Money on our Minds - student consultation project
Money on our Minds is a student consultation on economic wellbeing and financial capability within Personal, Social, Health and Economic education (PSHE education), managed by pfeg South East and Healthy Schools South East. It aims to show the importance of pupil voice in improving the quality of personal finance education.
"97% of young people involved in Money on our Minds think it’s important to learn about money at school"
About the project
Children and young people experience money from a very early age, from receiving pocket money to saving for a special treat. As they grow older, the financial decisions they have to make become increasingly complex.
Financial capability and economic wellbeing features in Personal, Social, Health and Economic education, and financial education is a key part of mathematics. Momentum has been gathering in schools over recent years and a lot of progress has been made.
Responding to students’ needs is vital to effective programmes of study. In 2009/10 pfeg South East and Healthy Schools South East decided it was time to get the ball rolling, by consulting with young people in ways that could be replicated across the country. We asked 11 -17 year-olds in the region what money means to them, and how they want to learn about it, particularly in PSHE education.
Their responses left us in no doubt as to how they feel about money and what they need from money education. Listening to students is crucial if we’re going to make finance education successful in schools and acting on it will ensure finance lessons are relevant, dynamic and of real use to tomorrow’s generation.
Find out more
Follow the links below to download or order the findings and view 8 short film clips where pupils who took part in the project talk candidly about their experiences of money, personal finance education in schools and how it can be improved.
