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BBC program focuses on money management lessons The BBC program Right on the Money starring Denise Lewis and Dominic Littlewood recently featured the DebtAware programme in one of its episodes. Firstly looking at helping a young couple struggling with household bills with the added pressure of a wedding, the program then moves into the classroom … Read more

Can you teach children to be good with money? To avoid future debt, we believe financial capability education should start at primary school, before children start managing their own money and bad financial habits are learned. To do this, we created a programme that covers a wide-range of financial subjects in an engaging and interesting … Read more

Making sure the DebtAware project has an impact DebtAware is the name for the financial education work of national debt charity Debt Advice Foundation. The premise of the programme is that many people find themselves in serious debt because of a lack of financial capability, therefore, young people should be given the chance to learn … Read more

Research suggests parents should talk to their children about money from the age of four New research by the Money Advice Service (MAS) that children who are kept in the dark about money management may have financial problems when they reach adulthood. In fact, the research goes so far as to say that giving offspring … Read more

Pupils from Christ the King Primary School in Burnley, Lancashire, have just taken part in their first DebtAware lesson After training and several practise sessions, the school’s chosen Money Mentors helped their teacher deliver module one to the rest of their class. The lesson is one of a series of six created with the purpose … Read more

New report indicates 450,000 children gamble each week The Gambling Commission’s Young People and Gambling Report states that around 9,000 of the half a million children gambling each week are likely to be “problem gamblers”. The report found that among 11-15 year-old’s the overall rate of gambling has remained static at around 16%, in comparison … Read more

Pupils give eloquent presentation on money management  Year five students from Padiham Primary School in Burnley presented to a group of special education needs (SEN) teachers from across the region, discussing the programme content and highlighting what they did as Money Mentors. The session was a resounding success and the teachers involved were very engaged. … Read more