Glasgow primary school children learn about managing money for Financial Capability Week

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

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Evaluation workshop at DebtAware head office

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

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Would you like to help us teach money management skills to children?

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

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One in five secondary school teachers’ not confident teaching financial education

Whilst teachers’ consider financial education important, 19% remain under-confident about how to teach the subject This is according to new research commissioned by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Financial Education for Young People called “Two Years On; Job Done?” which focuses on the efficacy of financial education in England, two years after it was … Read more

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DebtAware Partners with The Children’s University

DebtAware is delighted to become a Children’s University ‘Learning Destination’ The Children’s University is an international charity which encourages all children aged between 5 to 14 years to try new experiences, develop new interests and acquire new skills through participation in innovative and creative learning activities. The programmes partner organisations are known as “Learning Destinations”: places which … Read more

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Antique coins used in hands-on primary school lessons on debt

A partnership between DebtAware and Harris Museum in Preston has brought an ancient collection of coins to life in the modern classroom Debt Advice Foundation recently won financial support from the Harris Museum in Preston for money management education programme DebtAware. The funding has allowed the creation of a brand new module and enables primary … Read more

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Shadsworth with Whitebirk Big Local are now working in Partnership with DebtAware

Debt Advice Foundation is delighted to announce a new education partnership with Shadsworth with Whitebirk Big Local Partnership, which will see the DebtAware programme being taught in four new primary schools in the area. Shadsworth with Whitebirk Big Local Partnership is part of Big Local, a lottery funded programme, which aims to achieve lasting change … Read more

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