Blog and updates
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29 Sept 2025
Costs, Revenues, and Profits: Key Takeaways from the Livestream
Today’s revision sprint took us right to the beating heart of business economics — how firms juggle costs, revenues, and profits to survive and grow.
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29 Sept 2025
In the News Teaching Activity – Are China’s climate targets ambitious enough? (Sept 2025)
China’s targets may under-promise yet still nudge greener growth more than Trump’s climate denial
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29 Sept 2025
Free LSE CentrePiece Magazine
Every term, CentrePiece, the magazine of the LSE’s Centre for Economic Performance, features the latest policy-focused work from the world-renowned economics institute – and it is available free to...
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26 Sept 2025
Training and support for A level economics teachers
Ruth has put together this really comprehensive and super-useful guide to the training, support and guidance available to teachers of A level economics from tutor2u.
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26 Sept 2025
Data Starter: UK youth unemployment 2022-25
Has youth unemployment been increasing in recent years in the UK?
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26 Sept 2025
Economics Weekly Quiz | 26 September 2025
Here's this week's Economics News Quiz. The quiz has 8 multi-choice questions about news events relating to economics from the last 7 days. Most of the questions relate to the UK economy but some...
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25 Sept 2025
Taxes, Benefits & Inequality in the UK Explained!
Ever wondered how taxes and benefits really shape household income in the UK? From original earnings to post-tax take-home pay, this video breaks down the impact of government policies on different...
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25 Sept 2025
In the News Teaching Activity – what has been happening to unemployment in the UK? (Sept 2025)
UK unemployment hits four-year high as job vacancies sharply fall
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22 Sept 2025
In the News Teaching Activity – why is UK inflation still above target? (Sept 2025)
UK inflation stays above target as food, labour and energy costs rise
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19 Sept 2025
Economics Weekly Quiz | 19 September 2025
Here's this week's Economics News Quiz. The quiz has 8 multi-choice questions about news events relating to economics from the last 7 days. Most of the questions relate to the UK economy but some...
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19 Sept 2025
Data Starter: UK economic growth rate 2020-25
How fast has the UK economy been growing since the pandemic?
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18 Sept 2025
Inaugural Student Economics Quiz at Saffron Walden (Question Download)
Huge thanks to the team at Saffron Walden County High School and colleagues from ten other schools who travelled for a fun day of economics quizzing! Several people have asked me for the final...
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18 Sept 2025
In the News Teaching Activity – what are the benefits of Kingsmill buying up Hovis? (Sept 2025)
Kingsmill’s £75m Hovis takeover could yield big efficiencies — but the regulator is wary.
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16 Sept 2025
Obesity Overtakes Underweight: A New Global Economic Challenge
UNICEF has reported a striking milestone in global health: for the first time, the number of obese children worldwide now exceeds those who are underweight. According to the research, 9.4% of five...
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16 Sept 2025
Sharpening Exam Evaluation Skills (with Real-World Economics!)
Yesterday’s session (available below) was all about cracking one of the trickiest parts of A-level Economics: evaluation. If you’ve ever written an essay that feels strong on analysis but weak on...
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16 Sept 2025
Data Starter: Share of new cars sold that are electric (Selected countries 2010-24)
In which countries are electric cars most popular?
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15 Sept 2025
Understanding How Economics Exams are Written | The Economics Teacher Staffroom
Another important tool for an Economics teacher is a general understanding of how A-level exams are written. This understanding will help inform students when they are considering their assessment...
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15 Sept 2025
In the News Teaching Activity – Can technology help improve the productivity of land? (Sept 2025)
New agri-tech tools make scarce land more productive by cutting waste and boosting yields.
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14 Sept 2025
Shrinkflation: The Hidden Cost of Inflation in UK Confectionery
Christmas shoppers may notice a little less chocolate in their festive tubs this year. Quality Street has lost 50g, Celebrations are 500g instead of 550g, and Toblerone’s peaks are slimmer by 20g....
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