This lesson introduces learners to different ways businesses grow, we look at a variety of examples of growth such as organic, inorganic (forward, backward, horizontal and conglomerate), we look at the pros and cons of these types of growth. A range of videos and articles to contextualise the different types of growth and a box plenary to finish with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to the different objectives of businesses. We look at the four objectives and their illustrations on a diagram, we also look at real life examples/videos of businesses with different objectives for context. We finish with a box plenary. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to perfect competition, we start by looking at the characteristics of perfect competition, ensuring students understand that this is not a realistic structure but a foundation to understand market structures. We then look at illustrating perfect competition in the short-run (with supernormal profits) and in the long-run (normal profits). Pros and cons are discussed and we finish with a box plenary. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to the different types of efficiencies. We start by watching a clip of Goldilocks to understand allocative efficiency - we go deeper into it and look at the definitions and illustrations of the different efficiencies. Videos and questions based on x-inefficiency and a box plenary to finish with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to the monopolistic market structure, we start by looking at the features of this market, then looking at some real life examples of firms that operate within this structure. We then look at illustrating this market structure in the short-run and long-run (animated diagrams to help students with drawing) before looking at pros and cons of monopolistic competition. A consolidation task and a true and false quiz to finish with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to contestable markets, we start by looking at the features of this market with emphasis on the ease of entry and absence of sunk costs. We look at some real life examples of markets that are contestable, and what has led to increased contestability in recent times. Pros and cons discussed and a video case study to stimulate discussion on the impact of increased contestability in the hotel market. We finish with a box plenary. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to factors that affect demand for labour and the elasticity of labour. We start by looking at marginal revenue product to understand why the demand curve is downward sloping. We then go on to looking at factors that shift demand with illustrations and examples. A selection of of video case studies to help contextualise the topic and stimulate discussion. We finish with some true or false questions and a box plenary. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to various forms of government intervention. We start by looking price regulation, quality standards and targets - along with evaluations, before looking at other interventions to promote competition and protect employees and suppliers. A selection of video case studies to contextualise the topic and stimulate discussion on real life interventions. We finish with a box plenary. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to determinants of wages in competitive and non competitive markets. We start by asking how wages are determined and of course talk about footballers wages as a way to stimulate students into this topic. We look at diagrams including impacts of minimum and maximum wages. Video case studies on current labour market issues such as gender pay gap to stimulate discussion. We look at public sector wages and finish with a box plenary Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This double lesson introduces learners to supply of labour, we start by looking at the individual (backward bending) labour supply curve before looking at the industry supply curve to understand workers and their choice between leisure and work. We look at the factors which can affect the supply of labour, with examples and illustrations on diagrams. A selection of video case studies to contextualise the topic with recent stories. We then go on to look at the elasticity of supply and the factors which make supply elastic/inelastic. A link to a kahoot quiz and a box plenary to finish with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This double lesson introduces learners to the concept of specialisation with an emphasis on comparative advantage. We start by looking at what specialisation is with examples of what some countries specialise in. We then look at a basic example of two countries producing two goods to really break down the concept of absolute and comparative advantage in an engaging way. We then look at this could be illustrated on a diagram. Some short answer exam questions for consolidation. We then look at the assumptions this model makes before having a break. We then look at a case study on Brazil, an exam style question with a model answer to peer assess using the marking grid. We finish off with a box plenary. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to patterns of trade and how trade has changed over time in the UK and other countries such as China. We look at factors that influence patterns of trade with real life examples based on video case studies i.e how China’s pattern of trade has changed as they have become the largest exporter in the world through manufacturing, similarly how UKs pattern of trade has changed into services etc. We look at the breakdown of imports and exports for the UK with great visuals. Some true or false questions and a box plenary to finish with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to terms of trade. We start by understanding the definition and formula for terms of trade for a country. We look at an example of index numbers used to illustrate a change in terms of trade. A calculation practice exercise with answers. We then look at factors that can influence a country’s terms of trade. Followed by a few exam style questions with video case studies to consolidate understanding of the topic. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This double lesson introduces learners to strategies which influence the growth and development of a country. There are quite a few factors on the specification (under market orientated and interventionist) so this could be delivered as a student-led task to research either category, I split the class in half to allocate. We then feedback what students have found out but also go through each factor on the board to extend and fill any gaps in knowledge, or clear any misconceptions gained when learning independently. We also look at industrialisation and other strategies such as development of primary industries, tourism, aid and debt relief. Some true or false questions, video case studies to contextualise the topic, a debate question and a box plenary to finish with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This double lesson introduces learners to factors which influence the growth and development of a country. There are quite a few factors on the specification so this could be delivered as a student-led task to research two factors per pair. We then feedback what students have found out but also go through each factor on the board to fill in any gaps in knowledge or clear misconceptions. This ought to help go through the spec requirements quicker and more effectively. We also look at non-economic factors such as corruption, war and disease. Some true or false questions, video case studies to contextualise the topic, a debate question and a box plenary to finish with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to the concept of economic development. Before we introduce this we recap what growth is, and consider the limitations of using growth/GDP as a measure of a countries development. We introduce the human development index and look at rankings of countries to gain some context. We look at the pros and cons of using HDI as a way to compare levels of development. Some true or false questions, a research task, debate, box plenary and two kahoot quizzes to end with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you