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12 May 2025
In the News Teaching Activity – why did the Bank of England cut the bank base rate to 4.25%? (May 2025)
The interest rate was cut to 4.25% as Bank of England acts to shield UK economy from global trade tensions and weak domestic data.
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11 May 2025
Micro Revision Livestream on Sunday at 1400 Hours
Join Geoff for a final micro warmup here ahead of Paper 1. This will be a 60-minute, fast-paced revision blast on the core micro topics that are common across major exam boards such as Edexcel and...
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11 May 2025
Tutor2u on TikTok
We are growing our Tik Tok channel with a series of new economics application shorts for the May 2025 exams and revision materials for other subjects too. Please take a look
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9 May 2025
Heading Towards Economics Paper 1 - Collections of Revision Resources
This will be a very busy weekend for tens of thousands of Year 13 Economics students as Paper 1 comes into view. Here are some key links to video resources to help complete preparations.
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9 May 2025
Market Failure in Fast Fashion | Application for A-Level Economics
If fast fashion appears in an exam question on market failure, these examples might come in handy!
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9 May 2025
Economics Weekly Quiz | 09 May 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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9 May 2025
Data Starter: China’s monopoly in rare earths
What is happening to China’s monopoly in rare earth minerals?
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8 May 2025
Businesses Impacted By Higher Minimum Wage | Application for A-Level Economics
Here are six sectors / industries that are likely significantly impacted by increases in the national minimum wage.
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8 May 2025
6 Ways to Use AI Growth in A-Level Economics Exams
Struggling to stand out in economics exams? AI might be your secret weapon — not just for revision, but as real-world application. The rapid growth of artificial intelligence is transforming labour...
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8 May 2025
Barratt–Redrow Merger: 6 Ways A-Level Students Can Use It as Economics Application
The Redrow housing company was acquired by Barratt Developments in a deal that was completed in August 2024. The merger, valued at £2.5 billion, created a mega house-builder, Barratt Redrow, with a...
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7 May 2025
Nationalisation for Paper 1 Micro (2025) | Essential A-Level Economics Revision
Several thousand Year 13 economists joined me for this revision livestream covering two topical examples of state ownership - Scot Rail and British Steel. You can download the presentation using...
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7 May 2025
Market Failure for Paper 1 Micro (2025) | Essential A-Level Economics Revision
In our livestream tonight we focused on two issues in market failure - the growing use of zero emissions zones in towns and cities in the UK. And market failure and policy responses in the UK...
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6 May 2025
Economics at University | Classroom Posters / Handouts (2025 Update)
Take a look at our newly updated Economics at University poster set, using the latest UCAS and league table information. This is a free-to-download resource for students and teachers.
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6 May 2025
Data Starter: Daily activity on the internet, Feb 2025
Which platforms are being used the most on the internet each day?
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6 May 2025
In the News Teaching Activity – should the sugar tax be extended? (May 2025)
The UK government is considering extending the ‘sugar tax’ to milkshakes and lattes.
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5 May 2025
EVALUATION you can use in Paper 1 Micro (2025) | Essential A-Level Economics Revision
Thousands of motivated students joined our livestream today - it covered effective evaluation in microeconomics exam answers. Here is the video together with a link to a downloadable PPT.
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5 May 2025
Tricky Topics for Paper 1 Micro (2025) | Essential A-Level Economics Revision
Just under 4,000 students joined me today for a session of focused, highly locked-in revision on tricky micro topics ahead of Paper 1. Here is the video and the downloadable powerpoint.
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5 May 2025
In the News Teaching Activity – why does it take so long to get a driving test slot in the UK? (May 2025)
Many sixth form students will be aware that there are severe shortages of driving test slots pushing up waiting times to several months.
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4 May 2025
New Essay Plans for Edexcel Economics (Paper 1)
We have written essay plans for a selection of microeconomics questions. Each is available as a 6-8 minute video. Links to all of them appear below.
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3 May 2025
Bank Holiday Monday Economics Revision Livestreams
Two essential revision livestreams for all Year 13 A-Level Economics students:
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