Econ teacher with 10+ years full time experience in the subject. Everything is up to date, matches the syllabus and includes full exercises with answers.
Econ teacher with 10+ years full time experience in the subject. Everything is up to date, matches the syllabus and includes full exercises with answers.
This free resource serves as a concise cheat sheet, summarizing the key details essential for quick revision ahead of the GCSE Economics exam. Drawing on my 10 years of teaching experience and multiple examiner training courses, I’ve designed these resources to be highly effective for student success. These two resources are complimentary, while the remaining materials will be available for purchase as part of a comprehensive, printable bundle tailored to maximize exam preparation.
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With ten years of experience, I have painstakingly put together this booklet specifically for Unit 1 of the GCSE Economics syllabus. It features around 30 exam-style questions (2, 4, 6, 8 marks) aligned with the syllabus and exam papers. An answer booklet, based on CIE marking criteria, is also available at extra cost. Similar resources for all other units are available, offering students a comprehensive, well-organized way to prepare for their exams as they go through the study year. This is a great resource that my students find highly beneficial!
With over a decade of teaching experience, I’ve created this comprehensive resource on Policies to Distribute Income and Wealth, designed to equip students with an in-depth understanding of redistribution strategies and their economic implications. Packed with examples and analysis, this resource is perfect for both new and experienced teachers.
What’s included:
Key Policies:
Minimum wage and its effects on income distribution and labor markets.
Transfer payments and their role in reducing inequality.
Progressive income taxes, inheritance, and capital taxes with clear examples of their redistributive effects.
State provision of essential goods and services and its impact on equity and access.
Real-world examples: Practical applications of these policies in different economic contexts.
Evaluation and Analysis: Critical insights into the advantages, disadvantages, and effectiveness of redistribution policies.
Key Features:
Comprehensive and syllabus-aligned content: Covering all major redistribution policies with clarity and depth.
Real-world applications: Linking theory to global policy examples for enhanced understanding.
Evaluation-focused insights: Encouraging critical thinking about the impacts and trade-offs of these policies.
Engaging exercises: Activities to reinforce understanding and application of redistribution concepts.
Plug-and-play design: Fully prepared lessons to save time and ensure impactful teaching.
This presentation contain beautiful pictures, and lots of great, detailed info, videos, exercises and answers for students.
The format is as follows;
the factors that affect population growth (comparison of birth rates and death rates in different countries)
reasons for different rates of population growth in different countries (Video on emigration from Venezuela with discussion exercise)
Video + discussion on the benefits and negatives of immigration in the UK
the effects of changes in the size and structure of population on different countries
Population pyramid exercises
Exam question
This powerpoint contains beautiful imagery, interesting videos, rich exercises and answers to help students fully grasp the meaning of poverty.
The order is as follows:
What absolute poverty is (definition with video)
What relative poverty is (definition with video and exercise)
Further causes of poverty
The consequences of being relatively poor
What a government can do to help (with video and exercise)
This presentation uses beautiful imagery combined with up-to-date information on HDI. There are good group exercises, videos and questions for students to answer. (the answers are always published on the presentation so this can be plug and play for new and experienced teachers alike)
The format is as follows:
Real GDP per head and the Human Development Index (HDI) video
The components of HDI discussed and compared with exercises
The advantages and disadvantages of using HDI are discussed in an exam style format
This plug and play slide contains beautiful imagery, rich exercises, videos and questions with answers.
Firstly we look at what is GDP per capita with a video, definitions and compare multiple countries. Students are then presented data and asked to compare data and find any discrepancies or anomolies between countries.
We then look with video examples of the positives and negatives of GDP growth and finally an exam question is given for research (with answers)
This plug-and-play set of slides contains precise details on absolute and comparative advantages, with calculation exercises/videos/answers all presented with beautiful royalty-free pictures. Here I cover:
The distinction between absolute and comparative advantage
How it is calculated using different methods
Which trades would be acceptable (exercises)
The trading possibilities curve
Positives/ disadvantages of absolute advantages (discussion)
I have over 10 years experience teaching A-level Economics in five countries with outstanding results. These powerpoints are completely plug and play with great visuals, comprehensive graphs, embedded youtube videos and exercises with explanations. Any teacher experienced in Economic theory or not can use these slides stress free. Please enjoy the benefits of my experience
This powerpoint is designed to be plug and play. all exercises, videos and answers for the economic problem and opportunity cost are embedded. The time can be stretched from 40 mins to an hour depending on the speed of delivery and exercise time given. This will cover:
1.1 the nature of the economic problem topic
1.1.1 finite resources and unlimited wants
Introduction to Opportunity cost with class exercise
These slides on money are created from over ten years experience teaching Economics. They have beautiful pictures, rich exercises, informative videos and exam questions with answers.
the format is as follows:-
Bartering exercise to show the problems we have without money
Exercise on 4 functions of money
Explanation of the five characteristics
Three exercises with Wechat, Bitcoin and prison ramen to show the functions/characteristics in use
Commercial and Central banks explained (with video)
Exam questions exercises with answers
These lessons on firm classification are a culmination of over 10 years of experience teaching Economics. They include beautiful pics, a logical layout, videos and good exercises with answers. They are completely plug and play for new/experienced teachers
the order of the companies is:
Sole trader
Partnership
Private limited
Public Limited
Cooperative
Public corporation (SOE)
Why small firms survive
These integration slides represent a culmination of over 10 years experience teaching Economics full-time. They include beautiful pictures, exact information, informative videos, exercises, group work and answers. They are completely plug and play.
The order of this set of slides is as follows :
Quick sector recap
Types of integration explanation with exercises
Mergers + case study + discussion
Internal and external economies of scale
Exam questions and answers
These beautiful slides are a culmination of my ten years experience teaching Economics. Complete with beautiful imagery, clear graphs, exercises and answers,and exam-based exercises.
The order of these slides is:
The invisible hand
Maximum and minimum price graphs/explanations with questions
Catchup exam questions on Demand/Supply curve
Shanghai housing market video + questions + answers
This lesson includes fun videos, simplified calculations and rich yet simplified explanations that will reall help a student understand CPI, hyper inflation, deflation and how to calculate it. This lesson is plug and play for teachers is a result of my ten years experience teaching Economics full-time - all students need is a notebook. This lesson includes:-
clear syllabus guidelines
Calculation exercises
video on hyperinflation in Germany (often below 4 mins)
Answers on the slide after exercises with explanation
methodical approaches to learning with clear scaffolding
This offers a really robust understanding of fiscal and monetary policy for GCSE students. I have 10 years full-time experience teaching Economics. These presentations are beautifully designed with royalty-free pictures and the lesson includes:-
List of objectives
Simplified concepts
Breakdown exercises of controlling inflation (complete with clear and easy to understand answers)
AD/AS graphs to facilitate understanding (not part of syllabus until AS but very useful for extension)
real life video exercize showing the difference between Hillary Clinton and Donald trumps policies and their after effects
This excellent-designed powerpoint file is completely plug and play for new/experienced teachers. This one videos/exercises/answers/exam question. The contents in order are:
the meaning of protectionism in the context of international trade
different methods of protection and their impact, for example, tariffs, import duties and quotas, export subsidies, embargoes
the arguments in favour/against of protectionism
Exam questions with answers
I have over 10 years experience teaching A-level Economics in five countries with outstanding results. These powerpoints are completely plug and play with great visuals, comprehensive graphs, embedded youtube videos and exercises with explanations. Any teacher experienced in Economic theory or not can use these slides stress free. Please enjoy the benefits of my experience
This is for A-level Economics students in their final year. It has full explanations of all four economic concepts (productive efficiency, allocative efficiency, dynamic efficiency and x-inefficiency), with complete graphs, exercises and a real exam question at the end. The real exam question comes with a simplified laid out plan, and also a full writeen answer to 2023/2024 CIE specifications.
I have over ten years experience teaching Economics and wish to make this process easy for everyone. it is plug and play for any teacher with/without experience as each exercise comes with answers on the next slide.
This is around two full lessons of plug and play content. There are a variety of exercises for students to do, a youtube video on coffee production, with answers presented after (to make the burden less on the teacher) that allow students to richly understand factors of production, free goods, and factor mobility in a fun and easy manner.
As an experienced economics teacher with 10 years of expertise, I’ve created a comprehensive set of A-Level Economics slides that are both engaging and effective. Perfect for new and seasoned teachers alike, these slides are structured to simplify complex concepts and make lessons easy to deliver.
What’s included:
The Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility, explained clearly with diagrams and examples.
Derivation of an Individual Demand Schedule, showing step-by-step logical reasoning.
The Equi-Marginal Principle, broken down into simple, easy-to-understand segments.
Limitations of Marginal Utility Theory, addressing the theory’s real-world applications.
Beautiful, royalty-free images to enhance student engagement.
Clear and concise definitions tailored to the CIE syllabus.
Detailed explanations for in-depth understanding.
Engaging exercises, with all answers provided for hassle-free teaching.
Real exam questions, placed at the end of the slides, with step-by-step solutions to show students exactly how to achieve top marks.
This resource eliminates guesswork, ensuring every teacher can deliver confident, engaging, and results-focused lessons. Save time, reduce stress, and inspire your students with this powerful teaching tool.