A simple template to help Edexcel A-level Economics students plan 20-mark Macro essays. I ask my students to submit a completed plan with every essay. Micro essay planner here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12538333

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.

Random selection of AS Economics (Unit 1) multiple choice questions (with answers) from Edexcel past papers. I used this with my Year 12 students after finishing chapter 10 (Supply & Price Elasticity of Supply).

A simple template to help Edexcel A-level Economics students plan 20-mark Micro essays. I ask my students to submit a completed plan with every essay. Macro essay planner here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12538357

AS Microeconomics 1-hour assessment (with mark scheme) given to my students after covering the first nine chapters of Unit 1: Markets in Action (Edexcel). Areas assessed: The economic problem Positive & normative statements Production possibility frontiers Specialisation & division of labour Rational decision making Demand & the demand curve Price elasticity of demand (PED) Income elasticity of demand (YED) 8-lesson bundle for first 5 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 7-lesson bundle for teaching consumer behaviour, demand, and supply can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12535155

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)

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.

Quick critical thinking activity for students (used with my Year 12 form group). Simply print the worksheet and clues, show students the video and then have them solve the riddle (took my lot about 40 minutes).

Used this at the end of the Microeconomics course to help Year 12s plan their exam essays (Edexcel). Challenges students to make mind maps for a variety of past paper 20 mark essay questions (Unit 1, Edexcel). Eight past paper questions to do overall.

A list of 35 things students can do to improve their A-level Politics grade (links to reading lists, podcasts, revision sites etc). Please feel free to report any broken links or make suggestions for me to add to the list (I will gladly include them).

Recommended documentaries & videos for students of UK Politics. Updated weekly - please comment with any suggestions and I will add them.

Chapter-by-chapter microeconomics revision videos for Year 12 and 13 A-level Economics students (Edexcel). Download the Word doc and click on the links. I get my students to bookmark them. The lists are constantly being updated on a Google doc (so please let me know of any recommendations that I can add).

Links to the microeconomics quizzes that I make on Quizizz. Students play on their own laptops and compete against one another. This is a live document: every time I create a new quiz, I will add it to the list.

A list of 35 things students can do to improve their A-level Economics grade (links to reading lists, podcasts, revision sites etc). Please feel free to report any broken links or make suggestions for me to add to the list (I will gladly include them).

Worksheet to help students understand dividend yields (used with my Y13 Business Studies students)

A list of microeconomics news articles relating to each chapter of Edexcel International A-level Economics, Student Book 1 and Student Book 2 for Year 12 & 13 Economics students. Most articles are taken from The FT (subscription required). See bottom of each list for help getting free accounts for students.

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

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

A-level Business Studies lesson on Organisation Structure (Cambridge, Unit 2) used with my Year 13 students. Includes: Starter task Powerpoint (with various learner tasks throughout) Practice questions Lesson covers hierarchical and matrix structures (advantages and disadvantages of), span of control, chain of command, delegation, and pros and cons of centralised and decentralised structures. Part two on delayering here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12592361 4-lesson bundle for teaching earlier chapter on Further Human Resource Management (Unit 2, Cambridge) here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12582582

For previous lessons see: Payback period: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12796450 ARR: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12796575 Quick lesson on Net Present Value (NPV) used with my Year 13 Business students. Includes: Starter quiz suggestion Discounted payback (worked example and practice questions) NPV (worked example and practice questions) Answers Finance topic revision videos playlist