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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)
Oligopoly (A-level Economics)
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Oligopoly (A-level Economics)

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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
Introduction to IB Economics - IB Diploma - Unit 1 (complete)
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Introduction to IB Economics - IB Diploma - Unit 1 (complete)

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Everything that you need to teach Unit 1: Introduction to Economics of IB DP Economics (first assessment 2022). For Unit 2: Real World Issue 1 (Microeconomics) see: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12793808 The recommended teaching time for this unit is 10 hours (for both standard level & higher level) and these materials more than cover it: 86 slide PowerPoint (broken down into individual lessons covering everything in syllabus) Student activities and challenges throughout the presentations Worksheets for every lesson Practice questions Links to relevant videos and other external resources Reading diary (with recommended reading list) Topics covered include: Economics as a social science Factors of production Scarcity Opportunity cost Production possibilities curve model (PPC/PPF) Circular flow of income Positive & normative statements Marx, Smith, Keynes
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
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
IB Economics (SL) - Microeconomics - Unit 2 (Real-world issue 1)
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IB Economics (SL) - Microeconomics - Unit 2 (Real-world issue 1)

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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
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
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
Indirect tax & subsidies (AS-level Economics)
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Indirect tax & subsidies (AS-level Economics)

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AS Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) covering indirect taxes & subsidies, used with my Year 12 students. Includes: PowerPoint (with explanations and learner activities) Starter Graph practice Practice questions (with answers) 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
Internal economies & diseconomies of scale (A-level Economics)
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Internal economies & diseconomies of scale (A-level Economics)

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A-level Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) on internal economies & diseconomies of scale Lesson covers: internal sources of economies & diseconomies of scale (marketing; purchasing; financial; managerial; technical), drawing the LRAC curve and minimum efficient scale. Includes: PowerPoint (with student tasks throughout) Starter task (short-run cost curves) Worksheet (with questions, case studies and graphs to complete) Homework question (with planning sheet) Previous lesson on short-run cost curves is here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12587168 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
Government failure (AS-level Economics)
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Government failure (AS-level Economics)

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AS-level Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) on government failure used with my Y12 students. Includes: PowerPoint (with learner activities) Recap of market failure and government intervention Video about consequences of government failure (landfill tax) Case study (with annotated help) 20-mark question with essay planner Full shop for more Economics, Business & Politics resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
Elasticities (A-level Business)
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Elasticities (A-level Business)

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A-level Business Studies lesson on Elasticities (Income Elasticity of Demand; Advertising/promotional elasticity of Demand; Cross Elasticity of Demand) used with my Year 13 students. Includes PowerPoint (with learner activities) and practice question worksheet (with answers).
Functions of the price mechanism (AS-level Economics)
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Functions of the price mechanism (AS-level Economics)

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AS Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) covering functions of the price mechanism, consumer surplus & producer surplus, used with my Year 12 students. Includes: PowerPoint (with learner activities) Question sheet 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
R&D: new product development (A-level Business)
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R&D: new product development (A-level Business)

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A-level Business Studies lesson (Cambridge) covering R&D (research and development) and new product development used with my Year 13s. Includes: PowerPoint (with learner activities) R&D mind map Links to videos (R&D at Microsoft; TED Talk) Links to relevant news articles (on UK govt funding for R&D) Question worksheet Essay homework question (with differentiated help grid) The whole lot takes about 3 hours lesson time to complete. Previous lesson on Elasticities: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12605612 More Business, Economics & Politics resources 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
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
Externalities (AS-level Economics)
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Externalities (AS-level Economics)

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AS Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) covering externalities, used with my Year 12 students. Includes: PowerPoint (with explanations and learner activities) Starter (Microeconomic definitions) Welfare loss graph practice worksheet Practice essay question (with mark scheme) Essay planning template Link to related FT article and documentary (YouTube) with task for students to apply their knowledge 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
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.
Economics reading list
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Economics reading list

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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.