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

DebtAware recently hosted the third Social Innovation Partnership & Money Advice Service ‘evaluation toolkit workshop’. The aim of the workshop is to help non-profit organisations evaluate the impact of their financial education programmes, basically allowing them to prove that they work on the target group such as students, children or low-income adults. Being able to prove … Read more