# Economics for Every Scottish Classroom > [!info] A Scottish Economic Society initiative > > Most pupils in Scotland never get the chance to study economics as a subject — relatively few schools offer it, so access depends largely on which school you happen to attend. > > That's a problem: economics is widely studied beyond school and leads into a broad range of careers — policy, business, data and research among them. > > However, economic questions already appear in subjects all schools do teach: History, Geography, Modern Studies and more. > > This project aims to widen access to economics — setting out, subject by subject, where it already sits in the Scottish courses and what free material is available for teaching it. ## Start here > [!abstract]+ For teachers > Curriculum-linked materials and support for deepening the economics in your classroom. > → [[1 - 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 - 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. --- ## 💡 What's new: explore the 250th anniversary of *The Wealth of Nations* ### Watch: what is Smith's *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) --- ## 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)