A St Helens School has been recognised for its efforts in educating children about debt and money management
Parish Church of England Primary School has recently become one of eight primary schools who have gained Accredited Centre status for our DebtAware Money Management Programme.
The school implemented the programme after a survey of pupils revealed that a large proportion of pupils had worries about ‘their family not having money’.
Parish School Money Mentor Alexandra, age 9, said of the news;
“The programme is fun to learn and not just interesting but educational too. At first I was nervous about delivering the sessions but now I feel quite good about myself because I’m actually teaching children something they don’t know. I feel proud of myself and the other Money Mentors because now Mr Souter has decided we should get an award for our hard work!”
Parish School Headteacher, Mrs Lynne Ryder, added:
“We are proud to participate in such an innovative programme and we have found that our children thoroughly enjoy the challenge of the sessions. The Modules are well resourced and the range of content covered assists us in ensuring that we have a broad, balanced yet exciting curriculum at Parish which is rooted in ensuring our pupils all go on to become successful and happy individuals.
“The news of our upcoming accreditation has delighted the whole school community and as Head Teacher I am thrilled with the positive impact this programme has had on both staff and pupils.”
Photograph left-right; Children- Alexandra (9), Kane (10), Joshua (10), Ayla (9). Teachers- Headteacher Mrs Lynne Ryder, Year 5 teacher Miss Lisa Roden