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This has more extracts in it than a normal paper 3 and two of each type of question, so it's less suitable for strict time practise but better for general technique practise. The combination of: no choice in the AQA paper 3 (after students are typically used to hedging their revision based on the notion they do get a choice in P1 and P2 a topic that typically students under revise a topic which has pretty good synoptic links all means I always want to make sure students have

Really looking forward to our next EconEdChat on Tuesday 9th June at 6pm. This one is an open session, so there’ll be plenty of time to share ideas, discuss what’s working, and talk through anything you’re thinking of changing before the new year. These sessions are always relaxed but hopefully still useful. You can come with something specific in mind, or just listen in and leave with a few new ideas. All Economics teachers and trainees are very welcome.details at bit.ly/eco

Run by the LSE Students' Union Economics Society in partnership with Aseeder Education, this is a free, global competition for students who have just finished their penultimate or final year of secondary school, plus those entering university in 2026/27 (gap year and post-military entrants included). Entrants pick one of five prompts set by LSE economics professors and write up to 1,500 words, with a deadline of 1 September 2026 and results in November. A good one to set for

Run jointly by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the Hub for Equal Representation at LSE, this is one of the more accessible essay competitions for 14 to 18 year olds: students write a 1,000 word letter to Professor Dennis Novy responding to one of four set questions, and no prior study of economics is required. The 2026 deadline is 11:59pm on 28 June, entries are split into Under 16 and Under 18 categories, and prizes run from £100 for shortlisted entrants

I believe there are still places left at the Economics Teaching National Conference 2026, which is being held on Thursday 21st of May at the British Library. There's a whole bunch of sessions and an ideas market. I will be speaking in two sessions: Strategies for Boosting Grades at the Lower End and Creating Great Practice tasks I'll also be around talking about EconEdChat. Would be great to meet some of you there. Book here

Wednesday 20th May 2026 - 12:00 - 16:15 A half-day CPD workshop at Aston University on the gap between A-level economics and first-year undergraduate study. The programme covers mathematical confidence (Yigit Oezcelik on digital exit tickets), quantitative anxiety and the use of diagrams (Chiara Donegani and Dean Garratt at Aston), differences in teaching and assessment between school and university (Alex Squires drawing on his own A-level teaching experience), how entry path

A while back, I posted about my Economics of Crime simulator, which was my first proper experience of building an app to teach a topic. At the time, I think the realisation that hit me was that building an app was now easier than the next best tool, which I had planned as a spreadsheet. I'm okay at excel, but there were a few things I knew I would have to figure out to make it work the way I wanted. If I was going to have to figure out stuff anyway, it made sense to figure ou

1. EconBulletin - takes current news and turns it into exam-style questions, helping students to practice their exam technique whilst raising awareness of current affairs and applying their theory to new scenarios. Teachers can track class progress and spot misconceptions, and there are also built-in essay planners. At the moment it has solid functionality for AQA and Edexcel A-Level and iGCSE. 2. Bizomics new features - some great new features here over the last fe

The weeks after exams can be a bit of a nightmare with trips, events and open days. If you end up with half a class for a lesson, getting students working on an essay competition is a genuinely productive use of the time. It's also worth flagging to Year 12s that competition entries are useful for adding into UCAS. The ones marked with a deadline are open now. Econ-Specific Competitions Young Economist of the Year (Discover Economics / RES / KPMG) The biggie! Students don'