK constitution: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12658617 Constitutional changes in the UK since 1997: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12667878
Boston Matrix (A-level Business)
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Boston Matrix (A-level Business)

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A-level Business Studies lesson (Cambridge) on Boston Matrix used with my Year 13s. Includes: PowerPoint (with learner activities) Starter on SWOT and PEST Boston Matrix example Boston Matrix student task Strategic management glossary / worksheet Previous lesson on SWOT & PEST: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12621941 More Business, Economics & Politics resources here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
Diagrams in AS Microeconomics: A-level Economics
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Diagrams in AS Microeconomics: A-level Economics

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Simply sheet for students to practice and explain the diagrams that they need to know in Microeconomics: PPFs; producer and consumer surplus; price ceilings/floors; negative externalities; indirect tax; subsidies & more. Used with my Year 12s for revision when near end of Unit 1: Markets in action. Easily filled an hour (with some left over for homework)
20-mark essay mind maps (A-level Economics)
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20-mark essay mind maps (A-level Economics)

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Used this at the end of the Microeconomics course to help Year 13s plan their exam essays (Edexcel). Challenges students to make mind maps for a variety of past paper 20 mark essay questions (Unit 3, Edexcel). 10 past paper questions to do overall.
Microeconomics quizzes (Quizizz)
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Microeconomics quizzes (Quizizz)

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Links to the microeconomics quizzes that I make on Quizizz. Students play on their own laptops and compete against one another. This is a live document: every time I create a new quiz, I will add it to the list.