Find out more about the support and training we offer below. We’ve also outlined some ideas to help you get started with your delivery.
Find out more about the support and training we offer below. We’ve also outlined some ideas to help you get started with your delivery.
Young Enterprise provide resources and training to anyone supporting young people to learn to earn and manage their money. We are a trusted provider, supporting schools, colleges and universities. Explore our support below.
Young Enterprise as a charity work to make sure financial education is a planned programme of study equipping young people with the knowledge, skills and confidence to manage their money well. There are a range of programmes and services designed to support young people to develop an enterprising mindset.
We provide resources, support and training to teachers to ensure that their learners grow to understand their attitude to risk and become aware of their own behaviour and emotions when making decisions which will affect their future through real-life scenarios.
Visit our Resource Hub for some inspiration. You can find teaching resources and tools on a wide range of financial education topics to support your work with students from early years to KS5.
You could start by using our Financial Education Planning Frameworks to identify one or several learning outcomes for your day/week, then come up with a theme to tie everything together and get your students motivated.
Once you have an idea what you would like your students to achieve, contact the Advisory Service and we will direct you to resources and activities relevant to your needs. You might want to start by looking at:
My Money Week
A national activity week for primary and secondary schools that provides a fantastic opportunity for young people to gain the skills, knowledge and confidence in money matters to thrive in society. It’s the highest profile and most recognised personal finance education initiative in England.
Visit the Resources page on our website to access tools and resources that can support your delivery of financial education.
The Financial Education Planning Frameworks are a great place to start. The frameworks have been designed to help you plan and deliver financial education flexibly across the range of subjects and learning opportunities available within your school’s curriculum.
When you have identified what you would like to cover, get in touch advisory@y-e.org.uk and we can direct you to specific activities and resources to support your delivery. You may also like to consider our Ready-to-Teach Lesson Plans
We’ve developed a set of over 60 primary and secondary ready-to-teach lesson plans complete with activity sheets and PowerPoint slides. The lesson plans are mapped to the primary and secondary planning frameworks. Access for your whole school for one year is £95. Subscribe here
We offer teacher training in financial education and enterprise education for senior leaders, primary, secondary and SEND practitioners. You can book individual places at events throughout the academic year, or we can come to you and deliver a tailored event for your staff team. All training is designed to help you build the knowledge and confidence to plan and deliver effective, relevant and age appropriate lessons to your students. To find out more visit our Teacher Training page.
Our resource Spending Sense is available to download for FREE. A flexible resource aimed at supporting students with moderate special educational needs at age 11-16. The resource aims to develop their understanding of buying and selling, sources of income and problem solving money issues.
Money Heroes offers adapted and accessible resources for learners working at an age of between 3 – 11, and Team Programme is an enterprise journey for students who have mild to moderate SEND.
NatWest’s comprehensive online resource, Money Sense offers content designed specifically for students with SEND. Use their resource finder to search for SEND resources
We can provide bespoke CPD for educators working with children and young people with a wide range of SEND. Contact training@y-e.org.uk 020 7330 485 to discuss.
85% of young adults wish that they had been taught more about money management while they were at school or university, and feel their life would be better as a result
One of the best ways to show the value of financial education is to see the difference is makes to pupil’s knowledge, skills and attitudes.
Training teachers in financial education has been proven to have a positive and sustainable impact on the financial capability outcomes of their pupils.*
* Young Money and University of Edinburgh Business School. What Works for Financial Education. The Impact of Training Teachers in Financial Education on the Financial Capability of the Students they Teach. (2018)
Our recently launched Practical Guide to Reviewing Financial Education for Primary School Leaders is a tool designed to help primary school leaders and teachers looking to embed financial education in the classroom.
Below are some quotes from teachers who’ve engaged with our Financial Education CPD training programs:
“Great! A really valuable morning that will directly benefit our children and should have a positive impact on their lives” – Regional CPD – Primary Money Matters, 2017/18
“The training was very good and practical with lots of resources being highlighted and provided” – Financial Education CPD Training, 2019/20
“The workshop was very informative and I acquired a lot of knowledge and skills regarding delivering money workshops/ advice work. Thanks!” – Vulnerable Young People Practitioner Training, 2017/18
“Thank you – great knowledge shared, great resources” – Financial Education CPD Training, 2019/20
The Centres of Excellence programme is whole school improvement programme. It:
Schools work towards a ‘Developing Excellence’ framework to achieve an accreditation. The programme also promotes and enables schools to share their knowledge and skills with their wider school community, creating a sustainable approach to delivery.
For further information visit Centres of Excellence
Visit the Resource Hub on our website for tools and Quality Mark resources parents can use to help their children learn more about money.
Money Heroes is designed to support learning at home and in the classroom.
Money Guides for Children is a series of guides designed to help children aged 5 to 18 build knowledge, skills and confidence to manage their finances well.
Many online resources have areas dedicated to parents and families, including Money Sense for Parents
Help your children towards a better financial future with these fun activities, games and videos for all ages.
Flexible resources that can support work with VCYP
Stop Loan Sharks: Lessons about keeping your money safe 5-11
A resource centred on the activities of people who lend money illegally, applying a wider framework of personal finance education dealing with the general topics of staying safe, credit, debt and budgeting.
Stop Loan Sharks: Lessons in safer lending and borrowing
A resource centered on the activities of people who lend money illegally, applying a wider framework of personal finance education dealing with the general topics of staying safe, credit and debt and budgeting.
The Advisory Service are more than happy to offer your tailored support for your specific query. You can get more detailed and specific support from us by contacting us directly by phone or email.
If you cannot find an answer to your query, please feel free to contact the Advisory Service directly by phone on 020 4526 6389 or by email. We are more than happy to help you with your request and help you find relevant and engaging ways to help your students learn to earn and manage their money.