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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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2 May 2025
Practice Edexcel 25-Mark Micro (Paper 1) Essay Questions (2025)
A number of students at our Economics Grade Booster course this week asked if we could generate some extra 25-mark essay titles to help with their revision planning. Here we are!
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2 May 2025
Economics Weekly Quiz | 02 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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2 May 2025
Data Starter: Income inequality before and after tax, 2002-2022 for selected countries
Which of the selected countries has the largest reduction in income inequality after tax?
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1 May 2025
In the News Teaching Activity – the environmental costs of fast fashion and how these can be reduced (May 2025)
Fast fashion’s economic model of rapid turnover and low-cost production comes at a steep environmental price, with growing calls for systemic change to reduce its hidden costs.
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29 Apr 2025
Data starter: The National Minimum Wage in the UK, 2018 - 2025
How much is the UK’s national minimum wage in 2025 and how has it changed over time?
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28 Apr 2025
In the News Teaching Activity –What’s been happening in the USA stock market and does it matter? (April 2025)
US stocks plunged last week as market fears intensified over economic slowdown and investor anxiety spiked following renewed attacks by President Trump on the Federal Reserve.
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27 Apr 2025
Bringing Microeconomics to Life: The New Application Hour Resource
Wow! 3,000 Economics students joined us for the first of our Application Hour Livestreams this afternoon. Application Hour Microeconomics is packed with real-world examples, exam hacks, and...
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25 Apr 2025
Price Elastic Supply Explained | A-Level Economics
In this video, we break down Price Elastic Supply — what it means, what affects it, and how real-world businesses like Amazon, Zara, and smartphone manufacturers use elasticity to their advantage....
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25 Apr 2025
Price Inelastic Supply Explained | A-Level Economics
In this A-Level Economics revision video from Tutor2u, we break down what makes supply inelastic, why some industries can't respond quickly to price changes, and how firms like Apple and Tesla work...
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