Lesson Plan

• Describe the main types of unemployment and calculate the unemployment rate.
• Explain how demand‑side fiscal and monetary policies reduce cyclical unemployment.
• Evaluate the short‑run and long‑run effectiveness of supply‑side measures such as training and wage subsidies.
• Compare the trade‑offs associated with different policy interventions.

• Projector and screen
• Slide deck summarising policies
• Printed handout with policy comparison table
• Calculator worksheets for unemployment‑rate calculations
• Whiteboard and markers
• Student notebooks

Begin with a brief news clip on recent UK unemployment figures to capture interest. Ask students to recall the definition of unemployment and the formula for the unemployment rate. Explain that by the end of the lesson they will be able to assess which policies are most effective in different time‑frames.

1. Do‑now (5'): Calculate the unemployment rate from a provided data set.
2. Mini‑lecture (10'): Review types of unemployment and introduce demand‑side policies.
3. Group analysis (15'): Evaluate fiscal stimulus, monetary easing, and public‑works programmes using a case study.
4. Station rotation (15'): Examine supply‑side measures (training, wage subsidies, ALMPs, deregulation) and record perceived effectiveness.
5. Whole‑class synthesis (10'): Populate a comparison matrix on the board summarising short‑run vs long‑run impacts.
6. Check for understanding (5'): Quick Kahoot quiz on key concepts.

Summarise how demand‑side policies offer rapid relief while supply‑side reforms deliver lasting reductions in structural unemployment. Students complete an exit ticket stating which single policy they consider most effective and why. For homework, assign a short essay evaluating a mixed policy approach for the current UK labour market.