As part of this year’s Talk Money Week, DebtAware delivered money management lessons to more than 450 children from 13 primary schools across the North West of England as well as well as organising a Talk Money Week competition, which attracted entries from over 500 pupils. Talk Money Week, which took place between 12-18 November … Read more
We are inviting all pupils who are involved in the DebtAware financial capability programme to take part in a competition for Talk Money Week 2018 Talk Money Week runs from Monday 12th November until the 18th November 2018. It is an opportunity for people and organisations to break the taboo and engage in conversations around … Read more
Golfers endured blustery conditions for the cause and raised over £3,000 Seventeen teams of golfers took part in a successful Charity Golf Day event organised by chartered accountancy firm Langricks and raised over £3,300 to help our money education programme for children. Langricks has made an ongoing commitment to DebtAware to raise funds to support … Read more
Due to one of our team members going off to travel to world (lucky her!) Debt Advice Foundation is on the look-out for a Teaching & Programme Coordinator to join our financial education programme, DebtAware, based at our head office in Blackburn, Lancashire. Our programme is delivered throughout the North West and is aimed primarily … Read more
Langricks, an accountancy firm based in Wilmslow, has pledged to make DebtAware its ‘charity of the year’ in a bid to provide financial education for more primary school children in the area. The family-managed company has a long-held passion for financial education and after seeing DebtAware’s work with schools across the North West, decided … Read more
Local pupils demonstrate financial capability skills John Young, the BofE’s North West Agent, spent half a day with Baxenden St John’s students as they learned all about money and budgeting. Three of the children (pictured) were selected to be Money Mentors, assisting the teachers in delivering the lesson and helping their fellow pupils complete the … Read more
Curious about our financial education programme? As the educational arm of a debt advice charity (Debt Advice Foundation), we are all too aware of the difficulties inflicted by problem debt on individuals and their families. We believe that financial education and the ability to manage money is one of the most important life skills we … Read more
Chief Economist visits charity headquarters Debt Advice Foundation recently welcomed the Bank of England to discuss the charity’s financial education programme, DebtAware. Andy Haldane, the Bank’s Chief Economist, and John Young, the BofE’s North West Agent, were in attendance, along with Debt Advice Foundation CEO David Rodger, Chair of the Board of Trustee’s Dennis Benson … Read more
We’re in the running to receive a share of £120,000! Via our parent charity Debt Advice Foundation, the DebtAware project has been announced as one of five campaigns to potentially win a share of funds from the OneFamily Foundation. Although five organisations have been shortlisted, only THREE UK charities will be given a donation from … Read more
DebtAware adds to its resources for schools Wannabe author Poppy Larkin, aged 11, has had a chance to see her work published after working with DebtAware to create a new short story exploring greed, jealousy and work ethic. The “Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees” fictional diary focuses on the life lessons learnt by two siblings … Read more