Book on to one of our free Regional CPD Training Events which will help you develop and deliver effective and engaging financial education within the secondary curriculum in a way that is real and relevant to your students.
A Financial Education Textbook
Your Money Matters has been designed for use with young people aged 14 – 16 and covers topics including spending and saving, borrowing, debt, insurance, student finance and future planning. It is the very first financial education textbook, and following the successful roll-out into schools in England in 2018 we are excited to be bringing nation-specific versions to Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, too.
The Money and Pensions Service and Martin Lewis, founder of MoneySavingExpert.com, have split the cost of developing these country-specific editions of Your Money Matters. Copies are being sent into schools for free, and you can also download a copy, and the accompanying teacher’s guide, free of charge by following the links below.
The textbook contains facts and information as well as interactive activities and questions for the students to apply their knowledge. The chapters are as follows:
To provide additional support to teachers there is an accompanying teacher’s guide, which highlights areas of good practice, provides examples of curriculum integration, and showcases additional external support which schools can use to enrich their financial education provision.
The original Your Money Matters textbook for use in England (updated edition, January 2021).
Go to England Edition
The Your Money Matters textbook for use in Northern Ireland will be available in January 2021.
Go to Northern Ireland Edition
The Your Money Matters textbook for use in Scotland will be available in March 2021.
The Your Money Matters textbook for use in Wales will be available in both English and Welsh in September 2021.
In 2019, with funding from the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS), we commissioned an external evaluation to understand what impact the textbook was beginning to make in schools, to inform how we continue to engage teachers and further the textbook’s use. We have now received further funding from MaPS to extend this evaluation into the devolved nations in 2021.
Read our Your Money Matters Evaluation Report
Book on to one of our free Regional CPD Training Events which will help you develop and deliver effective and engaging financial education within the secondary curriculum in a way that is real and relevant to your students.
You can also visit the resource hub to access a range of financial education teaching resources and materials which can be used to complement the activities within Your Money Matters.
Please note that we have been made aware of an organisation contacting individuals asking for donations in relation to the Textbook. We would never ask individuals for donations towards the Textbook and have not authorised any organisation to do this on our behalf. If you are approached please contact Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040.