Your Money Matters - An Evaluation

With funding from the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) we commissioned an external evaluation to understand what impact Your Money Matters, the first ever financial education textbook, was beginning to make within state funded secondary schools in England.

Overview

In November 2018 Young Money distributed 100 copies of Your Money Matters, the first ever financial education textbook, to every state funded secondary school in England funded by a £325,000 pledge from Martin Lewis OBE, founder of MoneySavingExpert.com.

The Textbook is a major step forward in achieving consistency to the financial education young people receive within secondary schools by providing teachers with access to a high quality free standardised teaching resource to support and enhance financial education delivery.

With funding from the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) we commissioned an external evaluation in 2019 to understand what impact the textbook was beginning to make within schools, to inform how we continue to engage teachers and further the textbook’s use. The focus-groups and surveys gave a picture of the current state of play of financial education, the value of the textbook to teachers and students, and details of how it was used.

Key Findings

  • 89% of surveyed teachers agreed the textbook would increase the quality of financial education
  • 88% agreed it would increase teacher confidence in delivering financial education
  • The content was trusted by teachers to be accurate, unbiased, up to date and comprehensive
  • Students felt Your Money Matters was different from other textbooks; the activities were relatable and engaging, with an appealing design

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