Testimonials-Budget Brains

Testimonials: Budget Brains Year 2 Primary Teacher, New North Community School and Children’s Centre, London I am a Year 2 teacher with a class of 28 children. The majority of the children are working at the national average for their age and 1/5 are... More

Testimonials: Budget Brains Year 2 Primary Teacher, New North Community School and Children’s Centre, London I am a Year 2 teacher with a class of 28 children. The majority of the children are working at the national average for their age and 1/5 are working above this. I was thrilled to be trialing out this as I felt my resources on money were minimal. Initially I was going to pick a focus group of children to use the resource but I decided to use the whole class to establish its suitability for the year group as a whole. The children were split into 6 mixed ability groups of 4 children and given a character to focus on. They were excited about the prospect of ‘pocket money’ and the wallets added realism. The children loved this resource and enjoyed spending, saving and receiving money. Jenny Vass, Deputy Head, Newnham Junior School, Middlesex In the UK, the average personal debt is said to be just under £10,000. This is a major issue for society but what can be done about it? Less