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A New Way of Learning
UK and International Economics exam boards require students to understand their A-Level subjects in the wider context, beyond simply memorising a textbook.
Schology produes 3x weekly teacher-written news articles for each of our subjects, directly linking each specific topic in your syllabus to real-world current affairs.
3x Weekly Articles
Each article is written by our top team of techers, directly linking contemporary news to specific syllabus topics. Designed to both cement and extend your students' understanding by explaining core concepts, including definitions and additional learning features.
Flipped Learning
Easily set pre-reading homework tasks for your students with the ability to filter articles by a specific topic.
Student Tracking
View which of your students are reading what articles and give them prompts and goals for their weekly reading.
AO Strengthening
Each article comes with pre-made flashcards to enhance retention, polls to boost in-class discussion and our brand new AO Trainer. This allows you to set essay questions and for students to self-highlight their AOs in their responses.
"Spend time studying current developments in economics that are relevant to your specification. This not only enriches your understanding of key concepts but will enable you to refer to an industry or a firm of your choice if asked in an essay."
- Edexcel A-Level Economics Examiner Report June 2022
Articles designed by teachers, built for your classroom
Click on key words to see definitions
Directly fusing specific syllabus topics with contemporary news
Syllabus specific, AO targeting content
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Filter articles by topic to easily set pre-reading homework
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Graphs
Each article is complemented with a relevant syllabus graph. This approach ensures students regularly engage with A* level graphical analysis. Through this continuous exposure, students are better prepared to apply theoretical knowledge in their exams.
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Flashcards
Each Schology articles comes with a flashcard, helping to boost key memory retention. In addition to the pre-made flashcard, students can also create their own to capture key information from the article. Students can save this article to their bank, and later revise it in Study Mode.
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Polling
To boost in-class discussion, each article comes with a single question about the article for students to vote on. The results are viewable by the class teacher, allowing students to express their views and consequently further discussion around the topic in lesson time.
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Engagement Tracking
Each teacher will be able to track their class’ performance, including amount of time spent per article for each student, number of articles read, and which students might need a little extra help. Students can also send questions about each article to their teacher to heighten comprehension.
Schology Economics in 1 minute 24 seconds.
I cannot overstate the value of the Schology platform. It has become an indispensable tool in my classroom, providing a wealth of resources that are directly linked to the A-Level Economics syllabus.
- John Whitworth, Economics Teacher at Wellington College
Schology has given my students a serious edge in their exams, irreplaceable in how it engages them without any additional work required on my part.
- Alex Mcdonald, Head of Business at Monkton
Schology significantly reduces the time you spend searching for relevant, real-world examples and interpreting them for your students.
- Jo Wilcox, Politics Teacher at BHASVIC
The application of the textbook to real life business has solidified and extended my students' knowledge of the syllabus
- Rob Rooney, Head of Economics and Business at Beauchamp City Sixth Form
Our Brand New AO Trainer.
Teachers can attach essay questions to articles, prompting students to write essays or paragraphs and practise their application skills by using evidence from the article.
When writing, students can self-highlight where they think they're hitting their AOs, allowing teachers to see and mark the work at a glance.
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