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
The majority of students currently do not receive any form of financial education in school or college Financial education is currently part of the curriculum in Secondary School and is designed to teach children how to handle their finances confidently, but new findings by the Money Advice Service show that just 4 in 10 young … Read more
Riverside Primary School in Glasgow took part in DebtAware’s money skills lessons this week to raise awareness of the need for financial capability Financial Capability Week 2016 is taking place from the 14th November and is designed to highlight the work being done to improve the nation’s ability to manage money and avoid debt. New … Read more
DebtAware pupils create exciting money-management podcasts DebtAware has partnered with lotto-funded Shadsworth and Whitebirk Big Local and Bauer Academy to create some radio interview-style podcasts which explore the themes of our Money Management programme. Written and performed by Money Mentors from Blackburn, the podcasts were recorded and professionally edited by the radio experts at Bauer … 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
A report has found that children aged 8-15 want to learn more about bank accounts and credit cards A survey of over 1000 children carried out for Halifax bank has shown that a high proportion would like to improve their knowledge of banking. 63% of respondents wanted to learn about bank accounts and 26% wanted … Read more
Are you a Teaching Assistant looking for a new challenge or have a teaching background? We are looking for a creative and motivated individual to help us improve financial literacy among the next generation of credit users. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Programme Trainer and Development Officer to join Debt Advice Foundation’s financial … Read more
One of our accredited Money Management Schools has recently been to visit another school in Derby, in order to spread the DebtAware message. Avondale Primary School in Darwen has been involved in DebtAware programme for several years, and is so sure that the programme will reduce the negative effects of debt that it has sent … Read more