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Former teacher of Economics, Politics & Business Studies in Madrid, Spain (journalist at The Times, Sunday Times & MoneySavingExpert.com in a previous life)

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Former teacher of Economics, Politics & Business Studies in Madrid, Spain (journalist at The Times, Sunday Times & MoneySavingExpert.com in a previous life)
R&D: new product development (A-level Business)
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R&D: new product development (A-level Business)

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A-level Business Studies lesson (Cambridge) covering R&D (research and development) and new product development used with my Year 13s. Includes: PowerPoint (with learner activities) R&D mind map Links to videos (R&D at Microsoft; TED Talk) Links to relevant news articles (on UK govt funding for R&D) Question worksheet Essay homework question (with differentiated help grid) The whole lot takes about 3 hours lesson time to complete. Previous lesson on Elasticities: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12605612 More Business, Economics & Politics resources here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
Monopoly, oligopoly & concentration ratios (A-level Economics)
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Monopoly, oligopoly & concentration ratios (A-level Economics)

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A-level Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) on market structures (pure monopoly, oligopoly & concentration ratios) Includes: PowerPoint (with student tasks) Starter task Worksheet Essay writing template Full shop for more Economics, Business & Politics resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
Size of Business (A-level Economics)
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Size of Business (A-level Economics)

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A-level Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) covering Size of Business. Lesson covers backward vertical integration, horizontal integration, mergers/takeovers etc. and includes: Starter task PowerPoint Group work Relevant graph (economies and diseconomies of scale) Individual worksheet Related past paper question / exam practice Essay planner sheet Took my Y13s about 2 hours to complete. Previous lesson on types of business can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12578132 Full shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
Government intervention in labour markets (A-level Economics)
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Government intervention in labour markets (A-level Economics)

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A-level Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) on Government intervention in labour markets (used with my Year 13s). Includes: PowerPoint (with learner activities) Starter task (on labour market failure) Methods of government intervention explained (minimum wage; maximum wage; regulation) with diagrams Video Practice past paper questions and mind map activity Ways to reduce geographic and occupational immobility of labour Full shop for more Economics, Business & Politics resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
Circular flow of income (AS-level Economics)
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Circular flow of income (AS-level Economics)

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AS-level Macroeconomics lesson on circular flow of income (suitable for AS-level and IB Economics). Includes: PowerPoint (with learner activities) Step-by-step student help for drawing the circular flow of income diagram Recap of Production Possibilities Curves Explanation of leakages and injections Critical thinking student activities on how circular flow might change Link to Keynes documentary and accompanying worksheet Full shop for more Economics, Business & Politics resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
Elasticities (A-level Business)
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Elasticities (A-level Business)

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A-level Business Studies lesson on Elasticities (Income Elasticity of Demand; Advertising/promotional elasticity of Demand; Cross Elasticity of Demand) used with my Year 13 students. Includes PowerPoint (with learner activities) and practice question worksheet (with answers).
Monopoly & price discrimination (A-level Economics)
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Monopoly & price discrimination (A-level Economics)

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A-level Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) on monopolies and price discrimination. Includes: PowerPoint (covering pure monopolies, near-pure monopolies, natural monopolies, price discrimination and monopsony) Starter task (on market structures) Practice questions and activities for students Practice 30-mark mini assessment (on everything covered in the PowerPoint) Full shop for more Economics, Business & Politics resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
Oligopoly (A-level Economics)
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Oligopoly (A-level Economics)

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A-level Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) on oligopolies. Includes: PowerPoint (with learner activities) Starter task (on perfect competition & monopolistic competition) Practice questions and tables to complete Collusion game Link to relevant video Practice 20-mark essay question (with planning sheet) Full shop for more Economics, Business & Politics resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
Determination of wage rates (A-level Economics)
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Determination of wage rates (A-level Economics)

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A-level Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) on determination of wage rates used with my Y13 students. Includes: PowerPoint (with learner activities) Starter (quick refresh on some previous Y13 content) Explanations of perfectly competitive labour markets and non-competitive labour markets Practice questions Diagram explanations & practice Full shop for more Economics, Business & Politics resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
Voter behaviour and the media (12 lessons + worksheets & more)
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Voter behaviour and the media (12 lessons + worksheets & more)

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Bundle of 12 AS Politics lessons covering voter behaviour and the media module. Each lesson includes a PowerPoint (plus worksheets/activities): Lesson 1: Introduction to voter behaviour Lesson 2: ‘Typical’ party voters Lesson 3: Political data Lesson 4: Gender, ethnicity & education Lesson 5: Governing competence Lesson 6: Party manifestos Lesson 7: 1979 general election Lesson 8: Political advertising Lesson 9: British politics in the 1980s & 1990s Lesson 10: Tory sleaze Lesson 11: Influence of the media Lesson 12: Disillusion & apathy Also includes a list of recommended UK politics documentaries; and a set of 35 politics revision tips. Individual lessons (plus more Economics, Politics and Business Studies material) can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
AS-level Microeconomics bundle: Introductory concepts (8 lessons + worksheets)
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AS-level Microeconomics bundle: Introductory concepts (8 lessons + worksheets)

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Bundle of 8 lessons covering the first 5 chapters (Introductory Concepts) of Edexcel AS-level Economics (Student Book 1). Each lesson includes a PowerPoint (plus worksheets/activities): Lesson 1: Introduction to Microeconomics Lesson 2: Scarcity Lesson 3: Opportunity cost Lesson 4: Factors of production Lesson 5: Production possibility frontiers Lesson 6: Specialisation & Division of labour Lesson 7: Functions of money Lesson 8: Types of economy Also includes Economics reading diary (discussed in lesson 1) Further 7-lesson bundle covering following chapters on consumer behaviour, demand, and supply can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12535155
AS-level Microeconomics bundle: Consumer behaviour, demand & supply (7 lessons + worksheets)
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AS-level Microeconomics bundle: Consumer behaviour, demand & supply (7 lessons + worksheets)

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Bundle of 7 lessons covering chapters 6-10 (Consumer Behaviour, Demand and Supply) of Edexcel AS-level Economics (Markets in Action). Each lesson includes a PowerPoint (plus worksheets/activities) and are comfortably 1-hour long: Lesson 1: Rational decision making Lesson 2: Demand Lesson 3: Price elasticity of demand (PED) Lesson 4: Income elasticity of demand (YED) Lesson 5: Cross elasticity of demand (XED) Lesson 6: Supply & the supply curve Lesson 7: Price elasticity of supply (PES) Also includes: 1-hour assessment on all material taught so far Reading diary Selection of multiple choice questions from recent past papers (with answers) Graph practice worksheet Essay planner template Introductory concepts bundle here (chapters 1-5) is here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12528890
AS-level Microeconomics bundle: Unit 1 (Edexcel) - chapters 11-20 (8 lessons + worksheets)
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AS-level Microeconomics bundle: Unit 1 (Edexcel) - chapters 11-20 (8 lessons + worksheets)

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Bundle of eight lessons covering chapters 11-20 of Edexcel AS-level Economics (Student book 1). Each lesson includes a PowerPoint (plus worksheets/activities). Lesson 1: Market equilibrium Lesson 2: Functions of the price mechanism Lesson 3: Law of diminishing marginal utility Lesson 4: Indirect taxes and subsidies Lesson 5: Market failure (moral hazard; information gaps; under-provision of public goods etc.) Lesson 6: Externalities Lesson 7: Government intervention Lesson 8: Government failure Also includes: Diagram practice (max & min prices and more) Links to whole class quizzes Selection of multiple choice questions from recent past papers Mind maps for planning 20-mark essay questions Essay planning template Economics reading diary
Cambridge IGCSE Business Studies (Section 6): External influences on business activity (8 complete lessons)
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Cambridge IGCSE Business Studies (Section 6): External influences on business activity (8 complete lessons)

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Eight lessons covering Cambridge IGCSE Business Studies, Section 6 Each lesson is comfortably 1-hour long (what they don’t finish I set for homework) and includes a PowerPoint plus various activities and/or worksheets. Lesson 1 can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12494613 Lesson 2 can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12494998 Lesson 3 can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12495450 Lesson 4 can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12499066 Lesson 5 can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12505357 Lesson 6 can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12507546 Lesson 7 can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12509139 Lesson 8 can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12516750
A-level Microeconomics bundle: Unit 3 (Edexcel) - Business Behaviour (11 lessons + worksheets)
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A-level Microeconomics bundle: Unit 3 (Edexcel) - Business Behaviour (11 lessons + worksheets)

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Bundle of 11 microeconomics lessons covering chapters 1-7 (Types & Sizes of Business; Revenue, Costs & Profit) of Edexcel A-level Economics: student book 2 (Unit 3: Business Behaviour). Each lesson includes a PowerPoint (plus worksheets/activities): Lesson 1: Types of Business Lesson 2: Size of Business Lesson 3: Business objectives Lesson 4: Revenue Lesson 5: Costs Lesson 6: Costs (part 2) Lesson 7: Short-run cost curves Lesson 8: Internal economies & diseconomies of scale Lesson 9: External economies & diseconomies of scale Lesson 10: Normal & supernormal profit Lesson 11: Costs & revenue curves Individual lessons (plus more Economics, Politics and Business Studies material) can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
Introduction to IB Economics - IB Diploma - Unit 1 (complete)
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Introduction to IB Economics - IB Diploma - Unit 1 (complete)

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Everything that you need to teach Unit 1: Introduction to Economics of IB DP Economics (first assessment 2022). For Unit 2: Real World Issue 1 (Microeconomics) see: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12793808 The recommended teaching time for this unit is 10 hours (for both standard level & higher level) and these materials more than cover it: 86 slide PowerPoint (broken down into individual lessons covering everything in syllabus) Student activities and challenges throughout the presentations Worksheets for every lesson Practice questions Links to relevant videos and other external resources Reading diary (with recommended reading list) Topics covered include: Economics as a social science Factors of production Scarcity Opportunity cost Production possibilities curve model (PPC/PPF) Circular flow of income Positive & normative statements Marx, Smith, Keynes
IB Economics (SL) - Microeconomics - Unit 2 (Real-world issue 2)
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IB Economics (SL) - Microeconomics - Unit 2 (Real-world issue 2)

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For Unit 1: Introduction to Economics see: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12681403 For Unit 2 (Real-world issue 1): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12684013 Everything that you need to teach Real-world issue 2 of Unit 2: Microeconomics of IB DP Economics (Standard Level). Includes: 86 slide PowerPoint (broken down into individual lessons covering everything in the syllabus) Student activities and challenges throughout the presentations Worksheets Practice questions Graph practice Links to relevant videos and articles Links to online quizzes Topics covered include: Government intervention Max and min prices Taxes and subsidies Externalities Public goods Also includes: Economics reading diary (and recommended reading list) Graph practice (for units 1 and 2)
AS-level Microeconomics bundle: Unit 1 (Edexcel) - chapters 1-10 (15 lessons + worksheets)
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AS-level Microeconomics bundle: Unit 1 (Edexcel) - chapters 1-10 (15 lessons + worksheets)

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Bundle of 15 lessons covering the first 10 chapters of Edexcel AS-level Economics (Student book 1). Each lesson includes a PowerPoint (plus worksheets/activities). Lesson 1: Introduction to Microeconomics Lesson 2: Scarcity Lesson 3: Opportunity cost Lesson 4: Factors of production Lesson 5: Production possibility frontiers Lesson 6: Specialisation & Division of labour Lesson 7: Functions of money Lesson 8: Types of economy Lesson 9: Rational decision making Lesson 10: Demand Lesson 11: Price elasticity of demand (PED) Lesson 12: Income elasticity of demand (YED) Lesson 13: Cross elasticity of demand (XED) Lesson 14: Supply & the supply curve Lesson 15: Price elasticity of supply (PES) Also includes: 1-hour assessment (with mark scheme) Student reading diary Graph practice worksheet Essay planner template Selection of multiple choice questions from recent past papers
IB Economics (SL) - Microeconomics - Unit 2 (Real-world issue 1)
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IB Economics (SL) - Microeconomics - Unit 2 (Real-world issue 1)

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For Unit 1: Introduction to Economics see: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12681403 For Unit 2 (Real-World issue 2) see: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12826944 Everything that you need to teach Real-world issue 1 of Unit 2: Microeconomics of IB DP Economics (Standard Level). Includes: 97 slide PowerPoint (broken down into individual lessons covering everything in the syllabus for teaching Real-world issue 1 - Standard Level) Student activities and challenges throughout the presentations Worksheets for every lesson Practice questions Graph practice Links to relevant videos and other external resources Links to online quizzes Topics covered include: Demand The demand curve (movements & shifts) Supply The supply curve (movements & shifts) Market equilibrium Functions of the price mechanism Consumers, producer & community surplus Allocative efficiency Price elasticity of demand Income elasticity of demand Price elasticity of supply
IB Economics (HL) - Microeconomics - Unit 2 (Real-world issue 2)
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IB Economics (HL) - Microeconomics - Unit 2 (Real-world issue 2)

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For Unit 1: Introduction to Economics see: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12681403 For Unit 2 (Real-world issue 1): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12793808 Everything that you need to teach Real-world issue 2 of Unit 2: Microeconomics of IB DP Economics (Higher Level). Includes: 240 slide PowerPoint (broken down into individual lessons covering everything in the syllabus) Student activities and challenges throughout the presentations Worksheets Practice questions Graph practice Links to relevant videos and articles Links to online quizzes Topics covered include: Perfect competition Oligopoly & monopoly Government intervention Max and min prices Taxes and subsidies Externalities Public goods Also includes: Economics reading diary (and recommended reading list) Graph practice (for units 1 and 2)