With Theme 4 teaching awaiting after the Christmas break, I’ve started to review my materials for teaching trade. Section 4.1.3 of the Edexcel A specification requires students to learn ‘Factors...

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29th November 2017

Living Diagram part 2

This was a bit more difficult than my first effort and didn't come out quite as good but the students appreciated it and (mostly) recognised what it was supposed to be. Many of them took a bite of...

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If you're looking for a great competition for your students to enter then there are few better (or easier to enter) than the Economic Research Council's "Clash of the Titans". The concept is...

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At a recent school Open Morning, several economics A Level students here at Headington conducted an economics experiment. Armed with a clipboard and pen, the girls tested whether prospective...

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10th November 2017

A living diagram

I promised my students that before their exam today I would try and grow an Economics diagram....

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Here's a great lesson starter or plenary if your are looking for an activity to stimulate discussion about the change in interest rates announced by the BoE.

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A fabulous teaching approach here from Ali McClean who created pin-board theory diagrams and asked her students to test their understanding of key terms, pricing rules and much more besides.

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Especially with the advent of new GCSE and A level exams. We love this new blog on teaching an aspect of economics from Head Teacher John Tomsett.

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While browsing the BBC website, I have come across this set of 10 charts that show the effect of the ban smoking in all enclosed public places and work places since it came into force in England on...

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Thanks to the BBC, who have used data from the ONS, HMRC and the Food and Drink Federation to produce six charts summarising the UK's imports and exports. They analyse the figures behind the fact...

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I would like to share an excellent edition of the Radio 4 programme, The Reunion, which is available on iPlayer. It is a 45-minute discussion between some of the key characters involved in the...

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Here is the first Economics News Quiz of the new school year! Good luck!

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Here's a quick quiz that can either be set as homework or used as an in-class activity with your new students at the start of term. It uses the classic game format of 'Concentration' - where...

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Here's a activity that you may like to use for returning students over the coming weeks. It uses our ever-popular 'Higher or Lower' Powerpoint format to test student knowledge on world economic data.

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Here's 5 multi-choice questions for students who are brand new to economics. The assumption here is that the teacher will have discussed the economic problem and factors of production. The activity...

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The latest Economics Network Newsletter has been published

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Here's a 12 question general economics knowledge quiz that you may like to use with new students starting your courses over the coming weeks. The questions are knowledge based but are designed to...

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I was very fortunate this summer to have spent a couple of weeks staying at my brother's house in San Jose, California. He's lived there for nearly 30 years but this was only my second visit to his...

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Here's the first of a few fun quizzes and exercises that we're giving away to support the initial induction lessons that you may have with students starting their economics lessons over the coming...

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Here is a goldmine of the latest regional economic data for the UK - useful when teaching living standards, the labour market and much else besides!

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