# Economics for Every Scottish Classroom > [!info] A Scottish Economic Society initiative > Economics is a popular subject beyond school and leads into a wide range of careers — policy, business, data, research and more. Yet most pupils in Scotland never get to study it: few schools offer it, so access still depends largely on where you go. This site helps **teachers** bring economics into the classroom — in economics itself *and* through the subjects you already teach, like History, Geography and Modern Studies — and points **pupils** to what they can do next, whether or not their school offers it. ## Start here > [!abstract]+ For teachers > Curriculum-linked materials and support for bringing economics into your classroom — whatever subject you teach. > → [[1 - Teaching and Learning Economics Across the Scottish Curriculum|Teaching economics across the curriculum]] > → [[2 - Resources|Teaching resources & materials]] > → [[3 - Events and Engagement|Events, speakers & engagement]] > → [[6 - Get In Touch|Get in touch]] > [!abstract]+ For pupils > Wondering what economics actually is, or where it could take you? > → [[5 - What's Next — a guide for pupils|What's next — studying it, and where it leads]] > → [[4 - Competitions|Competitions you can enter]] > → [[1 - Teaching and Learning Economics Across the Scottish Curriculum|How economics connects to the subjects you study]] > > **Not offered at your school?** You don't need to have studied economics to take it at university — see [[5 - What's Next — a guide for pupils|What's Next?]] for how to explore it anyway. - - - ## Economics is everywhere Economics is a way of asking *why things are as they are, and what we could do differently* — which is why it turns up right across the curriculum. A few discussion starters you could use in almost any classroom: - Who should pay to deal with climate change? - Why is poverty high and persistent in some towns? - Will AI take future jobs? - Why is so much online "free" — and what are we really paying with? --- ## 💡 What's new: explore the 250th anniversary of *The Wealth of Nations* ### Watch: what was *The Wealth of Nations*? A short introduction to Adam Smith's landmark book, 250 years on. → [[Wealth of Nations at 250]]  > [!example]+ Step into the world Adam Smith was writing about > It's March 1776. Adam Smith has just published *The Wealth of Nations* — North American colonists are on the verge of revolution, private trading companies held power from the Cape to the Bay of Bengal, and the world was more connected and volatile than ever. This interactive map from the University of Glasgow lets you explore it. > → [Find out more, and play](https://worldin1776.org.uk) [](https://worldin1776.org.uk) --- ## Explore the site | For | Section | What's inside | | ------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Teachers | [[1 - Teaching and Learning Economics Across the Scottish Curriculum\|Teaching & Learning Across the Curriculum]] | Where economics sits in each subject, teaching ideas and support material | | Teachers | [[2 - Resources\|Resources & Materials]] | SES/STE materials and other Scottish-curriculum resources | | Teachers & schools | [[3 - Events and Engagement\|Events & Engagement]] | The STE conference, hosting an event, requesting a speaker | | Pupils | [[4 - Competitions\|Competitions]] | Discover Economics, FCDO, and more | | Pupils | [[5 - What's Next — a guide for pupils\|What's Next?]] | Studying economics, where it can lead, and where to go deeper | | Everyone | [[6 - Get In Touch\|Get In Touch]] | Contact SES, join the mailing list, and follow along | --- ## Contact > [!tip] Stay in touch > [[6 - Get In Touch]] > Find us at [Society Website](https://scotecon.org) | [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/scoteconsociety.bsky.social) | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/scottish-economic-society/) | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@scoteconsocstudentsandteac452)