About this course
The course is organised into a series of "Weeks" each of which focuses on a core topic area from Year 12.
Who it's for
All students studying for an A-Level Economics qualification.
Course series
Course outline
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Overview of Week 1
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Basic Microeconomic Principles (1)
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Factors of Production - Connection Wall Activity
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Positive and Normative Statements - Swipe It Activity
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UK Entrepreneurs - Trapdoor Activity
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Basic Microeconomic Principles (2)
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Production Possibility Curves
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Production Possibility Curves Quiz
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Economic Agents and Assumptions
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Economics Basic Building Blocks Review Quiz - MCQ Activity
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Links to Year 13
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Overview of Week 2
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Demand
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Demand - Bingo Quiz
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Supply
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Supply Quiz
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Supply Curves - Trapdoor Activity
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Market Equilibrium
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Market Equilibrium - 54321 Review Quiz
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Shifts in Demand and Supply Curves - MCQ Activity
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More Diagrams!
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Double Diagrams - Connection Wall Quiz
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Complements and Substitutes - Concentration Game Activity
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Link to Year 13
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Overview of Week 3
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Introduction to Elasticity
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Percentage Change Practice Quiz
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Price Elasticity of Demand
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Price Elasticity of Demand True of False Quiz
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Price Elasticity of Demand and Revenue - Calculation Activity
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Income Elasticity of Demand
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Price and income elasticity - Match Up Activity
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Cross Elasticity of Demand
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Price Elasticity of Supply
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Price Elasticity of Supply - Categorise Activity
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Elasticities Bingo Quiz
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Elasticities - Clear the Deck Activity
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Link to Year 13
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Overview of Week 4
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What is Market Failure?
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Public Goods
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Public Goods - 54321 Quiz
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Externalities
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Externalities - Red Herring Quiz
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Information Failure
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Asymmetric Information - Categorise Activity
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Market Failure Review - Bubble Quiz
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Other Types of Market Failure
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Immobility of Labour - Swipe It Activity
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Market Failure Review - Scrambled Sentences Quiz
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Market Failure - Concentration Game Activity
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Links to Year 13
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Overview of Week 5
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Indirect Tax
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Taxation - 60 Second Challenge
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Indirect Taxes in the UK - Match Up Activity
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Subsidies
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Subsidies - Scrambled Sentences Quiz
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Max and Min Prices
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Maximum Prices - Trapdoor Quiz
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Pollution Permits
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Permits - 60 Second Challenge
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Information Provision
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Government Public Information Films - Information Video Activity
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Direct Government Provision
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Regulation
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Alternative Policies to Combat Market Failure - Question Grid Quiz
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Links to Year 13
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Overview of Week 6
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Introduction to Macroeconomic Objectives
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Measuring the Economy - Question Grid Quiz
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Economic Growth (Part 1)
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Economic Growth (Part 2)
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Converting Between Real and Nominal Numbers
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Economic Growth - Bingo Quiz
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Inflation
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Inflation - Conveyor Belt Quiz
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Items in the Basket of Goods used to calculate UK inflation (2020) - Categorise Activity
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Employment and Unemployment
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Unemployment - 54321 Quiz
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Economic Inactivity by UK Region - Higher or Lower Activity
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Trade
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Link to Year 13
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Overview of Week 7
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Circular Flow of Income
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Circular Flow - 54321 activity
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Circular Flow of Income - Match Up Activity
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Introduction to Aggregate Demand
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Components of Aggregate Demand
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Factors impacting Aggregate Demand - Categorise Activity
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Neoclassical Aggregate Supply
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Keynesian Aggregate Supply
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Aggregate Supply Curves: multiple choice activity
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Macroeconomic equilibrium
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The multiplier and the accelerator
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Macroeconomic models in Year 13
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Overview of Week 8
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Outline of macroeconomic policies
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Policy Options: Cube Activity
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Fiscal Policy: Introduction
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Fiscal Policy: Introductory Quizzes
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Economic Cycle - Match Up Activity
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Fiscal Policy: Analysis Activity
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Fiscal Policy: More Theory
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Fiscal Policy: Question Grid Activity
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Evaluating Fiscal Policy
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Introduction to Monetary Policy
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Monetary Policy: More Detail
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Monetary Policy: 54321 Activity
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Monetary Policy: MCQ Activity
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Interest Rates and International Trade Flow Chart - Match Up Activity
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Evaluating Monetary Policy
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Demand Side Policies in Year 13
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Overview of Week 9
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Supply Side Policies: Key Terms
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Supply Side Policies: Introduction
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Supply Side Policies - File Away Activity
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Supply Side Policies: Review Quizzes
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Evaluating Supply Side Policies
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Evaluating Supply Side Policies: 54321 Activity
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Supply Side Policies: MCQ Activity
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Short Run Phillips Curve
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Supply Side Policies and Year 13
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Hosts
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Ruth Tarrant
Ruth is Subject Lead for Economics at tutor2u and is also a higher experienced teacher, presenter, author and senior examiner.
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Peter McGinn
Peter is an experienced Business & Economics HOD, teacher and examiner.
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Cathy Williams
Cathy is an experienced Head of Department and ex-Treasury economist. She is the author of many Tutor2U resources and a regular contributor to Economics Today. Alongside, Cathy sits on the local Young Enterprise Board and specialises in producing and delivering a wide range of careers and work related resources and programmes.
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Geoff Riley
Geoff is co-founder of tutor2u and highly experienced Economics teacher, examiner and author. Geoff is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
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Jon Clark
Jon is an experienced Economics and Business teacher, author and presenter. Jon also leads tutor2u's innovative work in online teaching and learning.