Economics Teacher National Conference 2009 - Some Images

Here is a selection of photos I took at the Economics Teacher National Conference 2009 at the British Library today. It was a really lovely event - terrific speakers and a fantastic audience of enthusiastic Economics teachers. Economics teaching is in good hands…

Will King, CEO of King of Shaves, gets the day off to a great start with an inspirational talk about his strategy and battle with monopolist Gillette

Plenty of time for coffee, tea, chatting with colleagues and meeting new contacts

Ruth Tarrant and Geoff Riley guide us through the Economics Categories Game - great fun and some fantastic answers

Ruth’s Market Failure Picture Resource proved a winner - delegates spotted over 50 examples of market failure. You won’t find “parking a tractor on top of an NHS hospital” in any of the approved textbooks…

The spectacular British Library Auditorium - perhaps the best venue of its kind in the UK - was packed

Delegates getting to grips with the Economics Chart Game

Peter Day (BBC Radio 4) gave us his insights into innovation

Davd Smith provided a super overview of The Crunch