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Teachers/Parents Want A MoneySaving TV day for your kids
MSE_Martin
Posts: 8,268 Money Saving Expert
We're looking for a class of year 10s or 11s, to try a MoneySaving experiment for a Tonight With Trevor MacDonald money special. The aim is to see how much about MoneySaving, debt and consumer issues I can teach in an intensive one day course and see how far it gets.
It's all about breaking the cycle of debt and seeing the impact of such a lesson. After that, we'll then send the pupils home to see if they can save their parents some money.
If your school is interested:
Talk to the head-teacher to see if this is feasible, as always with these things we're on a tight schedule so it's sooner rather than later. If the head is amenable then do let us know, parental permission for the individual pupils will come later.
Who to contact:
If you're interested please email [EMAIL="tonightmoneysaver@itv.com"]tonightmoneysaver@itv.com[/EMAIL] with your details and info about the school, and if possible include a phone number.
Martin
It's all about breaking the cycle of debt and seeing the impact of such a lesson. After that, we'll then send the pupils home to see if they can save their parents some money.
If your school is interested:
Talk to the head-teacher to see if this is feasible, as always with these things we're on a tight schedule so it's sooner rather than later. If the head is amenable then do let us know, parental permission for the individual pupils will come later.
Who to contact:
If you're interested please email [EMAIL="tonightmoneysaver@itv.com"]tonightmoneysaver@itv.com[/EMAIL] with your details and info about the school, and if possible include a phone number.
Martin
Martin Lewis, Money Saving Expert.
Please note, answers don't constitute financial advice, it is based on generalised journalistic research. Always ensure any decision is made with regards to your own individual circumstance.
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Brilliant idea :T Will pass that onto a school which I think may be interested.No longer using this account for new posts from 20130
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Great - will mention this tomorrow at school!CCCS DMP:Feb 07
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Hi,
im a teacher at a school who might be interested, i emailed them and was told to go to the itv site.
once i got there it spoke about looking for FAMILIES, not schools????0 -
what a fantastic idea!
we have long thought that money management & personal financial budgeting should become part of the National Curriculum as it is horrifying to see how easy it is to get into debt & how little regard some people have for the value of money. can't wait to see the programme!0 -
have passed the details on to my daughters schoolOfficial DFW NERD 189
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Hi Jimbob
We've changed from families to a class - so i think there's some confusion - trust me this is rightMartin Lewis, Money Saving Expert.
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Will definitely ask school tomorrowLBM 22nd February 2007 - Amount in debt £72,242.23:confused: one month on :rolleyes: £63,900;) 2nd month 60,000.09
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Hi
this is a great idea...my school is in a demographiocally poor area and would help some of them realise the issues of debt!
Will send the link to my head teacher now!
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Brilliant idea Martin,let's hope it works :beer: my children are younger,so their school couldn't take part,unless you want to catch them when they are young????:D
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opps just realised that it is year 10 and 11 not 10 and 11 year old! That will teach me....mine are too young!
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