http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/index/ en tutor2u Copyright 2011 2011-12-23T09:32:53+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/tutor2u-adds-9-million-unique-user-visits-in-2011 Written by:Jim Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/tutor2u-adds-9-million-unique-user-visits-in-2011#When:09:32:53Z tutor2u has recorded a 9 million increase in unique user visits to www.tutor2u.net, rise of 64% over 2010. In the twelve months to December 2011, unique user visits are expected to reach 22.5 million compared with 13.6 million in 2010. The tutor2u website continues to draw visitors from a broad range of international schools, colleges and other educational institutions.  Whilst the UK continues to be the leading source of visitors (38% in 2011), significant user growth was sourced from India (8.5%), Malaysia (3.3%),  Singapore (1.9%), Hong Kong (1.8%) and the UAE (1.8%). A noticeable feature of the user growth was the growing use of mobile devices to access the tutor2u teaching and revision resources. Visits using smartphones and tablets increased by 332% in 2011 and now represent over 5% of visits. The user statistics exclude traffic for tutor2u’s other family of websites including the Moodle VLE which currently hosts over 5,000 A Level students and teachers. The most significant growth in user visits has arisen in the current academic year (2011/12) and, as a result, it is expected that traffic in 2012 will exceed 35 million visits. tutor2u News, Investor News, 2011-12-23T09:32:53+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/coming-soon-from-zondle-our-new-phonics-resource Written by:Jim Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/coming-soon-from-zondle-our-new-phonics-resource#When:08:24:37Z The team at tutor2u’s sister firm Zondle have been hard at work developing a superb new resource for primary phonics teaching and learning.  Watch this space in early 2012 for the launch.  Here is a sneak preview: tutor2u & Zondle, 2011-12-19T08:24:37+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/zondlescape-05 Written by:Jim Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/zondlescape-05#When:08:16:17Z Welcome to zondlescape 005, more ideas, news and links from the team at zondle! Primary/elementary ideas of the week: @Primarypete_ has written an excellent blog, explaining how he’s very successfully using zondle in his classroom! Secondary/middle/high topic of the week: Review your ‘German Greetings and Polite Phrases’ whilst playing Crystal Canon! Thanks to Frau Mahler for this superb topic! Did you know… You can create your very own zondle! Make your own personal zondle avatar, to represent you on zondle! Choose colours, clothes and bizarre hair!! Zondle Connect of the week: ‘Is it a noun? Is it a verb?’ (created by jejal) in Penalty Shootout, embedded into the ‘Student Vocabulary Study Room - roots, prefixes, suffixes’ page on Mr Tedesco’s - English Class blog by apprentice zondle power user joetedesco! Other stuff: A balanced view of games-based learning in the Huffington Post. An easy and informative read. Please don’t hesitate to let us know how we can make zondle better for you! Doug and Ben ZONDLE tutor2u & Zondle, 2011-10-18T08:16:17+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/zondle-some-great-new-functionality-for-games-based-learning Written by:Jim Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/zondle-some-great-new-functionality-for-games-based-learning#When:20:36:16Z You may remember that tutor2u recently announced it had invested in Zondle.com, a provider of free games-based online learning. We caught up with the Zondle team and it’s fair to say that we’re even more excited than ever about how Zondle is progressing and growing. Doug, the ace developer at Zondle has been been hard at work adding new features, including one suggested by a tutor2u blogger (Gareth Williams!). I have described these upgrades further below and also used the excellent Zondle video guides which show you the new features in action. If you have a moment, please do go over to the Zondle site. Its a terrific platform to enable you (and your students) to create and share lesson activities. Zondle topics and quizzes are ideal for revision too. Best of all, Zondle is free! Here is the link: www.zondle.com 2011-10-14T20:36:16+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/tutor2u-scoops-marketing-prize-and-4th-place-in-smarta-100 Written by:Jim Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/tutor2u-scoops-marketing-prize-and-4th-place-in-smarta-100#When:13:00:00Z tutor2u, the provider of online resources for teachers and students, wowed the judges of this year’s Smarta 100 with its innovative marketing strategies and canny use of social media to scoop the Special Award for Marketing. tutor2u topped a shortlist including hair salon Charlotte Murray, Gower Cottage Brownies, games developer Neon Play, and natural gum makers Peppersmith in this year’s Smarta 100 Awards.  Over 500 companies were nominated in the awards with the final shortlist of 100 coming together for a star-studded awards evening at the O2 Arena in London. The O2 Smarta 100Special Awards were decided by a judging panel consisting of King of Shaves founder Will King, Bebo founder Michael Birch, PR guru Lynne Franks, TV’s Sarah Beeny, creator of MySingleFriend.com and Tepilo.com, Smarta’s Shaa Wasmund and O2’s Simon Devonshire. 2011-09-22T13:00:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/how-should-exams-be-run-a-new-investigation Written by:Jim Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/how-should-exams-be-run-a-new-investigation#When:10:46:00Z An important announcement from the House of Common Select Committee on Education yesterday which I know will be of interest to many colleagues and departments.  Details below if you wish to get involved. 2011-09-13T10:46:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/a-personal-request-from-geoff-and-jim-at-tutor2u Written by:Jim Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/a-personal-request-from-geoff-and-jim-at-tutor2u#When:14:43:01Z As you may have heard, the hard-working team at tutor2u were sent some good news – we’ve been shortlisted for The O2 Smarta 100 ‘Business of the Year’ award.  Almost as soon as the news broke, an amazing, switched-on flashmob of tutor2u supporters raced over to the Award Voting page and left some lovely messages about us – we’re still gobsmacked by how supportive these messages are.  They mean the world to us - every one of them. Will tutor2u beat the other 99 candidates to win the title in 2011?  It’s down to you, because it all boils down to a public vote. Like X-Factor. But luckily without Louis. Please vote for tutor2u by clicking here. You just need to register first but it’s simple and quick, and you don’t need to sign up for the organiser’s email newsletters.  You can leave a comment too – the judges will read them all and they might make the difference!  We’re loving reading what you have to say about tutor2u and our team - please do take a few seconds to sign the guest book! Now, some of you may be thinking - how can we really get behind tutor2u in the voting process?  The answer is - help spread the word!  We’re up against some very impressive and effective PR agencies who currently top the leaderboard. your help in encouraging people to vote for tutor2u really will make the difference. 1. Ask your friends, family, fellow students, everyone in the staff room, the Headmaster, the dinner ladies, any visiting Ofsted Inspectors etc to vote. Send a text; email them; post a tweet. 2. To become our special hero, please update your Facebook status with this link http://www.smarta.com/smarta100/2011-winners/tutor2u Thank you so much for supporting us. We find out on 21st September so we’ll let you know how we go. And many thanks for your continued support… Geoff and Jim 2011-09-08T14:43:01+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/introducing-give-it-a-go Written by:Jim Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/introducing-give-it-a-go#When:10:53:00Z We’re thinking ahead to school year 2011/12 right now and we’ve got a new resource for you which we hope will support your teaching in the months ahead. Give It A Go! is our new teacher resource blog - and this one is a little different.  It is designed to provide support for the whole school in terms of ideas, approaches and resources which can be used across the curriculum and shared between departments. The focus of the blog is on creative teaching - ways to engage students, encourage participation and make learning memorable. The Give It A Go Blog is now up and running with an initial selection of ideas - come over and take a look. http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/giveitago/ You can keep up-to-date with the latest Give It A Go resources by following the blog on Twitter (http://twitter.com/#!/t2uGiveItAGo) or by opting to receive the email digest whenever new materials are made available to download or try. To receive this digest, please follow this link: http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=tutor2u/giveitago&loc=en_US We hope that you find the teaching ideas on the new blog useful.  Please let your colleagues know about it - particularly in other deparments who you think might like to try some new approaches to creative teaching and learning. tutor2u News, 2011-08-02T10:53:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/tbble-on-the-road-to-scotland-and-northern-ireland Written by:Jim Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/tbble-on-the-road-to-scotland-and-northern-ireland#When:10:16:14Z TBBLE 2011/12 - our most popular Business Teacher CPD event - is now coming to Scotland and Northern Ireland! In additon to the London (4 October 2011) and Manchester (13 October 2011) dates, we’re bringing the course to Belfast on 16 January 2012 and Glasgow on 23 January 2012. (probably) The Best Business Lesson Ever (“TBBLE”) 2011 follows the same format as the sell-out course in 2010. The aim is simple - to pack as many new business teaching ideas into one day.  Starters, main lesson activities, plenaries and more - all into one CPD day, with four presenters battling to win the best approval rating of the delegates!  This course is suitable for every business teacher. The London and Manchester events are now both more than 50% full, so please do get in touch with the office asap to organise some places for yourself and/or your business teaching colleagues. To make a provisional booking, please use the form below, or in the tutor2u office Book places on TBBLE 2011/12: Glasgow | Belfast | Birmingham | London Best wishes Jim tutor2u News, Teacher Conferences, 2011-08-02T10:16:14+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/tutor2u-enjoys-record-visitor-growth-for-2011 Written by:Jim Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/tutor2u-enjoys-record-visitor-growth-for-2011#When:09:12:00Z tutor2u has recorded record visitor statistics for the year ended 31 July 2011.  In the 12 months to July 2011, the main tutor2u website (www.tutor2u.net) received 18.4 million visits, a 65.3% increase over the previous year. The number of visitors referred by tutor2u’s daily blog digest system increased by 45.6% in the year.  Over 14,000 teachers now receive a daily update of new teaching and study resources as they are added to the 12 subject blogs maintained by tutor2u. Social media also played a key role in the website traffic growth.  tutor2u’s Facebook page added 19,500 fans during the year resulting in a 368% increase in visitors directly from Facebook.  Visitors from Twitter also increased, by 167% compared with 2009/10. An increasing number of visitors found tutor2u using their mobile devices.  Visits from the Facebook app, for example, grew by 4,755%  Almost 100,000 visits came from iPad users (a 3,171% rise) and 175,000 iPhone users logged into the blogs during the year (a fourfold increase). tutor2u’s 18.4 million visitors came from a total of 232 countries/territories. The top countries were UK (7.4m), USA (2.6m), India (1.5m), Malaysia (0.6m) and Australia (0.5m). 2011-08-01T09:12:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/school-year-2011-the-end-of-year-wrap Written by:Jim Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/school-year-2011-the-end-of-year-wrap#When:13:05:00Z We’ve just returned from our two Economics & Business Studies conferences with memories of some fantastic speakers and meeting so many colleagues over the two days (300 in total!).  The session presentations are available now on the blogs below together.  We’ll be adding further reflections on the sessions and follow-up blogs over the coming days. 2011-07-07T13:05:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/write-for-tutor2u-revision-questions Written by:Jim Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/write-for-tutor2u-revision-questions#When:09:44:00Z The Summer of 2011 will be busier than ever for tutor2u as we expand into new subjects and, particularly, into games-based revision & learning. We recently announced that tutor2u has become a shareholder in Zondle - an innovative e-learning start-up which we’re really excited about.  Zondle will provide the platform for us to develop a comprehensive and, most importantly, FREE collection of revision and other learning games.  Now all we need is to build curriculum content to make these games come alive! 2011-06-22T09:44:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/tutor2u-joins-forces-with-zondle Written by:Jim Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/tutor2u-joins-forces-with-zondle#When:22:08:00Z We’re excited about the news that tutor2u has agreed to take a shareholding in Zondle, a fast-growing specialist in games-based learning.  The press release is provided below. tutor2u News, Investor News, About tutor2u, 2011-05-29T22:08:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/tutor2u-backs-junior-cricket-in-yorkshire Written by:Jim Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/tutor2u-backs-junior-cricket-in-yorkshire#When:10:46:00Z tutor2u has agreed to sponsor the Wetherby Junior Cricket League (WJCL) for the 2011 season. The WJCl is one of the most active junior cricket leagues in the UK with teams competing at all age groups from under 9s to under 17s.  A total of over 1,000 junior cricketers are registered with the league in 2011, participating in over 650 league and cup fixtures. Commenting on the league sponsorship deal, Jim Riley (Managing Director of tutor2u) said: “We are delighted to be associated with the WJCL and to have the opportunity to support such a superb example of how to encourage youngsters to get involved in sport.  The standard of cricket in the WJCL is improving and we are impressed with the dedication and enthusiasm of the junior team coaches who help young cricketers gain so much from a wonderful sport.” Tom Kilby, Head of Junior Cricket at the WJCL commented: “The support we receive from tutor2U is vital for the development of an improving league, not only financially in providing coaches and equipment, but also the genuine interest and enthusiasm shown by tutor2u for local sport within the area.  With the improvement being seen the league are starting to provide players for county age groups, something almost unheard of a couple of years ago.” tutor2u News, 2011-05-24T10:46:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/economics-business-revision-workshops-in-2011-12 Written by:Jim Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/economics-business-revision-workshops-in-2011-12#When:10:51:00Z The dates and venues for our main programme of Economics & Business Studies revision workshops in 2011/12 are now available from the links below.  Details of the workshop content/programme will be added to these links once confirmed. Economics workshops; http://tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/economics/comments/economics-revision-workshops-in-2011-12/ Business - winter 2011 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/aqa-buss1-buss3-revision-workshops-winter-2011/ Business - spring 2012 http://tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/aqa-buss2-buss4-revision-workshops-summer-2012/ tutor2u News, Student Events, 2011-05-19T10:51:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/new-revision-qas-for-economics Written by:Jim Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/new-revision-qas-for-economics#When:10:37:51Z We’re pleased to announce the publication of three new revision Q&A guides which I’m sure will prove very helpful for students taking AS & A2 Economics exams this summer.  Each has been written by Richard Young and follows the successful and popular format of the existing Q&A series. As students enter the final part of their revision, some find that they have incomplete notes. Others may be unsure of exactly what they need to know. Our Q&A format is designed to address these problems - to focus students on the essentials of each topic in each unit. A comprehensive glossary summaries key terms and concepts. Students can cover the syllabus in rapid time, knowing that they are focusing their effort in the remaining time. The three new Q&A are designed to support: - OCR A2 Economics Unit F584 - Transport Economics - AQA AS ECON 2 The National Economy - Edexcel AS Economics Unit 2 Managing the Economy Each of these Q&As is available via our normal network licence (£40 per school/college - unlimited distribution) and can be ordered online here: You can also download a printable order form from here: Economics Resources, 2011-05-03T10:37:51+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/extra-revision-support-for-a-level-economists-in-summer-2011 Written by:Jim Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/extra-revision-support-for-a-level-economists-in-summer-2011#When:14:59:00Z The AS & A2 economics exams are approaching fast and we’re providing a new series of revision resources on the Economics blog to help students over the finishing line! Our UK Economy at a Glance 2011 is a one-page summary of the key UK economic variables updated to April 2011 so students can refer to up-to-date information in their exam answers.  Download it from here: http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/economics/comments/uk-economy-at-a-glance/ The blog also features a new category - “Exam Advice” with a new series of posts which explain how students can improve their exam technique in economics.  There are two fresh posts already, with more lined up to appear over the next week or so.  Here is the link: http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/economics/C594/ tutor2u News, Economics Resources, 2011-04-17T14:59:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/tutor2u-achieves-53-user-growth-in-2010 Written by:Jim Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/tutor2u-achieves-53-user-growth-in-2010#When:10:57:00Z tutor2u (www.tutor2u.net) has announced a 53% growth in unique user visits during 2010.  In the 12 months to December 2010, the main tutor2u site had 13.8 million visits, an increase of 4.8 million on 2009.  Revenues from the sale of Teacher CPD events, student workshops and digital learning resources increased by 52% over the same period. tutor2u News, 2011-01-05T10:57:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/ocr-a2-econ-f585-toolkit-now-available Written by:Jim Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/ocr-a2-econ-f585-toolkit-now-available#When:11:34:01Z A quick note for OCR Econ centres… Geoff’s superb revision toolkit for the OCR A2 F585 pre-released stimulus material (Feb 2011 exam) is now available for despatch.  All pre-orders will be shipped/emailed in the morning.  You can still order this terrific resource here: http://www.tutor2u.net/acatalog/OCR-A2-Economics-Unit-F585-Jan-2011.html Some example pages are also available to view here: http://www.tutor2u.net/assets/samples/ocr585feb2011sample.pdf tutor2u News, Economics Resources, 2011-01-04T11:34:01+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/meet-sir-terry-leahy-and-kirsty-henshaw-in-2011 Written by:Jim Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/meet-sir-terry-leahy-and-kirsty-henshaw-in-2011#When:11:31:00Z A quick note to let you know about our speaker programme for the Business Teacher National Conference on 30 June 2011. We’re busy inviting people who we think would provide an inspiring end to a long academic year - and we’ve had two early invites accepted! First up is Sir Terry Leahy, currently CEO of Tesco plc and perhaps Britain’s most respected business person.  Sir Terry is currently working for a week at the checkouts of his local Tesco stores (something he does every Christmas) as a way of keeping in touch with customers and employees.  Sir Terry will lead a conference session helping us understand the challenges of growing and managing a complex, multinational business. I can imagine there will be plenty of questions too from colleagues keen to get the inside track they can share with their students on topics such as leadership, branding, retailing and much more! I’m also delighted that Kirsty Henshaw has agreed to join us and talk about how her appearance on Dragon’s Den has led her to become one of the most talked-about young entrepreneurs in the UK.  Did you see Kirsty in the Den?  It was perhaps the most emotional, inspiring pitch the Den has seen.  With backing from Peter and Duncan, Kirsty has gone on to achieve enormous success during 2010 with her Worthenshaw’s Freedom range.  A terrific case study for just about every business specification - and I’m hoping we can arrange a product tasting session too! We’re hoping to have some other “big” news about speakers shortly.  In the meantime, provisional bookings for the conference are now being accepted - the link is below: http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/business-teacher-conference-2011/ tutor2u News, Teacher Conferences, 2011-01-04T11:31:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/economics-teacher-update-4-january-2011 Written by:Jim Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/economics-teacher-update-4-january-2011#When:10:11:00Z Happy new year and welcome back!  A quick update here on some new economics resources and events coming up this Easter term. European Economy 2011 Revision Guide http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/economics/comments/european-economy-2011-revision-guide-launched/ Just published, our 2011 European Union Economy Revision Guide is designed to support A2 students taking papers in June 2011. Exam boards require students to have an understanding of how developments and policies in the European Union can affect markets, industries and the overall macroeconomic performance of the UK. This new guide provides comprehensive coverage of all the key topics and issues relating to the European economy. Rory Sutherland To Speak at 2011 Economics Teacher National Conference http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/economics/comments/rory-sutherland-to-speak-at-2011-economics-teacher-national-conference/ This should be fun!  Rory Sutherland, Vice-Chairman of the Ogilvy Group UK, has agreed to join us as one of the speakers at the 2011 Economics Teacher National Conference at the British Library on Wednesday 29 June 2011. Rory is a passionate and gifted communicator who has specialised in analysing how ideas drawn from behavioural economics can be harnessed in marketing and in developing public policy. His two TED talks (Life Lessons from an Ad Man and Sweating the Small Stuff) have fast become legendary on the internet and a great hit with Economics teachers and students alike.  Not to be missed! Teach GCSE Economics 2011 - Fresh Ideas for Teaching KS4 Economics http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/economics/comments/teach-gcse-economics-2011-a-new-tutor2u-cpd-conference/ Lots of bookings coming in now for our first CPD conference dedicated to the teaching of GCSE Economics.  Amy Chapman and Innes Robinson - our two superb GCSE Economics Blog editors - are putting a terrific programme together for the day.  It will be suitable for all exam boards and will cover a range of approaches, resources and teaching ideas to make your GCSE Economics course even more successful and enjoyable.  The day will also be suitable for teachers who deliver the economics elements of business specifications and who want some new ways of engaging with their students in a fast-changing subject. The date for Teach GCSE Economics is on Friday 11 February 2011 at the Guoman Charing Cross. UK Economy in Focus 2011 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/economics/comments/uk-economy-in-focus/ Our free, regularly updated main macroeconomic presentation on developments in and prospects for the UK economy is now available. All of the data charts have been brought up to speed and the resource is available as a streamed presentation and also as a pdf handout. AS & A2 Economics Revision Workshops March 2011 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/7250 Our AS & A2 microeconomics revision workshops prior to Christmas 2010 were a sell-out and its looking like our macro-focused workshops in London & Manchester will be full too.  Please get your provisional bookings in as soon as possible to get an allocation of places whilst you wait for students to confirm their attendance. tutor2u News, Economics Resources, Teacher Conferences, Student Events, 2011-01-04T10:11:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/tutor2u-announces-results-for-november-2010 Written by:Jim Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/tutor2u-announces-results-for-november-2010#When:20:34:00Z tutor2u, the online elearning community for Business, Economics, Politics and related subjects, has announced 65% growth in website traffic for November 2010 compared with the prior year. In Nov 2010 tutor2u’s main website (www.tutor2u.net) recorded 1.78 million unique user visits, an increase of 65.3% over Nov 2009. Direct traffic accounted for 20.9% of visitors, with a further 10.9% from referring sites.  Search engine and social media visitor referrals were 66.7% of the total. Cumulatively for the four months to 30 Nov 2010, tutor2u’s website traffic was 5.4 million users, an increase of 70.3% over prior year. Social media has been a key factor in driving visitor growth to tutor2u in recent months.  Referrals from Facebook.com have increased by 367% over 2009 following the growth of tutor2u’s Facebook page which now has almost 5,000 fans. 2010-12-03T20:34:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/some-ways-of-encouraging-students-to-collaborate-and-share-their-learning Written by:Jim Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/some-ways-of-encouraging-students-to-collaborate-and-share-their-learning#When:20:38:00Z How to encourage students to collaborate and share their learning - that has been the underlying theme of several popular new resources on tutor2u this week. These approaches work across all subjects, though the examples give below are for Economics & Business Studies. tutor2u News, Business Studies Resources, Economics Resources, Politics Resources, 2010-11-22T20:38:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/3-resources-for-business-knicked-from-the-economics-blogs Written by:Jim Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/3-resources-for-business-knicked-from-the-economics-blogs#When:20:56:00Z Who says you can’t make better use of some good ideas for the business classroom from your colleagues who teach economics?  Here are three examples of resources that the authoring team over on the GCSE Econ blog have added over recently which are ideally suited to support business teaching: Business Studies Resources, 2010-11-15T20:56:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/a-selection-of-some-more-economics-teaching-ideas-and-resources Written by:Jim Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/a-selection-of-some-more-economics-teaching-ideas-and-resources#When:21:02:00Z A great selection of economics teaching ideas and resources on the blogs this week.  Here is a selection of some of my favourites: Chips as a demerit good Michael Owen spots this neat school-related example from Northants: http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/economics/comments/chips-a-demerit-good/ Will Ferrell and the Marginal Revenue Product of Labour Eddy Reynolds has found this useful data about filmstars http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/economics/comments/will-ferrell-is-hollywoods-most-overpaid-actor/ New Movies on the Financial Crisis Mo Tanweer highlights some new movies on the global financial crisis that might be worth using in economics lessons: http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/economics/comments/economics-at-the-movies/ The £7 chocolate bar Geoff Riley provides some cocoa price data and supporting links that suggest we might be able to pay much more for a favourite treat http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/economics/comments/watch-out-for-the-7-chocolate-bar/ An unnoticed effect of cost push inflation - shrinking toilet paper Innes Robinson has found this disappointing tactic of the major toilet paper companies: http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/gcse-economics/comments/an-unnoticed-effect-of-cost-push-inflation-shrinking-toilet-paper/ Demand and Supply in action - is the wristwatch on its way out? Amy Chapman highlights the decline of the wristwatch - who wears those anymore? http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/gcse-economics/comments/demand-and-supply-in-action-is-the-wristwatch-on-its-way-out/ Economics Resources, 2010-11-12T21:02:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/tutor2u-announces-results-for-october-2010 Written by:Jim Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/tutor2u-announces-results-for-october-2010#When:22:25:00Z tutor2u’s main website (www.tutor2u.net) has recorded a 72.0% increase in unique user visits for October 2010 compared with the same month last year.  In total there were 1.58 million visits in Oct 2010, an increase of 658,000 over 2009. Cumulative website visits for the 2010/11 school year (three months to Oct 2010) were 3.57 million unique users, up 1.50 million (72.9%) on 2009. These visitor statistics exclude tutor2u’s satellite domains, including its popular Moodle-based VLE which now hosts over 4,000 students and teachers. tutor2u has also announced website revenue for the three months up 55.5% compared with the same period in 2009. Commenting on the results for Q1, Co-Founder Jim Riley said “We are delighted that the tutor2u website continues to grow, both in terms of new fresh content and the regular user base.  We have added over 30 new teacher contributors since the start of September 2010 which has made a very positive impact on our resource offer.  I am particularly pleased with the success of our Facebook Fan page which has grown from a zero base on 1 September 2010 to almost 3,000 fans.” 2010-11-02T22:25:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/behavioural-economics-update Written by:Jim Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/behavioural-economics-update#When:18:11:00Z Dan Ariely, one of the world’s foremost authorities on behavioural economics was on sparkling form in a lecture to a packed audience at the LSE last night.  There were several tutor2u teaching colleagues there amongst the audience and Geoff has written a detailed blog entry summarising Dan’s key points.  We’ve also made available to download Mo Tanweer’s superb econoMAX article on behavioural economics which provides an excellent introduction for students. Read the blog entry and download Mo’s article here: http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/economics/comments/the-upside-of-irrationality-dan-ariely-at-the-lse/ We’ve now gathered around 100 resources (videos, articles, books etc) on behavioural economics on the AS/A2 Economics Blog and there is now a dedicated section for all these materials.  Here is the link to that section for you: http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/economics/C11/ Both Geoff and Mo are part of the tutor2u presenter team at the forthcoming AS & A2 Economics student revision workshops in London (30 November) and Manchester (6 December).  There are still a few places left for each workshop, athough we normally get a rush of bookings in the first few days after half-term.  To organise some places, please complete this online booking form: http://tutor2u.wufoo.com/forms/economics-revision-workshops-novdec-2010/ Economics Resources, 2010-10-28T18:11:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/tutor2u-used-around-the-world Written by:Jim Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/tutor2u-used-around-the-world#When:18:11:00Z We’re proud of many things about tutor2u, but one thing stands out. In the last 12 months alone, our website is used by teachers and students in over 230 countries and territories.  As a result of our global reach, we’ve exported subscription-based resources to over 110 countries in the last two years, including over 95% of International Schools teaching in English.  We love the fact that tutor2u is seen as a valuable support to teachers and students all around the world! Our teacher contributor team reflects the international nature of our website audience. We are delighted to have several authors from Hong Kong, Australia, China and New Zealand amongst our subject blog experts.  They provide a fantastic international dimension to our blogs and their writing is very popular. Here’s a list of the most popular countries and territories in terms of visitors to www.tutor2u.net during 2010: (percentage of visitors shown after country/territory name) United Kingdom 38.66% United States 15.00% India 8.22% Australia 3.52% Malaysia 3.18% Philippines 2.37% Canada 2.07% Singapore 1.99% Pakistan 1.81% South Africa 1.30% Hong Kong 0.98% Kenya 0.95% Ireland 0.89% United Arab Emirates 0.78% Germany 0.77% New Zealand 0.74% Sri Lanka 0.74% China 0.70% Nigeria 0.69% Netherlands 0.60% Indonesia 0.55% Mauritius 0.52% Vietnam 0.46% France 0.44% Trinidad and Tobago 0.44% Thailand 0.44% Ghana 0.43% Jamaica 0.43% Bangladesh 0.40% Switzerland 0.28% Egypt 0.28% Saudi Arabia 0.27% Russia 0.27% Spain 0.26% Poland 0.26% Uganda 0.26% Italy 0.25% Zimbabwe 0.23% Turkey 0.23% Denmark 0.22% Tanzania 0.20% Sweden 0.19% Nepal 0.18% Belgium 0.18% Malta 0.18% Greece 0.17% Mexico 0.17% Bahrain 0.17% Romania 0.16% Maldives 0.15% Finland 0.15% Japan 0.14% South Korea 0.14% Botswana 0.14% Ethiopia 0.14% Brazil 0.14% Brunei 0.13% Oman 0.12% Czech Republic 0.12% Austria 0.12% Portugal 0.11% Ukraine 0.11% Qatar 0.11% Cyprus 0.11% Lebanon 0.11% Kuwait 0.11% Norway 0.10% Zambia 0.10% Taiwan 0.10% Bulgaria 0.09% Lithuania 0.09% Namibia 0.09% Iran 0.09% Hungary 0.08% Barbados 0.08% Israel 0.08% Colombia 0.08% Jordan 0.08% Slovakia 0.08% Saint Lucia 0.07% Cambodia 0.07% Fiji 0.07% Serbia 0.06% Argentina 0.06% Latvia 0.06% Morocco 0.06% Croatia 0.05% Kazakhstan 0.05% Sudan 0.05% Malawi 0.05% Isle of Man 0.05% Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.05% Bahamas 0.05% Peru 0.04% Guyana 0.04% Rwanda 0.04% Puerto Rico 0.04% Ecuador 0.04% Dominica 0.03% Macedonia [FYROM] 0.03% Slovenia 0.03% Lesotho 0.03% Guernsey 0.03% Chile 0.03% Estonia 0.03% Jersey 0.03% Papua New Guinea 0.03% Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.03% Cameroon 0.03% Macau 0.03% Myanmar [Burma] 0.03% Antigua and Barbuda 0.03% Palestinian Territories 0.02% Tunisia 0.02% Mongolia 0.02% Syria 0.02% Albania 0.02% Afghanistan 0.02% Georgia 0.02% Belize 0.02% Venezuela 0.02% Costa Rica 0.02% Moldova 0.02% Gambia 0.02% Bhutan 0.02% Azerbaijan 0.02% Algeria 0.02% Dominican Republic 0.02% Luxembourg 0.02% Panama 0.02% Djibouti 0.02% Iraq 0.02% Belarus 0.02% Bermuda 0.02% Grenada 0.02% Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.02% Libya 0.02% Seychelles 0.02% Cayman Islands 0.01% Swaziland 0.01% El Salvador 0.01% Iceland 0.01% Gibraltar 0.01% Uzbekistan 0.01% Guatemala 0.01% Côte d’Ivoire 0.01% Armenia 0.01% Mozambique 0.01% Yemen 0.01% Netherlands Antilles 0.01% Sierra Leone 0.01% Anguilla 0.01% Uruguay 0.01% Liberia 0.01% Senegal 0.01% Laos 0.01% British Virgin Islands 0.01% U.S. Virgin Islands 0.01% Guam 0.01% Bolivia 0.01% Angola 0.01% Solomon Islands 0.01% Nicaragua 0.01% 2010-10-17T18:11:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/tutor2u-grows-by-77-in-september-2010 Written by:Jim Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/tutor2u-grows-by-77-in-september-2010#When:18:07:00Z tutor2u, a leading provider of e-learning resources and training events for secondary education, has recorded further growth in its online services. During September 2010, the number of unique visitor sessions to tutor2u’s main website (www.tutor2u.net) rose to 1.28 million, up 76.7% on September 2009. Social media sources were a key part of the increased website traffic.  Visitors from Facebook.com increased by 397.9% as a result of the launch of tutor2u’s new Facebook fan page (www.facebook.com/tutor2u). By the end of September 2010, over 1,500 users had joined the Facebook page which was launched in late August. Traffic sourced from Twitter increased by 167.1% tutor2u News, 2010-10-01T18:07:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/tutor2u-grows-68-in-august-2010 Written by:Jim Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/tutor2u-grows-68-in-august-2010#When:10:28:00Z The main tutor2u website (www.tutor2u.net) recorded a 68.5% increase in user traffic during August 2010.  Traditionally the quietest period of the academic year, unique user visits to tutor2u increased to 707,680 in August 2010 compared with 420,020 in August 2009.  Direct traffic increased from 9.2% to 10.0% and traffic from referring sites rose from 8.1% in August 2009 to 11.0%. The UK continued to be the top country source for site visitors, followed by the USA, India, Australia, Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore. tutor2u News, Investor News, 2010-09-01T10:28:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/tutor2u-on-facebook Written by:Geoff Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/tutor2u-on-facebook#When:15:22:00Z We have a new Facebook page and it will be full of news, links to resources and other goodies as the year develops. Have a look here! And perhaps sign up as a facebook fan! tutor2u News, About tutor2u, 2010-08-26T15:22:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/res-essay-competition Written by:Geoff Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/res-essay-competition#When:16:51:00Z The RES has just announced the result of the Young Economist 2010. Details from here Many congratulations to the three winners and to all the shortlisted entrants and their teachers. tutor2u News, 2010-08-12T16:51:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/tutor2u-cpd-events-coming-up Written by:Geoff Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/tutor2u-cpd-events-coming-up#When:16:45:00Z If you are planning ahead for the Autumn 2010 & Spring 2011 terms, you may wish to look at our programme of Economics CPD and revision/enrichment conferences for students.  The programe for next school year is taking shape nicely and we’ve put together our most comprehensive programme yet.  Here are some brief details with links to more information and booking forms: Teacher Conferences, Student Events, 2010-08-12T16:45:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/creative-uses-of-the-open-web-in-teaching-and-learning Written by:Geoff Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/creative-uses-of-the-open-web-in-teaching-and-learning#When:12:53:00Z I have developed a short presentation on aspects of the open web of learning and the opportunities it creates for teachers in the UK and beyond to fully embrace the web as a platform for collaborative teaching and learning. Many of the examples and ideas were generated by discussions with and presentations given by fellow delegates at the recent Australian MoodleMoot. Streamed: Presentation available here Handout: Presentation available here in pdf format tutor2u News, 2010-07-23T12:53:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/speaker-line-up-for-the-economics-conference Written by:Geoff Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/speaker-line-up-for-the-economics-conference#When:20:10:01Z The speaker line-up for our June conference is almost complete and I am delighted to say that Linda Yueh, fellow in economics at Oxford University, a visiting professor at the London Business School, and an economics commentator appearing on broadcasters such as the BBC and CNN has agreed to give a presentation on the Chinese economy. Dr Yueh is Director of the China Growth Centre (CGC) at Oxford University and is an associate of the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her new book on “The Economy of China” provides an analytical view of the remarkable development of the most exciting economy in the world and is published in May. Delegates attending the conference will be able to get a signed copy ahead of the summer break! We now have four speakers of tremendously high quality giving their perspectives on the applied economics and business issues from an age of volatility and uncertainty. In addition to Dr Yueh, we are delighted to welcome Hamish McRae from the Independent (whose new book “What Works: Success in Stressful Times” has received superb reviews. Jon Moulton - founder of Better Capital and one of the UK’s most experienced and prominent venture capitalists and an expert in business turnarounds will give his typically forthright views on prospects for UK business as the cycle turns. And Stephen King, Chief Global Economist at HSBC and author of a forthcoming book “Losing Control: Why the West’s Economic Prosperity Can No Longer be Taken for Granted” will give delegates the benefit of his vast experience in the markets. Details of our main economics event of the year can be found here - there are some tremendous departmental deals for schools and colleges wanting to send colleagues to the Economics, Politics and Business Studies conferences at the British Library that week. 2010-02-16T20:10:01+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/tutor2u-new-free-resources-every-day Written by:Jim Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/tutor2u-new-free-resources-every-day#When:20:20:00Z The subjects covered by tutor2u are fast-changing.  It’s tough for teachers and students to keep up-to-date with developments in economics, business, politics, law and so on.  So a key feature of the tutor2u web site is the daily flow of new resources.  Each academic year we add over 5,000 new lesson ideas, quizzes, presentations and other other materials to the subject blogs. What is the best way to keep on top of all these new resources?  There are several ways in which you can be notified. A very popular way is to sign up for our free daily blog digest.  This service, provided by Google, sends you a simple email each morning with links to any new resources added to the subject blogs you would like to follow.  You’ll find a sign-up box at the top left hand corner of each blog.  Just add you email to the subjects you teach or study. Another method for teachers is to subscribe to one or more free subject email newsletters.  We send our regular emails to our teacher users highlighting some of the most popular blog entries and also providing details of our teacher training, student revision workshops and other premium products. A third option, increasingly popular, is to follow tutor2u on various social networks.  We have a new and rapidly growing Facebook page which includes every new blog entry.  Do come and join the page.  We’re also on Twitter.  Follow Jim and Geoff for regular Tweets on tutor2u. 2010-01-01T20:20:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/aqa-business-revision-days-spring-2010 Written by:Jim Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/aqa-business-revision-days-spring-2010#When:09:31:00Z A quick note to let you know that provisional bookings are now being taken for the AQA BUSS2 & BUSS4 revision workshops in April 2010.  The online booking form is now available here:http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/aqa-business-revision-workshops-in-april-2010 Business Studies Resources, Student Events, 2009-12-26T09:31:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/business-teacher-resource-update-13-november-2009 Written by:Jim Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/business-teacher-resource-update-13-november-2009#When:12:27:00Z A quick note to highlight some resources you might want to look at: Business Studies Resources, 2009-11-13T12:27:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/history-resource-update-10-november-2009 Written by:Jim Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/history-resource-update-10-november-2009#When:12:34:00Z A quick note to highlight some new entries on the History Blog which you might find useful: 2009-11-10T12:34:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/business-studies-resource-update-9-november-2009 Written by:Jim Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/business-studies-resource-update-9-november-2009#When:12:51:00Z Lots more great resources have been added to the Business Studies blog recently - here are some of the highlights: Business Studies Resources, 2009-11-09T12:51:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/advertising-on-tutor2u Written by:Jim Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/advertising-on-tutor2u#When:22:48:00Z Details of advertising options for businesses wishing to communicate with our teacher audience will appear here shortly 2009-09-29T22:48:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/welcome-to-a-new-school-year Written by:Geoff Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/welcome-to-a-new-school-year#When:13:32:00Z Welcome back from the summer break (what summer?). The economic clouds might still be a little dark and threatening, but there has never been a better time to teach Economics with the subject booming and student numbers firmly on the rise!  Our aim this year is simply to provide even more resources and support for you, your colleagues and students. So here is a new selection to get you started: tutor2u News, Economics Resources, 2009-09-03T13:32:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/business-teacher-national-conference-2010-speaker-announcement-rajeeb-dey Written by:Jim Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/business-teacher-national-conference-2010-speaker-announcement-rajeeb-dey#When:16:53:00Z I’m delighted to announce details of the first confirmed speaker for the Business Teacher National Conference 2010, which is being held at the British Library on Friday 18 June 2010… Teacher Conferences, 2009-07-10T16:53:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/2010-economics-cpd-courses-new-approaches-for-as-economics Written by:Jim Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/2010-economics-cpd-courses-new-approaches-for-as-economics#When:17:02:00Z Make provisional bookings for this course here A new CPD one-day course for AS Economics teachers will be run in Manchester and London during October 2009.  The new course provides a superb range of new resources and approaches you can use to enliven AS Economics courses + a chance to try the materials at first hand. Places will be strictly limited to a maximum of 30 delegates for each day, so please register your interest early… Economics Resources, Teacher Conferences, 2009-07-03T17:02:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/tutor2u-economics-moodle-vle-for-2009-2010 Written by:Jim Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/tutor2u-economics-moodle-vle-for-2009-2010#When:16:56:00Z Details of our Moodle-based Economics VLE are now available.  We’ve had tremendous positive feedback on the trial version of the Economics VLE which has been developed over the last 15 months with the help of colleagues in several schools and colleges.  Now your students and departmental colleagues can join in the collaborative approach which has been so successful to-date. Economics Resources, 2009-07-01T16:56:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/keeping-myself-safe-personal-safety-for-young-people-aged-10-14 Written by:Jim Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/keeping-myself-safe-personal-safety-for-young-people-aged-10-14#When:16:37:00Z Keeping Myself Safe explores personal safety issues for young people. Designed for learners at the upper stages of primary education, this program is based around 10 animated stories, each addressing a key aspect of personal safety. These short stories, narrated by young people, promote discussion and raise awareness of personal safety issues. Activities include problem solving, decision-making, identification and communication of feelings and personal responsibility. Keeping Myself Safe includes a Teacher’s Guide, a personal Safety Toolkit and an Interactive Case Book to support classroom work. 2009-04-18T16:37:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/keeping-myself-safe-personal-safety-for-teenagers Written by:Jim Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/keeping-myself-safe-personal-safety-for-teenagers#When:16:34:00Z Keeping Myself Safe for Teenagers explores personal safety issues that affect the lives of young people. Produced by Learning Curve Software in partnership with Lothian and Borders Police and City of Edinburgh Council, the program is based around 10 scenarios which address key aspects of personal safety. 2009-04-18T16:34:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/keeping-myself-e-safe-secondary-school-edition Written by:Jim Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/keeping-myself-e-safe-secondary-school-edition#When:16:15:00Z e-Safety, Internet safety and cyber bullying are major issues affecting the lives of young people today.  Keeping Myself e-Safe (Secondary) teaches secondary pupils how to stay safe when using the internet and other digital technologies. 2009-04-18T16:15:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/keeping-myself-e-safe-primary-school-edition Written by:Jim Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/keeping-myself-e-safe-primary-school-edition#When:16:10:00Z e-Safety, Internet safety and cyber bullying are major issues affecting the lives of young people today.  Keeping Myself e-Safe (Primary) teaches primary pupils how to stay safe when using the internet and other digital technologies. 2009-04-18T16:10:00+00:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/introducing-uk-economy-exambuster-2009 Written by:Jim Riley http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/introducing-uk-economy-exambuster-2009#When:20:41:00Z http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/economics/comments/uk-economy-exambuster-2009/ How to keep track, and make sense of the rapid changes in the UK economy?  That is the challenge facing AS & A2 economics students this summer as they prepare for the June 2009 exams. So here is a solution from tutor2u that should help bring your students up-to-date and give them an essential advantage when taking their exams. UK Economy ExamBuster 2009 is designed for both AS and A2 students. Exam mark schemes now frequently include the phrase “reward references to the UK economy” and one of the aims of this new resource is to highlight the key data for the UK economy and also a range of important policy decisions and external events and shocks that have shaped in recent weeks and months - and will continue to affect macroeconomic performance. Each section of ExamBuster comprises a succinct 1or 2 page overview covering the topics below. The Economic Cycle Causes of the recession Consumer spending and borrowing Saving and Investment Inflation Deflation Monetary Policy Fiscal Policy Unemployment Britain’s changing labour market Currency markets – sterling under pressure Britain’s Balance of Payments performance Evaluating the UK’s supply-side performance Have living standards risen? Housing and the economy Manufacturing industry UK and Euro Area economy compared World Commodity prices and the UK Economy De-globalisation Update on the credit crunch UK Economy Exambuster 2009 is published on Monday 30 March 2009 and is available as a cost-effective network licence at just £40 per institution (+VAT).  The network licence allows you to duplicate or copy the ExamBuster materials to all staff and students in the subscribing institution.  ExamBuster is provided in pdf format and the CD will also include a PowerPoint file containing all the data charts used - ideal for supplementing your own revision lessons. http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/economics/comments/uk-economy-exambuster-2009/ Jim Economics Resources, 2009-04-13T20:41:00+00:00