Former teacher of Economics, Politics & Business Studies in Madrid, Spain (journalist at The Times, Sunday Times & MoneySavingExpert.com in a previous life)
Former teacher of Economics, Politics & Business Studies in Madrid, Spain (journalist at The Times, Sunday Times & MoneySavingExpert.com in a previous life)
68-slide PowerPoint + worksheets and activities for teaching Business Strategy (Cambridge A-level Business). Covers all of the following from the syllabus:
– Blue ocean strategy
– Scenario planning
– SWOT analysis
– PEST analysis
– Porter’s five forces
– Core competence framework
– Ansoff matrix
– Force field analysis
– Decision trees
AS-level Politics lesson (Edexcel) on minor UK political parties (SNP, Greens, Plaid & UKIP) as part of the module on Political Parties, used with my Year 12s. Includes:
Starter on political party funding
Major successes of the minor parties (e.g. Brexit for UKIP)
Policies of the minor parties
Two-party system discussion
5-part homework documentary on New Labour (see previous lessons)
Other selected previous lessons:
Voter behaviour and the media (12-lesson bundle): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/voter-behaviour-and-the-media-12-lessons-worksheets-and-more-12633978
Historical development of the UK’s main political parties: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12729930
UK political party funding: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12729938
AS-level Politics lesson (Edexcel) on political party funding as part of the module on Political Parties, used with my Year 12s. Includes:
Starter on the historical development of the UK’s main parties
Explanations of how political parties are funded in the UK
Key differences between Labour (unions) and Conservatives (wealthy individuals)
Case studies (Ecclestone & Blair; big Tory donors)
Past paper question on why party funding could be seen as controversial
Other selected previous lessons:
Voter behaviour and the media (12-lesson bundle): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/voter-behaviour-and-the-media-12-lessons-worksheets-and-more-12633978
Historical development of the UK’s main political parties: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12729930
Sources of the UK Constitution: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12658617
AS-level Politics lesson (Edexcel) on the historical development of the UK’s established political parties as part of the module on Political Parties, used with my Year 12s. Includes:
Starter on the main functions of political parties
Link to list of UK politics documentaries
Handouts on Labour, Conservatives & Liberal Democrats
Brick wall templates to help students visualise the ‘building’ of the main parties throughout history
Homework task (students to explain which party that they think align with most)
Other selected previous lessons:
Voter behaviour and the media (12-lesson bundle): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/voter-behaviour-and-the-media-12-lessons-worksheets-and-more-12633978
Human Rights Act: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/human-rights-act-as-politics-12673794
Sources of the UK Constitution: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12658617
AS-level Politics lesson (Edexcel) introducing the main UK political parties (Labour, Conservatives, Liberal Democrats etc) as part of the module on Political Parties, used with my Year 12s. Includes:
Politics reading diary (with reading list)
Introduction to seats/constituencies
Introduction to the political spectrum (left wing & right wing)
Introduction to the main parties and their policies
Explanation of the main functions of political parties
Student activities throughout
Homework task (political compass test)
Other selected previous lessons:
Voter behaviour and the media (12-lesson bundle): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/voter-behaviour-and-the-media-12-lessons-worksheets-and-more-12633978
Human Rights Act: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/human-rights-act-as-politics-12673794
Statute Law: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/statute-law-as-politics-12658611
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
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
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
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
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-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
AS-level Politics lesson (Edexcel) covering The Human Rights Act as part of the module on development of the UK constitution, used with my Year 12s. Includes:
PowerPoint (with learner activities)
Starter on Human Rights in Europe
Teacher explanation of ECHR (1950) and Human Rights Act (1998)
Human Rights case study (Abu Hamza)
Other selected previous lessons:
Introduction to the UK constitution: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12622065
Statute Law: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12658611
Sources of the UK constitution: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12658617
Constitutional changes in the UK since 1997: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12667878
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.
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.
AS-level Politics lesson (Edexcel) covering Constitutional changes in the UK since 1997 as part of the module on development of the UK constitution, used with my Year 12s. Includes:
2x PowerPoints (with learner activities)
Starter recap on sources of the UK constitution
Scottish devolution, Welsh devolution, Freedom of Information Act and House of Lords reform explained
Homework past paper question
Other selected previous lessons:
Introduction to the UK constitution: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12622065
Statute Law: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12658611
Sources of the UK constitution: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12658617
AS-level Politics lesson (Edexcel) covering Sources of the UK constitution as part of the module on development of the UK constitution, used with my Year 12s. Includes:
PowerPoint (with learner activities)
Starter recap on Statute Law (covered in previous lesson here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12658611)
Common Law, Conventions, Treaties and Authoritative works explained
Past paper practice question
Other selected previous lessons:
Act of Settlement; Act of Union: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12622116
Parliament Act 1911; 1949: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12637272
European Communities Act: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12658606
AS-level Politics lesson (Edexcel) on Statute Law as part of the module on development of the UK constitution, used with my Year 12s. Includes:
PowerPoint (with learner activities)
Starter recap on European Communities Act
Statute Law explained
Statute Law monopoly-style cards student activity
Selected previous lessons:
Act of Settlement; Act of Union: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12622116
Parliament Act 1911; 1949: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12637272
European Communities Act: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12658606
AS-level Politics lesson (Edexcel) on The European Communities Act 1972 as part of the module on development of the UK constitution, used with my Year 12s. Includes:
PowerPoint (with learner activities)
Starter recap of previous development
European Communities Act explained
Development of the UK constitution worksheet
Selected previous lessons:
Magna Carta & Bill of Rights: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12622083
Act of Settlement; Act of Union: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12622116
Parliament Act 1911; 1949: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12637272
AS-level Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) on government failure used with my Y12 students. Includes:
PowerPoint (with learner activities)
Recap of market failure and government intervention
Video about consequences of government failure (landfill tax)
Case study (with annotated help)
20-mark question with essay planner
Full shop for more Economics, Business & Politics resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
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).