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.
Suggested reading list for UCAS personal statements for students wishing to read Economics at university, or to stretch and challenge your A-Level students.
Suggested reading list for UCAS personal statements for students wishing to read Business at university, or to stretch and challenge your Sixth Form students.
Suggested reading list for UCAS personal statements for students wishing to read Land Economy at university, or to stretch and challenge your Sixth Form economists.
Suggested reading list for UCAS personal statements for students wishing to read PPE at university, or to stretch and challenge your Sixth Form economists.
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 bundle of 32 memory challenges covering the AQA Economics specification. Most of them involve 10 key terms being on the board for 30 secs and then students have to remember as many key terms as they can and define them.
A few involve diagram sketching or understanding images relating to behavioural economics, so students get 1 minute and then students have to remember as many key terms/ draw the diagrams as they can.
A set of exam style data response questions (40 marks) for the new AQA Economics specification. The topic area is government intervention and sugar taxes.
EPQ: A teacher PowerPoint for the taught skills element surrounding primary and secondary research. Stresses the importance of triangulation of results throughout
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