How LMM worked
pfeg's consultants offered a wide range of support tailored to teachers' specific needs
Learning Money Matters, which ran from 2006-11, offered free consultancy, support and teaching resources to secondary schools in England to help teachers plan and teach personal finance. Teachers could access as much or as little help as theyneeded and we would tailor our support to meet the needs of schools, teachers and students.
What we did
pfeg consultants with a strong background in education met with schools and teachers to discuss their needs and devise a programme of free support ranging from:
- telephone or email support - answering queries and concerns and helping with personal finance teaching issues
- introductory in-school support - up to half a day working with senior staff and teachers to help them assess their needs and to help them plan and teach personal finance
- intensive in-school support - working with the senior team and class teachers for up to three days in school, planning work and activities.
Support included help with developing individual units of work, lesson and cross-curriculum planning and running personal finance based events and activities. An extensive library of resources - many backed by the pfeg Quality Mark of excellence – was made available on this website.
We also offered one-day, off-site training for teachers from several schools in partnership with the local authority or other education bodies, and provided sessions on personal finance as part of continuing professional development days as part staff training.
What we didn't do
pfeg recognised that every school is different and that teachers know their students best - and because of this we didn’t offer 'off the peg' packages, exams or courses, or teach your lessons for you. What we did do is give teachers the background knowledge you needed to teach personal finance well and the support needed to do it with confidence.
About the consultants
pfeg used a number of trained employed, certificated and freelance consultants who had expertise in working with teachers to develop personal finance education. Most pfeg consultants come from an education background and have been teachers, headteachers or Ofsted inspectors, or have worked with other statutory bodies in the past. Training, certification and ongoing feedback ensure that consultants are working to the highest standards. All consultants are checked with the Criminal Records Bureau.
Ongoing support from pfeg
Learning Money Matters completed at the end of March 2011. To find out how else we can support you, please call 020 7330 9470.
If you would be interested in funding a project such as Learning Money Matters, please contact us.
