With the help of money expert Iona Bain and a host of famous faces, these resources for secondary schools explore key financial literacy skills including budgeting, borrowing and saving.
The resources are presented as a series of classroom challenges. From saving for university to planning a party, each challenge is carefully explained and set out by a celebrity presenter who then rounds up the key considerations once the challenge is completed.
Detailed teacher notes are provided to support and expand on classroom learning.
These resources for secondary schools meet and extend curriculum requirements for financial literacy at:
- Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 in England (Citizenship and Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education)
- Wales (Mathematical Development and Personal and Social Education)
- Northern Ireland (Mathematics and Numeracy and Learning For Life and Work)
- Third and Fourth Level and the Senior Phase in Scotland (Mathematics and Numeracy, Social Studies and Learning, Life and Work).
University budget challenge with Cat the Vet. video
Vet and TikTok star Cat Henstridge (Cat The Vet ) offers tips on budgeting for university, before setting a related challenge for students.
Tax budget challenge with Cel Spellman. video
Actor and presenter Cel Spellman explains how the tax system works and sets a related tax budget challenge.
Party budget challenge with Gayle Chapman. video
Food vlogger Gayle Chapman explains how borrowing money works, before setting students a party budget challenge.
Long-term saving challenge with Iona Bain. video
Financial journalist and author Iona Bain explains the importance of saving and sets a long-term saving challenge.
Sticking to a budget challenge with Liam MacDevitt. video
Former professional footballer Liam MacDevitt sets students a challenge to plan and stick to a budget ahead of a trip with friends to a football match.
Iona Bain's money jargon busters. video
In these short videos for secondary schools Morning Live's financial expert Iona Bain clearly explains pensions, mortgages, inflation, interest rates, credit and pensions.
External learning-related websites:
- - A financial education textbook aimed at students aged 14-16 and covering topics including spending and saving, borrowing, debt, insurance, student finance and future planning.
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