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Happiness in the UK - a new version of the Higher or Lower Game
Anyone who knows me will also know that if a set of ranking stats comes out I love to turn it into the 'beloved' Higher and Lower game. It's a simple idea - in this example, students just have to...
Engaging Lesson Starter - Conveyor Belt Memory Game
Here's a fun and engaging lesson starter for your next Economics lesson called 'Conveyor Belt Memory Game' (hat tip to Paul Hoang from Sha Tin College in Hong Kong for the concept).
Run the...
Uber's surge pricing and economic models
There have been a number of recent blog posts on the rise of Uber and whether its surge pricing benefits society. There are arguments for and against but an approach that uses the basic supply and...
Teaching Labour Market Economics at A Level - Course Resource Pack
Labour market economics now takes a more prominent place in the teaching content of A Level Economics specifications. Delegates at our recent CPD course on Labour market economics were able to...
Economics Scattergories
Looking for something different to get your Economics students thinking? Try this version of the popular game as a starter or revision exercise - you can download the editable word file to suit!
Teaching Behavioural Economics at A Level - Course Resource Pack
Behavioural Economics is a fascinating new element for some A Level Economics specifications and delegates attending our recent CPD course had time to explore a wide range of new resources to...
Interactive Oil Supply Curves
Have you ever tried to plot a supply curve? Can you illustrate the positive relationship of higher prices stimulating a greater quantity supplied? Teachers or students covering this topic might...
We're delighted to announce the immediate availability of brand new versions of our popular Course Companions for Edexcel A2 Economics.
Beyond the Bike lesson resource - analysing the impact of Uber
This week's Beyond the Bike lesson resource provides students with the opportunity to examine Uber more closely using their Theory of the Firm knowledge, as well as assessing the growth and...
Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply Lesson Resource
A great idea to get students thinking about AD-AS using Pinterest.
The economic impact of airport hubs - lesson resource
This week's Beyond the Bike resource provides a perfect data response lesson for those teaching transport economics or globalisation at the moment, as we consider the economic impact of airport...
Beyond the Bike and the role of sport in an economy
The Beyond the Bike project continues post-Christmas with a theme that might appeal to those of us with New Year's Resolutions to "be more active"! Stuart's blog post this week focuses on the role...
Grab All the WOW! Economics 2015 Resources!
WOW! Economics 2015 might have completed its latest programme - but you can still get the entire bumper collection of teaching & learning resources from the course!
Theory of the Firm takes a deserved and prominent place in the teaching content in the new A Level Economics, particularly in Year 2. Ruth and Jon explored these with teaching colleagues at the...
New to Teaching AS (Year 1) Economics - Course Resource Pack
This bumper collection of teaching resources from our recent sell-out CPD course is ideal for new or inexperienced A Level Economics teachers.
Achieving A* in A Level Economics - Course Resource Pack
Teaching colleague who are not able to join us for our popular upcoming CPD course Achieving A* in A Level Economics may wish to order their departmental copy of the resources used during the course.
This stunning collection of new teaching & learning resources to support the Edexcel A Level Economics (A) specification was warmly received by teaching colleagues attending our recent CPD...
Teaching the New AQA A Level Economics - Course Resource Pack
The last few copies of the delegate resource pack for our recent Teaching the New AQA A Level Economics CPD course are now available to purchase.
A Level Economics CDP Course Material Offer
We're just back from a really enjoyable and busy programme of A Level Economics CPD this term! Now it's time to clear the decks and get ready for a busy Spring and Summer term. So we've decided to...
Regulation of Bankers' Bonuses - information from the latest Bank of England Quarterly Bulletin
If you caught Geoff's webinar in conjunction with the Bank of England on 4th November you will be aware that we're very excited about the partnership developing between tutor2u and the BoE. The BoE...