This detailed PPT helps introduce macroeconomics and the main government objectives. The lesson starts with a simple look at what macroeconomics is and which stakeholders it impacts. Below is a summary of the overall lesson objectives: Students will understand the main objectives of government macroeconomic policy: economic growth, price stability, minimising unemployment and a stable balance of payments on current account. The lesson looks mainly at the main government objectives, as listed below: * Stable low inflation * Sustainable growth * High employment * Improvements in productivity * Rising living standards and a fall in relative poverty * Sound government finances The lesson introduces each topic in brief detail to help students get an overview of the different objectives. The lesson also includes a 10 mark data exam style question based on the topic. I have also included links to a few key videos throughout the lesson to help students understand the topic. The lesson concludes with a fun group activity where students need to work together to create their won political party and come up with their own objectives and how they hope to improve the economy. I have included grading cards that can easily be printed and filled in to help students vote on their elected party. The plenary is a simple traffic light quiz that re-caps on the key theory covered. This lesson is perfect for introducing macroeconomics to students. It has been designed for the new Economics A-Level, but could easily be used for GCSE and other economic based courses. The lesson is linked to the UK economy, but again this could easily be updated for other countries. A perfect introduction to macroeconomics and government objectives.

This detailed lesson looks at both positive and negative externalities and how they can lead to market failure. The lesson includes lots of detailed theory, examples, videos, diagrams and tasks. Lesson Aim: Students will understand what both positive and negative externalities are and how they can lead to market failure. I have included a student copy of the lesson to work alongside the main PPT. I have included exam style questions and videos to help teach a tricky topic. A perfect lesson for A-Level Economics.

This in-depth and engaging economic lesson covers specialisation and division of labour in lots of detail. The lesson includes key theory, pros and cons of specialisation and how division of labour impacts producers and workers. The lesson includes video clips, tasks and up to examples to help students access the key theory. Main Aim: Students will learn the difference between specialisation, division of labour and exchange. They will also learn the pros and cons of specialisation and how it impacts producers and workers differently. Students will also learn about derived demand.

Students will understand the key economic theory of market failure and positive and negative externalities. Students will learn about how externalities can impact an economy with many examples, of both positive and negative externalities. Students will learn about the free rider problem and how taxation can help different externalities. The lesson includes tasks, examples and videos.

A bumper selection of resources to help you teach the promotion element of the marketing mix. This detailed PPT looks at promotion and key information on this topic e.g. advertising, public relations, sponsorship, packaging and sales promotions. There are numerous tasks and relevant examples throughout the presentation to keep students engaged. I have also included a detailed worksheet on promotion and the other 3 P’s of the marketing mix. A perfect lesson for GCSE Business Studies.

A bumper selection of resources to help teach private limited companies and public limited companies. I have included a detailed presentation on the main theory of both LTD’s and PLC’s. The lesson looks at the clear advantage of having limited liability over unlimited liability. The lesson also looks at the clear pros and cons of both types of incorporate companies. I have also included three useful worksheets that can be used straight after the PPT. The first worksheet is a multiple choice quiz covering limited companies. The second worksheet gets students to work out the main pros and cons of different companies. I have also included a bumper worksheet that asks a variety of questions of the various types of business ownership (including sole traders and partnerships). This lesson is perfect for GCSE level Business Studies and could be adapted for A-Level Business Studies.

A great lesson on calculating cash flow forecasts. This lesson introduces the key theory behind cash flow forecasts and then sets up students to complete a number of blank cash flow flows using the data provided. A great resource that should make this finance topic easy to understand and engaging. Answers are provided for most of the worksheets. Perfect for GCSE Business Studies and could be used for AS-Level.

Students learn the key theory behind the net and gross pay. This includes the key difference between net and gross pay. The lesson has lots of calculation tasks and worksheets – with modelled answers. A great lesson to teach alongside fiscal policy or labour markets.

Students will understand the key economic theory of macroeconomics and how economies can be judged through veracious types of indicators and data. Students will learn about the key government objectives and how they can be measured. Students will also look at economic growth and PPF diagrams and how this links to various bits of data. The lesson also reflects on how non-economic measures can be used to judge an economy. The lesson includes deep theory, many tasks, examples and videos. This lesson is aimed at higher level Macroeconomic teaching and includes a group task and various worksheets.

Students will understand the key economic theory of the multiplier and marginal propensity to consume (MPC). The lesson covers the main influences on MPC and how these ties in to the multiplier. The lesson covers how to calculate MPC and the multiplier with relevant questions. The lesson also covers the accelerator effect The lesson includes deep theory, many tasks, examples and videos. This lesson is aimed at higher level Macroeconomic teaching and includes a fun group task.

A bumper lesson that covers monopolies and competitive markets. The PPT leads up to a past GCSE exam question (can easily be edited for AS standard) and helps students understand the various pros and cons of both monopolies and competitive markets. I have included a nice multiple choice quiz and a worksheet used throughout the PPT. The PPT has lots of tasks throughout and uses up to date examples and key information.

A detailed selection of resources to help introduce division of labour, specialistion and productivity. The PPT covers a lot of key theory and includes tasks throughout. These include labour productivity and capital productivity calculations. I have also included a pros and cons worksheet that helps consolidate the learning… Ideal for GCSE and AS microeconomics.

A nice fun group work lesson that helps cover recruitment. This lessons helps turn your classroom into an assessment centre. The lesson will put students into a candidates shoes, where they will be expected to complete numerous tasks before an overall candidate is given the key job (the best student on the day). The lesson first looks at the theory of the different ways candidates can be tested. Students will the have to complete an aptitude test (I have included 2, choose which one you want to use). You then start the group task - this is done to see which team works the best and who creates the biggest straw tower. Resources will obviously need to provided by the teacher. The teacher then fills in the grading sheet and announces which candidiate(s) have impressed the most and gets the job. A nice fun lesson that works really well straight after teaching the recruitment process. Perfect for engaging GCSE Business Studies students.

This bumper lesson looks at how businesses may be affected if they decide to relocate or move abroad. The lesson looks at how different stakeholders are impacted. The lesson also looks at the main pros and cons of operating on global scale and includes relevant business examples. I have included 2 worksheets to help with the lesson. Perfect resource for GCSE Business Studies and the Growing as a Business topic.

A detailed lesson on the three economic systems. The PowerPoint looks at the key theory for the main types of economic systems; planned (controlled), mixed and free market economies. The lesson looks at the main pros and cons for each and provides relevant examples. I have also included great video links to life in both Cuba and North Korea that will help students fully understand life in a planned economy. I have also included a detailed worksheet on the three economic systems. There is also a good group work task, where students need to argue which economy is the best or worse. A great selection of resources that is aimed at GCSE Economic / Business Studies students, but could easily be adapted for A-Level students.

This lesson focuses on the basic key theory of the main market structures (as listed below). The lesson includes theory, examples and tasks throughout. Perfect competition Monopolistic competition Oligopoly Duopoly Monopoly The lesson then focuses on perfectly competitive markets and its key diagrams. The diagrams covered includes: Revenue curves in perfect competition Short-run equilibrium in perfect competition Profit maximisation in perfectly competitive markets Long-run equilibrium in perfect competition There are tasks, examples and clear theory for each diagram. The lesson then looks at monopolies and looks at marginal and average revenue curves in a monopoly. The lesson concludes with an exam style question. I have also included a student copy of the PPT. This 48 page PPT can easily stretch across a number of lessons. I have also included a nice keyword quiz. Perfect for A-Level Economics.

A lesson that covers contestable markets and market concentration. This lesson is aimed at A-Level Economic. Below is a breakdown of the lesson objectives: All Students will understand that a how contestable markets impact firms. Most Students will understand what market concentration is. Some students will understand how to apply this knowledge to a past exam question. The lesson includes key theory, gap fill tasks and multiple choice questions. The lesson concludes with a 25 mark exam style question. I have also included a student copy of the PPT. A perfect lesson for A-Level Economics.

Every year OCR GCSE Economics release a stimulus material that will be used in the The UK Economy & Globalisation exam (50% of final grade). Over the last three years I have dissected the stimulus material and added my own theory behind the evidence, quotes, graphs and figures. I then include exam style questions that may be asked to help prepare students for their upcoming exam. I have included 12 key revision packs that cover the key topics from last three years (2014, 2015 and 2016). To help students prepare for the 2017 stimulus material and exam these resources may prove to be very useful. They also cover key theory from the unit so may be useful as outright lessons. Some of my packs include student copies - these are slimmed down versions of the main revision packs. Each pack includes a screenshot of the key figures from the stimulus material, keywords and theory and exam style questions. Please see below for a full list of each pack: Pack 1: Balance of Payments Pack 2: Imports & Exports Pack 3: Exchange Rates Pack 4: Competitiveness Pack 5: Poverty Pack 6: Problems of Trade Pack 7: The Eurozone Crisis Pack 8: GDP Pack 9: Economic Growth Pack 10: Poverty & External Debt Pack 11: The EU & Eurozone Pack 12: Exchange Rates This bumper revision pack is aimed at OCR Economics and the The UK Economy & Globalisation exam but they may prove useful for other GCSE exam boards and even A-Level Economics.

This bumper lesson looks at cost-benefit analysis in a lot of detail. The lesson looks at what a CBA is and how it impacts firms and governments. I have included all the key theory on the topic plus many great examples of when cost-benefit analysis was used. Below is a break-down of the lesson objectives: ALL Students will understand the main pros and cons of carrying out a cost-benefit analysis. SOME students to understand a few economic examples of when a cost-benefit analysis should be used. I have included a student copy of the lesson to go alongside the main PPT. I have also included a market failure bingo game, a market failure quiz with answers and a CBA group task. This lesson is aimed at A-Level Economics but could also be useful for Business Studies.