This double lesson introduces learners to the monopoly market structure. We start by making links to the board game to understand what a monopoly is and its charactersitics. We look at what makes monopolies powerful, easy to follow diagrams to illustrate supernormal profits in the short-run and the long-run as well as the deadweight loss caused by monopolies. Plenty of video case studies to contextualise the topic and a discussion on the pros and cons of monopolies is included. A link to a kahoot quiz and a box plenary to finish with. 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 Economics as a social science, we ask students what Science is and what they do in their Science lessons before explaining what a social science is and the importance of Ceteris Paribus in Economics. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to the concept of rational vs emotional decision making, we emphasise the importance of rational decision making but acknowledge that as humans we don’t always use logic in making every decision. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to public goods, what they are with examples of them, we then consider the free rider problem and why the private sector doesn’t offer public goods. We then look at information gaps and examples of how this could lead to market failure through witholding information and moral hazard. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This double lesson introduces learners to the final two components of aggregate demand - government expenditure (G) and net trade (exports - imports). We start with a recap on investment before looking at different categories of government spending. We then look at some recent examples of how much government has spent as well as the 2021 budget by Rishi Sunak. Students can see the difference between a budget deficit and the national debt. A short exam style question on the increase in tax allowance with a model answer on the following slide. In the second lesson, we look at net trade and factors which affect the UKs net trade balance. An 8 mark question with a model answer for students to look at for improvements to own answers. We finish with a true and false quiz and a box plenary. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to the components of aggregate demand before looking at each component in greater detail later in the course. We start by breaking down the definition of aggregate demand to undestand the components involved. We look at the AD curve and understand why it slopes downwards and why it is different to the micro demand curve although looks the same. We look at movements and shifts in the AD curve and students have the opportunity to practice drawing the diagram with shifts - answers provided. A box plenary to finish with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to the causes of economic growth, we start by looking at what growth is by differentiating between actual and potential growth. We look at different ways to show growth through step by step diagrams. We watch a few videos for context on economic growth and the export-led economic growth of Bangladesh. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson summarises the possible macroeconomic objectives which students would have heard throughout the course so far. We look at the 7 main objectives. Students are given an exam style question to prepare a presentation on - how inflation could impact the other macroeconomic objectives - balanced points are given on the following slide to compare with students’ presentations, this can also be answered for homework later. 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 the concept of revenue in Economics. We first start by looking at the law of diminishing marginal utility to understand how curves will look. We then look at each formula, with examples of figures + an activity where students calculate the total revenue, average revenue and marginal revenue. Students are made aware that revenue will be different in perfect competition compared to imperfect competition. We finish with a box plenary. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This double lesson introduces learners to the fundamental concept of the basic economic problem, we start with an engaging group activity to highlight the problem of scarcity by distributing items between groups. This brings to light the concept of opportunity cost which we look at, students are given scenarios where they have to make choices and understand the opportunity cost involved in those choices. We then look at renewable and non renewable resources before a research task and box plenary to end with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

New for 2021, this bundle for Edexcel’s A Level Economics Theme 3 is the ultimate pack for teachers delivering this course. Captivating powerpoints, the highest quality, unrivalled lesson experiences from start to finish. Filled with real life examples and step-by-step animated diagrams. Please have a look at individual files to see previews. All you need - open the powerpoint, run through it, and deliver quality lessons whilst saving precious time. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! - all files in zip folder. Thank you Theme 3 - Business behaviour and the labour market Note: All Theme 3 lessons have been uploaded individually too. The purpose of this upload is to bundle it with Theme 4 (due to the 20 resource limit)