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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)
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
Payback period (A-level Business)
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Payback period (A-level Business)

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Quick payback period lesson used with my Year 13 Business students. PPT includes: Starter quiz on finance formulas Payback period (explanation and worked example) Student practice questions (and answers) Link to relevant short video
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
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
Einstein's Riddle (with worksheet)
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Einstein's Riddle (with worksheet)

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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).
Indirect tax & subsidies (AS-level Economics)
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Indirect tax & subsidies (AS-level Economics)

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AS Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) covering indirect taxes & subsidies, used with my Year 12 students. Includes: PowerPoint (with explanations and learner activities) Starter Graph practice Practice questions (with answers) Enough for a double lesson (1h 50m). 15-lesson bundle covering the first 10 chapters of Edexcel Student Book 1 (introductory concepts, consumer behaviour and demand and supply) can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/as-level-microeconomics-bundle-edexcel-chapters-1-10-15-lessons-worksheets-12602164
PES: Price elasticity of supply (AS-level Economics)
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PES: Price elasticity of supply (AS-level Economics)

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AS Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) covering price elasticity of supply (PES). Full 1-hour lesson includes: Starter worksheet PowerPoint Previous exam practice questions Worksheet/homework sheet Link to related Financial Times article (with task for students to apply their knowledge) 7-lesson bundle covering all chapters on consumer behaviour, demand, and supply can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12535155 8-lesson bundle for previous 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
Externalities (AS-level Economics)
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Externalities (AS-level Economics)

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AS Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) covering externalities, used with my Year 12 students. Includes: PowerPoint (with explanations and learner activities) Starter (Microeconomic definitions) Welfare loss graph practice worksheet Practice essay question (with mark scheme) Essay planning template Link to related FT article and documentary (YouTube) with task for students to apply their knowledge Enough for a double lesson (1h 50m). 15-lesson bundle covering the first 10 chapters of Edexcel Student Book 1 (introductory concepts, consumer behaviour and demand and supply) can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/as-level-microeconomics-bundle-edexcel-chapters-1-10-15-lessons-worksheets-12602164
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 (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)
IB Economics (HL) - Microeconomics - Unit 2 (Real-world issue 1)
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IB Economics (HL) - 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 standard level resource see: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12684013 Everything that you need to teach Real-world issue 1 of Unit 2: Microeconomics of IB DP Economics (Higher Level). Includes: 130 slide PowerPoint (broken down into individual lessons covering everything in the syllabus for teaching Real-world issue 1 - Higher Level) Student activities and challenges throughout the presentations Worksheets Practice questions Graph practice Links to relevant videos and other external resources Links to bespoke 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 Behavioural economics Business objectives
Contestability (A-level Economics)
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Contestability (A-level Economics)

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A-level Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) on contestability. Includes: PowerPoint (with learner activities) Starter task (on sunk costs) Lots of examples of contestable markets and what makes them contestable Practice questions Full shop for more Economics, Business & Politics resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
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)
Economics revision videos (Micro)
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Economics revision videos (Micro)

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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).
Economics news stories
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Economics news stories

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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.
Pressure groups (AS Politics)
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Pressure groups (AS Politics)

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Full lesson on pressure groups used with my Y12 Politics students (Edexcel), includes: PowerPoint (with learner activities) Case studies (Just Stop Oil; Gurkhas; Stop the War) Explanation of insider vs. outsider groups Links to relevant videos and articles
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
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
Historical development of the main UK political parties (AS Politics)
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Historical development of the main UK political parties (AS Politics)

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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