What shape is the UK economy in as economics students prepare for their summer 2016 exams?

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Here's a 5 minute worksheet asking students to calculate various elements based upon figures shown in diagrams for an indirect tax and a subsidy for two normal goods. This would be a nice little...

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Now, we're all big fans of Linda Yueh here at tutor2u. I was really lucky to recently watch her presentation on the growth of the Chinese economy at the Keele World Affairs forum (February 2016)...

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I've blogged before about Econofun, the engaging board game aimed at supporting revision for A Level Economics students, but I'm now pleased to say that the game is available to purchase.

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Here is a version of the slot machine powerpoint activity covering key diagrams in A2 micro

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Following on from my blog post last week which contained a revision resource for AS students to practise their demand and supply diagrams, here's another diagram resource, but this time for some...

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Here's a super infographic that can be used as a starting point for all manner of economics lessons on globalisation and economic development.

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This revision resource is designed for first-year A-level / AS economics students, and provides 15 real-world scenarios which lead to a change in the demand or supply of a product in a given...

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Perhaps you (and your students) are becoming a little tired about the EU referendum topic (only 101 days to go until the poll!)? However, here's a quick teaching resource to stimulate discussion...

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Supporting Stuart's blog post this week on fair trade, here is a selection of RES-supported lesson resources on fair trade, and links to some super talks and clips on fair trade.

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I received a request for advice last week from an economics teacher who was looking for guidance on best to support a severely visually impaired student through the complicated diagrams in 2nd year...

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A nice little animation that illustrates the market mechanism in a perfectly and imperfectly competitive world.

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Following on from Stuart's earlier blog post about benign dictatorships, I've put together a simple lesson resource using the "speed dating" approach that is a firm favourite here at tutor2u. This...

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I have updated the country profile sheets used by my students as preparation for their A2 macro exams this summer. The resource is available as a free download.

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Here's a good spot from regular t2u contributor Penny Brooks, who is highlighting to her students this week an article from the BBC on how businesses can confuse consumers with their price offers....

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As part of the Beyond the Bike project, I have been putting together learning resources to support the BtB journey - but many of these are also useful for teachers covering the OCR F585 June 2016...

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Anyone who knows me will also know that if a set of ranking stats comes out I love to turn it into the 'beloved' Higher and Lower game. It's a simple idea - in this example, students just have to...

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Here's a fun and engaging lesson starter for your next Economics lesson called 'Conveyor Belt Memory Game' (hat tip to Paul Hoang from Sha Tin College in Hong Kong for the concept).

Run the...

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There have been a number of recent blog posts on the rise of Uber and whether its surge pricing benefits society. There are arguments for and against but an approach that uses the basic supply and...

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Labour market economics now takes a more prominent place in the teaching content of A Level Economics specifications. Delegates at our recent CPD course on Labour market economics were able to...

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