Format
3 x 75 minute sessions delivered over 6 weeks – 1 x Assembly – Teacher Resource Pack – Family Activity Pack
Target Group
7-8 year olds – P4/5 in Scotland – Upper KS2 also available
Group Size
12-30 young people
Content
A highly interactive financial education programme, designed to help set positive money habits and mindsets from an early age.
Expert-led sessions are complemented by an assembly, teacher resources and family challenges. These unique and engaging activities teach young people to become informed consumers, savvy savers, and mindful spenders by making finance fun.
Sessions cover:
- Assembly: Introduction to different money mindsets relating to the consequences of everyday spending and saving.
- My Money: Looking at how and where we get money, forms of payment and different bank accounts.
- My Choices: Making choices with money, delaying gratification, needs vs wants and understanding that money is finite.
- My Future: Understanding why people save, setting money goals and how having positive money habits now helps in the future.
See how this programme maps into the National Curriculum and references the UK’s Financial Education Planning Framework for teachers. Online version also available.
Content
A highly interactive financial education programme, designed to help set positive money habits and mindsets from an early age.
Expert-led sessions are complemented by an assembly, teacher resources and family challenges. These unique and engaging activities teach young people to become informed consumers, savvy savers, and mindful spenders by making finance fun.
Sessions cover:
- Assembly: Introduction to different money mindsets relating to the consequences of everyday spending and saving.
- My Money: Looking at how and where we get money, forms of payment and different bank accounts.
- My Choices: Making choices with money, delaying gratification, needs vs wants and understanding that money is finite.
- My Future: Understanding why people save, setting money goals and how having positive money habits now helps in the future.
See how this programme maps into the National Curriculum and references the UK’s Financial Education Planning Framework for teachers. Online version also available.
Money Twist involves writing, presenting, drawing, maths and problem-solving. We use MyBnk Manga comics, interactive resources and videos, engaging students to remember new knowledge and form their own money opinions.
Money Twist has been evaluated and proven by The Money Advice Service’s Evidence Hub.
MyBnk Cancellation Policy: Cancellations and changes made to scheduled deliveries incur costs to MyBnk. Any changes made less than two weeks in advance will result in a £100 or, if less than three working days, £250 charge per MyBnk trainer. Full Terms & Conditions here.
Case Studies
From opening a first bank account and trading in real markets, to moving out of care and into independent living, MyBnk’s financial education workshops pack a BIG punch!
"It makes maths real!" Improving teens numeracy skills by understanding investment
“My Mind Has Been Blown!" - Shannon, 8, opens her first bank account and starts her savings journey
"Learning to live independently taught me I had worth" Leaving care and dodging bankruptcy
Impact After This Programme
68
Pupils who would not delay gratification, now would
70
Pupils are now pursuing a savings goal
87
Teachers say pupils now know financial decisions have consequences
