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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)
Governing competence (AS Politics)
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Governing competence (AS Politics)

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AS Politics lesson (Edexcel) on governing competence as part of Voter behaviour & the media module. Includes: PowerPoint (with learner tasks) Starter task (worksheet attached) Activity worksheet Link to video on the winter of discontent Intro to the 1979 UK general election Some prior knowledge is required so please see previous lessons below: 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 Full shop for other Politics resources (as well as Economics and Business): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
Force-field analysis (A-level Business)
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Force-field analysis (A-level Business)

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A-level Business Studies lesson (Cambridge) on the Force-field analysis used with my Year 13s. Includes: PowerPoint (with learner activities) Starter on strategic analysis techniques Force-field analysis explained Force-field analysis example (IT project) Force-field analysis student task (with template) Practice questions Strategic management glossary / worksheet Previous lessons: SWOT & PEST: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12621941 Boston Matrix: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12621952 Porter’s Five Forces: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12621959 Ansoff Matrix: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12621967 More Business, Economics & Politics resources here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
Tory sleaze (AS Politics)
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Tory sleaze (AS Politics)

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AS Politics lesson (Edexcel) on Tory sleaze in the 1990s as part of Voter behaviour & the media module. Full lesson includes: PowerPoint (with learner activities) Starter task Links to 1997 party election broadcasts Worksheet Homework task (Black Wednesday doc) 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 Full shop for other Politics resources (as well as Economics and Business): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
Magna Carta; Bill of Rights - UK constitution (AS Politics)
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Magna Carta; Bill of Rights - UK constitution (AS Politics)

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AS-level Politics lesson (Edexcel) on the Development of the UK constitution, used with my Year 12s. Includes: PowerPoint (with learner activities) Starter key constitutional terms Magna Carta explanation and link to video Bill of Rights (1689) explained Development of the UK constitution glossary / worksheet Previous lesson on characteristics of a constitution (entrenched, codified etc): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12622065 More Business, Economics & Politics resources here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
Act of Settlement; Act of Union - UK constitution (AS Politics)
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Act of Settlement; Act of Union - UK constitution (AS Politics)

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AS-level Politics lesson (Edexcel) on the Act of Settlement & Act of Union as part of the module on development of the UK constitution, used with my Year 12s. Includes: PowerPoint (with learner activities) Starter recap of Magna Carta & Bill of Rights Act of Settlement explained Act of Union explained Development of the UK constitution glossary / worksheet Previous lessons: Characteristics of a constitution (entrenched, codified etc): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12622065 Magna Carta & Bill of Rights: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12622083 More Business, Economics & Politics resources here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
Government intervention (AS-level Economics)
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Government intervention (AS-level Economics)

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AS Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) covering government intervention in markets (indirect taxes, subsidies, regulations etc), used with my Year 12 students. Includes: PowerPoint (with key words, explanations and learner activities) Practice questions (including essay question) Economics essay writing template Enough for a double lesson (1h 50m). 15-lesson bundle covering the first 10 chapters of Edexcel Student Book 1 (introductory concepts, consumer behaviour and demand and supply) can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/as-level-microeconomics-bundle-edexcel-chapters-1-10-15-lessons-worksheets-12602164
Corporate culture (A-level Business)
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Corporate culture (A-level Business)

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A-level Business Studies lesson (Cambridge) on strategic implementation & corporate culture used with my Year 13s. Includes: PowerPoint (with learner activities) Worksheet Links to relevant videos Practice questions Bundle on strategic analysis & strategic choice: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12622036 More Business, Economics & Politics resources here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
Monopolistic competition (A-level Economics)
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Monopolistic competition (A-level Economics)

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A-level Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) on monopolistic competition PowerPoint includes some MCQ practice questions (with answers) to warm up with and then explains monopolistic competition - students then have to complete graph practice. Full shop for more Economics, Business & Politics resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
Introduction to the UK constitution (AS Politics)
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Introduction to the UK constitution (AS Politics)

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AS-level Politics lesson (Edexcel): Introduction to the UK constitution, used with my Year 12s. Includes: PowerPoint (with learner activities) Starter asking what is a constitution? History of the development of the UK constitution Codified, uncodified, entrenched & unentrenched explained Practice questions and case study More Business, Economics & Politics resources here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
Allocative efficiency (A-level Economics)
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Allocative efficiency (A-level Economics)

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A-level Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) on efficiency (allocative efficiency; productive efficiency; dynamic efficiency; x-inefficiency) Includes: PowerPoint (with student tasks) Starter task Worksheet (with graphs to complete) Full shop for more Economics, Business & Politics resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
Sustainable development (externalities): IGCSE Business
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Sustainable development (externalities): IGCSE Business

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Lesson 4 covering Cambridge IGCSE Business Studies (Section 6): External influences on business activity - environmental and ethical issues. PowerPoint recaps government monetary policy and then discusses externalities caused by people and businesses. Also attached is a worksheet with key terms table to fill in and questions to answer. Easily filled a 1-hour class. 8-lesson bundle (£4) here : https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12528395
Pressure groups & consumer boycotts: IGCSE Business
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Pressure groups & consumer boycotts: IGCSE Business

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Lesson 5 covering Cambridge IGCSE Business Studies (Section 6): External influences on business activity - environmental and ethical issues PowerPoint looks at sustainable development and then asks students to think of the reasons how and why businesses ‘go green’ (pressure groups, consumer boycotts, change in law). Also attached is a worksheet with key terms table to fill in, questions to answer and loads of examples of consumer boycotts past and present. Easily filled a 1-hour class. 8-lesson bundle (£4) here : https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12528395
Direct & Indirect taxes / government fiscal policy: IGCSE Business
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Direct & Indirect taxes / government fiscal policy: IGCSE Business

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Lesson 2 covering Cambridge IGCSE Business Studies (Section 6): External influences on business activity - government economic objectives and policies PowerPoint recaps main government objectives: low inflation, low unemployment, economic growth & balance of payments and then explains government fiscal policy (direct & indirect taxes; public spending) & disposable income. Also attached is a worksheet with key terms table to fill in and questions to answer. Easily filled a 1-hour class. 8-lesson bundle (£4) here : https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12528395
Government economic objectives and policies: IGCSE Business
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Government economic objectives and policies: IGCSE Business

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Full lesson covering the start of Cambridge IGCSE Business Studies (Section 6): external influences on business activity PowerPoint takes students through main government objectives:** low inflation, low unemployment, economic growth & balance of payments**. Also attached is a worksheet with key terms table to fill in and questions to answer. Easily filled a 1-hour lesson. 8-lesson bundle (£4) here : https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12528395
Measures to promote growth & development: A-level Economics worksheet
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Measures to promote growth & development: A-level Economics worksheet

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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).
Typical party voters - voter behaviour & the media (AS Politics)
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Typical party voters - voter behaviour & the media (AS Politics)

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AS Politics lesson (Edexcel) discussing social class as part of Voter behaviour & the media module. 1-hour lesson includes: PowerPoint Starter quiz Student activities Homework Previous lesson (introduction to voter behaviour & the media) is here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12578155 Full shop for other Politics resources (as well as Economics and Business): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
Types of Business (A-level Economics)
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Types of Business (A-level Economics)

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A-level Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) covering Types of Business. Lesson covers sole traders, partnerships, joint ventures, state-owned enterprises and includes: Starter worksheet PowerPoint Worksheet Homework task Took my Y13s about 2 hours to complete. Full shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
Introduction to Universal Basic Income (A-level Economics)
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Introduction to Universal Basic Income (A-level Economics)

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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
Introduction to an annual wealth tax (A-level Economics)
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Introduction to an annual wealth tax (A-level Economics)

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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
Monopoly & price discrimination (A-level Economics)
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Monopoly & price discrimination (A-level Economics)

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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