MyBnk - Virtual Money Twist KS2 Upper

A financial education programme designed to help set positive money habits and mindsets from an early age.

Our expert trainers deliver live and secure online lessons to your school as pupils complete activities in class. This is combined with teacher resources and family challenges. All materials are sent in advance.

Our unique and engaging activities will teach pupils how to become informed consumers, savvy savers, and mindful spenders by bringing money to life and making finance fun.

Key facts:

Format: 3 x 60- minute live sessions delivered over six weeks – 1 X Assembly Video – 1 X Teacher Resource Pack – 1 X Family Activity Pack. Materials sent in advance.

Target group: 9-11 year olds – P6/7 in Scotland – Lower KS2 also available.

Group size: 12-30 young people.

Sessions cover:

Assembly: An introductory video to different money mindsets and the consequences of everyday spending and saving.

My Money: Building an awareness of money habits, delayed gratification and looking at strategies to resist temptation when spending.

My Choices: Prioritising needs and wants, the cost of living and exploring how to manage your money through budgeting.

My Future: Understanding the benefits of saving and interest as both a reward for saving and a charge for borrowing. Examining different financial risks and setting a future finance goal.

This programme references the UK’s Financial Education Planning Framework for teachers and complements our Money Twist suite of directly delivered sessions and digital products.

Money Twist involves writing, drawing, maths and problem-solving. We use videos and MyBnk Manga comics to engage students so they can remember new knowledge and form their own opinions. Underpinning behaviour change is the development of executive functions.

After this programme:

* 91% of pupils will opt to defer spending gratification. A 68% increase in those that would not.

* 70% of pupils will actively pursue a savings goal.

* 55% of pupils who could not understand financial terms like ‘habits’ (43%)‘ and ‘budget’ (67%) now can.

* 87% of teachers said pupils now know financial decisions have consequences.

* 91% of teachers said pupils now know there are ‘costs of living’.

Sample: 1,44 children - 187 teachers - Substance 2018.

Testimonials:

“There’s an amazing balance between independent learning, group discussion, class involvement, video clips, etc. There was a lot of deeper learning. Very easy for us to do follow up sessions”. Natalie Lipman, Head of Year 5, Parsloes Primary.

“You might live on the streets if you don’t know about money!” Tegan Helen, 9.

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