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Saving Squad
Discover a new site for 7-11 year olds which is designed to improve young people’s financial capability and promote the benefits of saving money.
MoneySmartWorld
MoneySmartWorld have a wide range of money worksheets, curriculum based lesson plans, practical money management workbooks, story books and informative articles specifically designed to help young people learn about money. Their resources are designed for all ages. As well as the paid resources, there are also lots of free resources to download, so take a look!
Teaching News and Events (6/11/10)
Here are links to some of the main education-related news articles this week: Universities in England will be able to charge tuition fees of up to £9,000 per year from 2012, as the government transfers much of the cost of courses from the state to students. But Muslim student leaders say some of these changes [...]
Learning about Money
Learning about money is an important part of life and education… here are links to some sites and resources which may be useful to you: This BBC report shows schools in Northern Ireland where lessons in personal finance are compulsory for all children. The following Youtube video shows five tips to teach younger children good [...]
Teaching News and Events (18/9/10)
Here are links to a selection of this week’s education news headlines: A review of special educational needs and disability by Ofsted revealed ‘a range of concerns about the current system and how well it is serving children and young people.’ Articles commenting on the findings appear on the BBC (here and here), Guardian and TES [...]
This week's Education News (24/4/10)
Here are links to a selection of articles from this week’s Education news: Headteachers plan to boycott SATs tests – The National Association of Head Teachers is boycotting next month’s SATs tests for 10 and 11 year olds. There is also a ‘Q&A‘ about the boycott. School governors attack the SATs boycott – The National [...]
My Money competitions
Following on from my previous post about free teaching resources from My Money, the site has just announced two competitions for UK schools. The competitions aim to get pupils engaged in personal finance education in an exciting way by combining their knowledge of personal finance with their opinions on the value and importance of money. [...]
My Money – Free Secondary Resources
My Money is a £10 million investment by the Department for Children Schools and Families (DCSF) to deliver joined up lessons on personal finance in schools until 2011. As you may be aware, one of the key outcomes of the Every Child Matters agenda is for young people to achieve Economic Wellbeing. A major contributor to [...]
Support Your School by Recycling
Support Your School is a new recycling scheme whereby schools across the UK can raise funds for their school by recycling used inkjet cartridges and unwanted mobile phones. The scheme is completely free for schools to join and participate in, and at a time of under funding for lots of organisations, gives schools a new, [...]
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