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The habits you are going to adopt if you don't already have them:
The habits you are going to adopt if you don't already have them:
Turn up every day
Bring the right equipment - a folder, lined paper, pen, pencil, calculator, ruler, chromebook
Complete all the homework set
Complete at least 4 hours of independent learning a week
Love building cultural capital, and hold the view that knowing something is always better than not knowing it. Recognise that learning is not transactional - we don't just learn things because we expect something in return
Engage with challenge, and be proactive. Be someone who doesn't bury their head in the sand
Listen
Revise, and take every assessment seriously
Ask questions - both in class and outside of it
Complete wider reading without being prompted
Over the Summer
Over the Summer
Keep up to date with Economics in the news
Listen to some podcasts
Gary’s Economics (sadly not me!) - Gary Stevenson, an ex-city trader, talks about economics: https://www.youtube.com/@garyseconomics
Intelligent Economist - links to the best recent Economics podcasts
Read a book - reading any of these would be a great introduction to Economics, and could also help your personal statement in Year 13. Many of them may be challenging at the start of the course, but anything you take from them over the summer would be good. At the end of the course read the book again - a lot more of it will make sense!
There is a wider reading list in the 'Useful links..' section of the site, but I have curated these as they are good overviews to the content.
Watch the BBC TV show 'Industry' - I keep trying to get students to watch this. It's about a group of young graduates who join a London based investment bank. It can be a bit heavy at times, and sometimes I'm not sure whats happening - but it's fantastic.
If you have any questions, please email Mr Woodwards: gwoodwards@tring.school
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