My Money Week - you asked for it!
100% of teachers surveyed said they would like there to be another National Money Week, so here it is...25th June – 1st July My Money Week 2012.
My Money Week is the highest profile, and most recognised personal finance education initiative in England. June 2012 will see the 4th Annual My Money Week, and we are expecting thousands of teachers across the country to once again take part.
Its fundamental aim is to improve financial capability for young people in primary and secondary schools.
pfeg is proud to run and resource the national activity week and offer FREE resources:
- Downloadable activities, lesson plans and workshop materials - available now!
- The My Money Week Competition - enter now!
- Free consultancy support - request now
- My Money Week Activity Packs - order yours now
- Interactive DVD - order now
- Coming soon.....
- Post 16 web resource and App – launching at the end of May
- And finally...
Downloadable activities, lesson plans and workshop materials - available now!
The work that teachers, schools, pupils and local authorities have been doing in financial education is amazing. We want to share this work with you, so we have developed some of the best into downloadable materials for use in your school:
- Moneyfesto - student voice day (key stage 1 and 2)
- Financial education through peer mentoring (key stages 1,2,3 and 4)
- Functional skills enrichment day (key stages 3 and 4)
- Working with local businesses and community groups (key stages 1 and 2)
- Money Advice Leaflet (key stage 2)
- Engaging with parents (key stage 1, 2 and 3) - coming soon!
- Sixth form activity day - coming soon!
- Peer mentoring training materials - coming soon!
- CPD workshop for teachers/ advisors- linking sex and relationships education with economic wellbeing - coming soon!
The My Money Week Competition - enter now!
After huge success over the past two years, the My Money Week competition is back!
Students all over England can enter this year’s competition and have the opportunity to win great prizes for both themselves and their school, as well as learning about money.
It’s an excellent, fun and creative way to get students learning about money, and a chance to win fantastic prizes for both your students and your school.
Primary school children are challenged to design a money box and secondary students to create a comic book strip about money.
Find out more information including lesson plans, how to enter and terms and conditions here!
Free consultancy support - request now
This year we are able to offer free one to one consultancy for schools in England with pfeg’s expert consultants. They can help you plan lessons about money that fit into your existing work plans in the run up to and during the Week.
The consultancy we can offer entirely depends on your needs, have a look at some of the videos from My Money Week 2011 to see how teachers worked with consultants and what they, and their pupils, thought.
There are limited days available, so request yours now by filling in our simple form.
My Money Week Activity Packs - order yours now
There are hard copy My Money Week Activity Packs available for both primary and secondary schools. They contain posters, stickers, scenario cards and loads of ideas about how to use these to create inspiring activities about money. Limited hard copy packs available, so order your primary or secondary packs now!
Interactive DVD - order now
To help engage pupils in finance education, we’ve developed interactive videos to challenge them to make tricky financial decisions. Each video is broken up into branching scenes, which end with a tough decision where your class can discuss the choices available and decide what should happen next. The consequences of different choices are then explored in the next chapter. Order your free DVD now.
Coming soon.....
Watch out for the following, coming your way soon...
Post 16 web resource and App – launching at the end of May
Designed for 16-19 years olds – a practical, helpful resource that covers all they need to know about the financial issues they may be facing in the next few years.
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If you have any problems with the above or would like to speak to someone, please call 020 7330 9470.
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