Teaching activity

22nd March 2017

Two very different cartoons on inequality.

These two cartoon strips tackle inequality and the poverty cycle from two very different angles. Both have elements of truth in them and are very useful for promoting discussion on the different...

16th March 2017

Preparing AQA A Level Economics Students for Paper 3 in June 2017

Here is a recording of today's CPD webinar which explored the challenges of preparing students taking AQA A Level Economics Paper 3 in June 2017.

13th March 2017

Preparing Students for Edexcel (A) Paper 3 - Webinar Recording & Resources

On Thursday lunchtime last week, over 100 Edexcel Economics teachers tuned in to our free webinar focusing on the key skills and concepts that students will need to develop and be confident with...

12th March 2017

Teaching Financial Markets - Central Bank and Money teacher webinar resources

On Monday lunchtime last week we had around 70 teachers logging on to our first specialist teacher webinar in our Financial Markets Trilogy. This blog post includes the presentation and some...

12th January 2017

A Level Economics Key Term Glossary

We're delighted to announce that Geoff & Ruth's superb new A Level Economics Key Term Glossary is now available in printed form!

1st January 2017

Behavioural Economics for A Level - Explained

A Level Economics students covering aspects of Behavioural Economics in their studies will find many of the key concepts explained and illustrated in the revision videos listed below.

11th December 2016

Starter activity on analysis skills - "This is because"

The graphic below shows information on the amount of people being hired, laid-off and quitting in US manufacturing over the past 15 years. Significantly, it highlights when the economy was in...

9th December 2016

A Great Way to Revise for Synoptic Paper 3

Here's the first in a new series of revision materials designed to help Year 13 A Level Economics students to develop the skills and confidence needed for the new A Level synoptic Paper 3.

11th October 2016

Join Our Economics Teacher Virtual Staff Rooms!

Need a little support for your GCSE or A Level Economics teaching? Join our Virtual Staff Rooms!

10th October 2016

A Level Economics Course Companions

We are delighted to announce the completion of our suite of digital Course Companions to support teachers and students preparing for the first linear A Level Economics exams in June 2017.

7th October 2016

Introduction to Teaching Income Inequality and Wage Discrimination (Webinar Resources)

Here are the resources from our recent CPD webinar on Teaching Income Inequality and Wage Discrimination together with a recording of the webinar.

7th October 2016

Introduction to Teaching Contestable Markets (Webinar Resources)

Here are the teaching & learning resources from, and recording of, the recent CPD Webinar which provided an introduction to Teaching Contestable Markets.

5th October 2016

The Challenge of Teaching Synoptic Economics (Paper 3)

AQA, Edexcel and OCR have re-introduced the assessment of economics in a synoptic fashion as part of the new specifications, with the first Paper 3 exams in June 2017. Success in these Papers will...

5th October 2016

What You Need to Know if you are Teaching Behavioural Economics for the First Time

Here are the resources from the CPD webinar entitled: What you Need to Know if you are Teaching Behavioural Economics for the First Time

4th October 2016

Teaching Income Inequality and Wage Discrimination

Here are the resources mentioned in the this week's webinar on Teaching Income Inequality and Wage Discrimination.

29th September 2016

New series of resources from the Bank of England - The Knowledge Bank

Our friends at the Bank of England have been working hard at devising and presenting a new series of interactive resources on their website called The Knowledge Base. They have a set of information...