EPQ: A teacher PowerPoint for the taught skills element surrounding primary and secondary research. Stresses the importance of triangulation of results throughout
I produced this booklet for my L6th tutor group to help them when writing UCAS personal statements. My tutees are primarily interested in applying for Economics, or Economics related undergraduate courses, however, there are other sample personal statements in here too such as Maths, Engineering, Drama and Experimental Psychology.
A 5 week bridging course suitable for Year 13 as a bridging course ahead of Economics undergraduate study.
The resource includes notes on British econmic history in the 20t century, as well as videos to support unerstanding of the key issues in Britain in the 21st century (2008 financial crisis, Austeristy, and Brexit)
The resource comes with extension tasks in the form of university lectures on British economic history.
Students would then apply their skills and focus on economic history on a country of their choice
This is a selection of potential 9 mark questions "with the help of a diagram, explain..." on the topic of economic policies. This has been divided into demand side policies of fiscal and monetary, as well as supply side policies.
Students reflect on their confidence/ability to draw the Macro diagrams needed for the new AQA A-Level Economics specification.
I would get my students in groups to come up with as many diagrams as possible themselves, and then issue them this afterwards as an aid memoire.
A 25 mark exemplar essay for the AQA Economics syllabus for Year 2, Macroeconomics. Students would not be expected to write this much of course, but I tried to cover a range of ideas, so that they can steal the bits they can relate to the most based on their own understanding, and so they can see lots of different points of analysis in terms of breadth of ideas.
This is a selection of potential 9 mark questions "with the help of a diagram, explain..." on the topic of international trade and exchange rates
One of our 2 departmental AfL sheets. Students and/or staff can complete this together to focus on what went well, and areas for development.
Students and staff also circle at the top their perceived presentation and effort scores too.
One of our 2 departmental AfL sheets. Students or staff can complete this. They tick boxes which relate to each of the main economics related exam criteria. They then complete an holistic judgement on their performance as well as focusing on what went well, and three areas for development.
Students and staff also circle at the top their perceived presentation and effort scores too.
One of the AfL sheets our department use. It can be completed by students and/or staff. Focuses on what went well, what could be developed further, and then deciding upon agreed targets based on this.
Students and staff also circle perceived effort and presentation by circling boxes at the top.