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A Euro Decline Infographic
It's quite easy to get carried away looking at the various infographics on the visual.ly website. Here is one I found earlier today that is relevant when studying exchange rates, in particular the...
Fun Lesson Starter - A George Osborne Quiz
Go on, it's nearly Christmas! I'm sure that you've seen our Christmas quiz but if you wanted another 5 minute fun quiz to engage with your students then why not try our new George Osborne game. It...
Market for ivory - prices, market failure and black markets
This week on the Beyond the Bike adventure, Stuart and Claire have been investigating the impact of illegal ivory poaching near Lusaka. To support the Beyond the Bike investigation, we have put...
Beyond the Bike - Special Economic Zones in China and Africa
The final extract of the OCR Global Economy pre-release case study for F585 refers to the impact of Special Economic Zones for development in Zambia. The adoption of the SEZ approach in Zambia...
Beyond the Bike - Lesson Resource on Chinese FDI into Zambia
For students studying for the OCR F585 pre-release case study paper, the Beyond the Bike resources on Zambia from the last few weeks might prove useful in getting to grips with the Zambian context....
CPD: Theory of the firm
A-level economics teachers, update your understanding of the "theory of the firm" and join us as we showcase a series of resources aimed at increasing engagement and improving learning on topics...
Economics at the Movies - Robin Hood and tax
In the light of yesterday's Spending Review, it might be interesting in class to watch the scene below from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, and discuss the role and nature of taxation in an economy.
Economics at the Movies - Glory, and Wage Discrimination
The 1989 film "Glory" follows the story of the US' first African-American regiment in the army during the American Civil War. This scene explores the issue of race and wage discrimination:
The impact of structural unemployment
Students are likely to have heard of Michael Moore's most recent documentaries such as Where to Invade Next and Capitalism: A Love Story, but it's worth delving back into the archives to revisit...
Practice Exam Papers for A Level Economics (AS)
Teachers and students preparing for the first sitting of the new AS Level Economics exams in summer 2016 will find these new practice exam papers an invaluable resource.
Some nudges to improve teaching and learning
The nudge theory bandwagon has certainly been jumped on by professionals in all kinds of areas now (see my earlier blog post about President Obama's recent executive order on the matter), and...
OCR A2 Economics F585 Toolkit for June 2016
tutor2u's comprehensive teacher support toolkit for the OCR F585 pre-release material is now available.
Why Financial Markets Matter - Short Lesson Video
A bright and breezy animated introduction to the role and importance of financial markets here from the Bank of England! A useful scene-setter when teaching financial markets.
Gender Equality - Higher or Lower Teaching Resource
The World Economic Forum have produced a report ranking countries around the world in terms of their gender equality status. The report ranks over 140 economies according to how well they...
The Cookie Monster and Behavioural Economics
Ahead of yesterday's tutor2u Teaching Behavioural Economics at A-Level CPD event in London, Jon Clark and I were discussing the benefits of using short film and TV clips to illustrate key...
Structural Unemployment from Mitchell and Webb
I absolutely love this hilarious clip from Mitchell and Webb, which explores the impact of a change in the structure of the economy from the perspective of Stone Age man.
tutor2u Economics is Coming to Malaysia: 25-27 February 2016
We are delighted to be visiting our teaching colleagues in the Far East once again in 2016. The tutor2u Economics team is visiting Kuala Lumpur on 25-27 February 2016 to deliver two of our most...
tutor2u Economics is Coming to Dubai: 9-11 February 2016
We are delighted to be visiting our teaching colleagues in the UAE again in 2016. The tutor2u Economics team is visiting Dubai on 9-11 February 2016 to deliver two of our most popular Economics CPD...
The Oil Price and Exchange Rates
I’ve recently finished teaching exchange rates with my Y13 students and I came across this interesting article
in The Economist. It talks about the
relationship between the oil price and the...
AQA AS Economics Practice Papers
We've just completed the first collection of practice exam papers for the new AQA A Level (AS) Economics specifications.