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Budgeting

Into: Teaching financial and money skills Lesson plans Secondary schools

This section is aimed at key stage three pupils (11-14). The session aims to explore and challenge pupils’ pre-conceptions about earnings, spending and lifestyle, and to develop pupils’ understanding of the difference between one’s needs and wants. Learners are able to budget in order to manage their own personal finances, and evaluate the consequences when making financial decisions. Critical thinking and enquiry Pupils should be able to: Research, plan and undertake enquiries into (...) Read more

Teenagers , Numeracy , PSHE , Business Studies

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Needs v wants

Into: Teaching financial and money skills Teaching materials and resources Secondary schools

Resources Whiteboard Pens Flipchart paper to make a note of pupil suggestions during discussions Set of Bradley family character profile sheets - ’Needs & Wants’ activity Set of worksheets ‘Can You Afford It?’ one each Further Information Personal Finance Education Group Young Enterprise FSA Money Made Clear Learn about Money - An interactive website teaching about money management Money, money, money - An online guide to basic finance from the Citizenship (...) Read more

Teenagers , Numeracy , PSHE , Business Studies

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Spending and saving

Into: Teaching financial and money skills Lesson plans Secondary schools

This section is aimed at key stage three pupils (11-14). The sessions aim to explore different attitudes to spending and saving, to get pupils to think about the different responsibilities one has at different life stages and to know how and where to get advice if they experience financial difficulties. Learners are able to budget in order to manage their own personal finances, and evaluate the consequences when making financial decisions. Download the Spending and saving lesson plan. (...) Read more

Teenagers , Citizenship , Consumer Skills , Mathematics , Numeracy , Business Studies

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Budgeting

Into: Teaching financial and money skills Teaching materials and resources Secondary schools

Resources Whiteboard Pens Flipchart paper to make a note of pupil suggestions during discussions Access to the internet Set of worksheets ‘Can You Afford It?’ one each Set of Bradley family character profile sheets (Needs & Wants) Further Information Personal Finance Education Group Young Enterprise FSA Money Made Clear Learn about Money - An interactive website teaching about money management Money, money, money - An online guide to basic finance from the Citizenship (...) Read more

Teenagers , Consumer Skills , Numeracy , PSHE , Business Studies

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Personal health and lifestyle

Into: Teaching safety and health skills Lesson plans Adult education

Competences: Learners are able to explore information around personal health and how they maybe able to use this to either improve or adapt their own lifestyles. Time: 60mins -2 hrs (depending on ability, resources and discussion work) Group: adults out of education for some time, immigrants, basic skills, family learning Curriculum Context: Life Skills/ Lifelong Learning, numeracy, independent living skills, citizenship, (business studies) Teaching and Learning Tools (see tool 3) (...) Read more

Adults , Literacy , Consumer Skills , Business Studies

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Food and the environment

Into: Teaching consumer responsibility Lesson plans Secondary schools

This section is aimed at key stage three students (11-14). The session aims to explore why certain cereal crops are important and begin to understand the causes and effects the rising cost of these crops is having on food prices around the world. Learners will reflect on how what they consume on a daily basis, and the ingredients involved. Download the Responsible Consumers lesson plan. "Is the world heading for a food crisis?" Activity. Download the ’Why are people hungry? worksheet’ (...) Read more

Teenagers , Sustainability , Citizenship , Literacy , Business Studies , Food Design and Technology , Science

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