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Teen Cash Class

A practical guide primarily aimed at teenagers which seeks to inform them about being a consumer, this is a useful resource for anyone who wants to learn how to survive in one of the toughest consumer economies in the world.

Based on Martin Lewis' work turning a group of teenagers into junior ‘Money Saving Experts’ with ITV Tonight, this guide has been written using the transcripts from those six hours of filming and turned into an activity booklet for teachers to use with their students.

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PUBLISHED10/11
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Suitability

Age range

14 - 19 year olds
Key stages 4 & 16-19 in England
Key stages 4 & 16-19 in Northern Ireland
Year groups S3, S4 & 16-19 in Scotland
Key stages 4 & 16-19 in Wales

Secondary Key Concepts

Capability (PSHE Education EWBFC 1.2)
Career (PSHE Education EWBFC 1.1)
Capability (PSHE Education EWBFC 1.2)
Risk (PSHE Education EWBFC/PWB 1.3)
Economic understanding (PSHE Education EWBFC 1.4)
Competence (Mathematics 1.1)
Critical understanding (Mathematics 1.4)
Rights and responsibilities (Citizenship 1.2)

Secondary Key Processes

Financial capability (PSHE Education EWBFC 2.4)
Decision-making and managing risk (PSHE Education PWB 2.2)
Taking informed and responsible action (Citizenship 2.3)

Secondary Range and Content

Personal budgeting (PSHE Education EWBFC 3)
Wages(PSHE Education EWBFC 3)
Taxes(PSHE Education EWBFC 3)
Money management (PSHE Education EWBFC 3)
Credit and/or debt (PSHE Education EWBFC 3)
Knowing about a range of financial products and services (PSHE Education EWBFC 3)
Risk and reward (PSHE Education EWBFC 3)
How and why businesses use finance (PSHE Education EWBFC 3)
Social and moral dilemmas about the use of money (PSHE Education EWBFC 3)
The roles and responsibilities of parents, carers, children and other family members (PSHE Education PWB 3)
Calculations and manipulations with real numbers (Mathematics Number and Algebra 3.1)
The economy in relation to citizenship, including decisions about the collection and allocation of public money (Citizenship 3)
The changing nature of UK society, including the diversity of ideas, beliefs, cultures, identities, traditions, perspectives and values that area shared (KS3) (Citizenship 3)
The rights and responsibilities of consumers, employers and employees (Citizenship 3)

Origin of resource

This resource was produced in England and meets the requirements of the English curriculum. All Quality Mark resources are designed for use across all UK countries, although they may be more suited to the country where the resource was produced and as such may need some adaptation.

Suitable for gifted and talented

There are numerous opportunities for teachers to set extension tasks for gifted and talented pupils. Activity 8 and the first part of Activity 11 are specifically aimed at gifted and talented pupils.

Suitable for special educational needs

The activities were developed to be accessible to all ability levels.

Assessor's comments

Martin Lewis' championship of financial capability will be well known to many through his work online and on TV. In Teen Cash Class he turns his attention to young people and the life lessons he thinks they ought to understand. The specially devised activities now give teachers ready made and engaging ways of putting those messages across. Topics which are not covered in other resources (e.g. the art of haggling) are a useful feature.

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Teen Cash Class