Measures to promote growth and development project / worksheet for A-level Economics. Students are required to analyse methods that could help a country of their imagination grow/develop economically. Covers topics including: *types of foreign aid (tied, bilateral, multilateral); debt relief; role of the IMF; market-orientated strategies; interventionist strategies; the role of the World Bank; FDI etc. * There is also a 20-mark practice question at the end for good measure. Used as revision after covering the final chapter of Unit 4 (Edexcel Student Book 2).

Quick lesson on Universal Basic Income used with my Year 13 Economics students. -Students read the BBC article on UBI -Try to fill in the table with some pros and cons (using their own knowledge) -Then I put the Financial Times video on (19 mins; free on YouTube) and asked students to update their table accordingly -Also resulted in a good discussion in my class 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

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

A-level Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) on monopolies and price discrimination. Includes: PowerPoint (covering pure monopolies, near-pure monopolies, natural monopolies, price discrimination and monopsony) Starter task (on market structures) Practice questions and activities for students Practice 30-mark mini assessment (on everything covered in the PowerPoint) Full shop for more Economics, Business & Politics resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael

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.

Quick critical thinking activity for students (used with my Year 12 form group). Simply print the worksheet and clues, show students the video and then have them solve the riddle (took my lot about 40 minutes).

AS Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) covering price elasticity of supply (PES). Full 1-hour lesson includes: Starter worksheet PowerPoint Previous exam practice questions Worksheet/homework sheet Link to related Financial Times article (with task for students to apply their knowledge) 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

For Unit 1: Introduction to Economics see: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12681403 For Unit 2 (Real-World issue 2) see: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12826944 Everything that you need to teach Real-world issue 1 of Unit 2: Microeconomics of IB DP Economics (Standard Level). Includes: 97 slide PowerPoint (broken down into individual lessons covering everything in the syllabus for teaching Real-world issue 1 - Standard Level) Student activities and challenges throughout the presentations Worksheets for every lesson Practice questions Graph practice Links to relevant videos and other external resources Links to online quizzes Topics covered include: Demand The demand curve (movements & shifts) Supply The supply curve (movements & shifts) Market equilibrium Functions of the price mechanism Consumers, producer & community surplus Allocative efficiency Price elasticity of demand Income elasticity of demand Price elasticity of supply

For Unit 1: Introduction to Economics see: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12681403 For Unit 2 (Real-world issue 1): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12684013 Everything that you need to teach Real-world issue 2 of Unit 2: Microeconomics of IB DP Economics (Standard Level). Includes: 86 slide PowerPoint (broken down into individual lessons covering everything in the syllabus) Student activities and challenges throughout the presentations Worksheets Practice questions Graph practice Links to relevant videos and articles Links to online quizzes Topics covered include: Government intervention Max and min prices Taxes and subsidies Externalities Public goods Also includes: Economics reading diary (and recommended reading list) Graph practice (for units 1 and 2)

Chapter-by-chapter microeconomics revision videos for Year 12 and 13 A-level Economics students (Edexcel). Download the Word doc and click on the links. I get my students to bookmark them. The lists are constantly being updated on a Google doc (so please let me know of any recommendations that I can add).

A list of microeconomics news articles relating to each chapter of Edexcel International A-level Economics, Student Book 1 and Student Book 2 for Year 12 & 13 Economics students. Most articles are taken from The FT (subscription required). See bottom of each list for help getting free accounts for students.

Full lesson on pressure groups used with my Y12 Politics students (Edexcel), includes: PowerPoint (with learner activities) Case studies (Just Stop Oil; Gurkhas; Stop the War) Explanation of insider vs. outsider groups Links to relevant videos and articles

A-level Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) covering Size of Business. Lesson covers backward vertical integration, horizontal integration, mergers/takeovers etc. and includes: Starter task PowerPoint Group work Relevant graph (economies and diseconomies of scale) Individual worksheet Related past paper question / exam practice Essay planner sheet Took my Y13s about 2 hours to complete. Previous lesson on types of business can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12578132 Full shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael

AS-level Politics lesson (Edexcel) on the historical development of the UK’s established political parties as part of the module on Political Parties, used with my Year 12s. Includes: Starter on the main functions of political parties Link to list of UK politics documentaries Handouts on Labour, Conservatives & Liberal Democrats Brick wall templates to help students visualise the ‘building’ of the main parties throughout history Homework task (students to explain which party that they think align with most) Other selected previous lessons: Voter behaviour and the media (12-lesson bundle): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/voter-behaviour-and-the-media-12-lessons-worksheets-and-more-12633978 Human Rights Act: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/human-rights-act-as-politics-12673794 Sources of the UK Constitution: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12658617

AS-level Politics lesson (Edexcel) on minor UK political parties (SNP, Greens, Plaid & UKIP) as part of the module on Political Parties, used with my Year 12s. Includes: Starter on political party funding Major successes of the minor parties (e.g. Brexit for UKIP) Policies of the minor parties Two-party system discussion 5-part homework documentary on New Labour (see previous lessons) Other selected previous lessons: Voter behaviour and the media (12-lesson bundle): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/voter-behaviour-and-the-media-12-lessons-worksheets-and-more-12633978 Historical development of the UK’s main political parties: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12729930 UK political party funding: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12729938

A-level Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) on oligopolies. Includes: PowerPoint (with learner activities) Starter task (on perfect competition & monopolistic competition) Practice questions and tables to complete Collusion game Link to relevant video Practice 20-mark essay question (with planning sheet) Full shop for more Economics, Business & Politics resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael

75-slide Marketing (Cambridge; Unit 3) mega PowerPoint used with my Year 11 IGCSE Business Studies students. Topics covered in the PowerPoint include: Product life cycle R&D Pricing strategies (cost-plus; penetration; price skimming, promotional) Price elasticity of demand Promotion methods Distribution methods (direct distribution; retail distribution; wholesale distribution etc) E-commerce (B2B; B2C; C2C) Entering foreign markets The PPT has learner activities and practice questions throughout and there are also 5 worksheets to complete (plus a short assessment I made using marketing questions from past papers). More Economics, Politics and Business Studies material uploaded here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael

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

AS Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) covering rational decision making (inertia; habitual behaviour; consumer computation etc.) Full 1-hour lesson includes: PowerPoint Activities Worksheet Homework 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) here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12528890