24th April 2008 - Financial Adviser Money matters from an early age
With long-term backing from HM Treasury, teaching school children the basics of personal finance is showing signs of growing interest, especially as a new secondary curriculum promoting financial capability is about to kick in in September.
29th March 2008 Mortgage Introducer - A lack of education?
Dan Raywood takes a look at the role of consumer personal finance education in todays market.
26th March 2008 Themoneypages.com - Young people 'unaware of how to manage their finances'
Many younger people overestimate their financial awareness before they leave school and home as they live in "protected environments" with few real financial pressures, it has been claimed. Alastair Mathews, Director of Policy for educational charity pfeg, explained that this can cause difficulties when they get to university.
13th March 2008 The Education Guardian (Supplement) Schools beckon to a nation in debt
Education supplement funded by pfeg giving an overview and showcasing its projects highlighting the importance of financial education.
12 March 2008 - pfeg welcomes Ofsted report on financial capability
Read the Ofsted news release and the full report on developing financially capable young people.
3rd March 2008 The Daily Telegraph Teachers knock some financial sense into their pupils
As many as 800,000 school leavers believe an individual savings account (ISA) is an iPod accessory, according to a recent survey - so there seems to be plenty of scope for improvement in personal finance education.
2nd March 2008 Sunday Telegraph - Your mother should know
The hand that rocks the cradle is sometimes said to rule the world and so, to mark Mothering Sunday today, The Sunday Telegraph asked a panel of female financial experts what advice they give their children.
1st March 2008 Moneywise Give kids the best start with lessons on money
Going to school is not just about gaining qualifications - it's also about learning life skills that prepare children for adulthood. The National Curriculum already includes complusory subjects such as physical education, yet the next generation is not currently given the opportunity to learn about money despite the fact that this is an essential part of everyday life.
11th February 2008 RBS launches Personal Finance Education Awards for Schools 2008
This academic year, The Royal Bank of Scotland Group in association with pfeg and The Daily Telegraph are looking for examples of excellence in personal finance education (PFE). All schools teaching 11-18s in England, Wales and Scotland can apply for the award. Entering is straightforward, click on the link above for more details. There will be prizes both for schools and individuals, across a range of different categories.
10th February 2008 Mail on Sunday Financial education gets charity boost
What Money Means is co-ordinated by educational charity pfeg - formerly the Personal Finance Education Group. After testing the idea last year, pfeg is working with 32 local authorities over the next four years to introduce money lessons to 17,000 schools.
7th February 2008 Easier Finance.com - Britannia celebrates Fit 4 Finance programme
Britannia Building Societys award-winning financial education programme, Fit 4 Finance is celebrating its first birthday this month.
1st February 2008 Coventry Telegraph - Kids coining it in for the odd errand
Britains kids are raking in almost £700 million a year for chores and errands - and most of the money is coming from mum and dad.
21st January 2008 Easier Finance - Personal finance should be taught in schools
Research from the Association of Investment Companies among parents and teachers has revealed that nine out of ten parents and teachers think that personal finance should be taught at school, half of those think it should be mandatory.
21st January 2008 BBC News Online - Parents back school money lessons
Most parents think personal finance should be taught in schools according to The Association of Investment Companies.
23rd January 2008 Manchester Evening News - Nice little earners
Britain's kids are raking in almost £700m a year for chores and errands - and most of the money is coming from their parents.
28th November 2007 The Guardian Leading questions
An interview with Wendy van den Hende, Chief Executive, pfeg
23rd November 2007 - Teachers TV News What Money Means
See What Money Means featured on Teachers TV News. Includes interviews with Peter Bull of HSBC, and Wendy van den Hende. the piece starts 17:05 minutes into the programme.
26th October 2007 - Times Education Supplement Banking on the Future
A new campaign aims to help pupils get penny wise from an early age.
25th October Finance Markets Children would rather save in a piggy bank
Research conducted by HSBC bank and Personal Finance Education Group (pfeg) has discovered that 42% of children saved in a piggy bank or money box rather than trusting their parents to keep their money safe.
24th October Aol.co.uk Children prefer piggy bank savings
Children prefer to save cash in a piggy bank than trust their parents to keep their money safe, a survey has said. Only 18% of seven to 11-year-olds said they would trust their parents to save for them, while some worried that mum and dad would spend the money by mistake.
22nd October Channel 4 News Children prefer piggy banks
Children prefer to save cash in a piggy bank than trust their parents to keep their money safe, a survey said. HSBC bank and pfeg have launched a primary school education scheme, What Money Means, to teach children every primary school in the country about managing their finances.
22nd October Western Mail - Children prefer to look after their own money
Children prefer to save cash in a piggy bank than trust their parents to keep their money safe, according to a survey published today.
22 October 2007 - pfeg launches What Money Means
What Money Means - a major new primary school financial education programme. Click on the title above for the press release, or find more information here.
06 October 2007 - Yorkshire Post - Knowledge of financial matters starts in school
It's never too early to teach children how to manage their money, particularly if they are to enjoy adult lives without the problems of debt.
17 September 2007 - Financial Times - School lessons alone will not eliminate mis-selling
It is back to school for children this month, and an apt time to review the issue of financial education.
01 Sept 2007 - Moneywise - Teaching kids a valuable lesson
More than half of all 17 year-olds have been in debt, yet personal finance barely features on the school curriculum.
28 July 2007 - Daily Telegraph - Learning the value of money
An examination into the scale of the task ahead in delivering financial education.
19 July 2007 - Money News - Personal finance education could 'reduce debt'
Teaching personal finance in schools could help to reduce debt levels in Britain ultimately, pfeg (Personal Finance Education Group) believes.
19 July 2007 - Professional Adviser - AIC sends out financial education funding plea
The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has urged the government and the FSA to ensure that enough funding is earmarked for the financial education that is being taught in schools from September 2008.
15 July 2007 - London Stock Exchange - Finance education 'could reduce debt'
Experts at the pfeg (Personal Finance Education Group) assert that personal finance education in schools could significantly help to reduce debt amongst future generations while improving the understanding of various financial products.
14 July 2007 - The Daily Telegraph - Getting a head for figures
Schools secretary Ed Balls this week became the latest politician to argue that teaching youngsters about personal finance might be a good idea.
13 July 2007 - Leicester Mercury - Schoolchildren taught to look after their cash
Schoolchildren are about to get a bit more savvy when it comes to money. The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is funding a new initiative to improve 'financial literacy' among teenagers.
10 July 2007 - Aviva website - Norwich Union press release
Norwich Union comments on Government proposals to teach personal finance lessons in schools.
09 July 2007 - BBC News - Pupils to get lessons in money
Teenagers are to be taught about how to look after their finances, in a forthcoming revision of the secondary school curriculum in England.
4 July 2007 - pfeg Press Statement - pfeg welcomes new government appointment
pfeg welcomes the creation of the new Department for Schools, Children and Families under Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The Prime Minister has expressed his passion for education and dedication to improving it as part of his new administration. pfeg as the leading financial education charity supports the appointment of Ed Balls as Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families and asks him to continue his commitment to a 'planned and coherent programme of financial capability education' by making personal finance education compulsory.
18 June 2007 - Royal Bank of Scotland - Press release introducing pfeg Quality Mark resources
The new Face2Face with Finance programme, which was launched in January, is both reviewed and independently accredited by pfeg (Personal Financial Education Group), an educational charity supported by the FSA.
9 May 2007 - allaboutyou.com - Money talks
The Personal Finance Education Group, which works with schools to design money lessons, points out that it is vital not to bail children out if they run out of money before the next pocket-money day, as this will totally undermine any concept a child may be developing that money has to be earned.
30 April 2007 - FT Adviser - pfeg aims to make young aware of risks of start ups
An interactive resource that takes young people through the trials and tribulations of business event management has been launched by the Personal Finance Education Group.
12 April 2007 - Western Mail - Financial literacy is a vital skill
The body representing chartered accountants in Wales yesterday called for financial literacy skills to be put at the heart of education in Wales.
6 April 2007 - TES - Financial literacy
All good resources for children start by looking at the world through their eyes. Good resources also need to be put in context and tricky concepts are usually best wrapped inside a story. If you add a clever writer into the mix, you are more likely to cement thinking and learning.
3 April 2007 - The Guardian - How fundamental is financial education?
A central element of the proposed new PSHEE curriculum will be improving pupils' knowledge of money management and how to take wise financial decisions.
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