Which policy wins?
I made a little tool called Which policy wins? It essentially gives a problem and then throws up 3 policy options (plus the option to do nothing) and asks students to pick a winner and say why. A few ways you could use it: • As a starter. It’s pretty easy to put up at the start of a lesson, and students can respond however suits the day: a sentence on a mini whiteboard, a quick paragraph, or a hand up with a reason. No prep needed. • As a four corners activity. Ta
Summer Reading Recommendations 2026
Here is an updated leaflet with some suggestions for your year 12s going into year 13 or even your year 11s going into year 12. I reocmmend printing this half size, double sided, in booklet formation (ie in page order 4,1,2,3 if your photocopier doesn't have that setting) for a 1-page leaflet. Handing it out at parents' evening works particularly well. Lots of teachers mentioned that they found the 'Pairings' section useful so I've added a couple more in there. If you want to
Improving Economic Writing at A-Level Part 1: Sentence Level Activities
Earlier this week I ran a session at the Bank of England Teacher Conference on improving writing in economics A-level. This is a write-up of that session, partly so the delegates have it all in one place, and partly so anyone who couldn't make it can pinch the bits that are useful. All of the worksheets are available in the download at the end of the article. I'll be honest here and say that I haven't proofread this, but I knew that if I waited until I had it, it would be for