Teachers. When do you plan your autumn term lessons?

Former_MSE_Wendy

Hello to all the teachers out there - we are after your help!

As many of you will know financial education is being added to certain parts of the national curriculum from September this year (see our news story for more info).

We're thinking of a few ways we can try and assist teachers plan and deliver amazing money classes, so wondered if you could help us by answering the following:

- When will you be planning your September lessons? Do you try and finish them before the end of summer term, end up using your class free time over the holidays or wait until the new term starts? (please answer if you're a teacher of any subject and at any age)

- How can we help you help your students become better at managing money? While we'd love to be able to come and help you deliver sessions unfortunately that's not something we can offer. So what would you like to see instead? All ideas welcome from anyone who is teaching financial education, either for the first time or with past experience.

Thanks everyone

pollypenny

It was the last three weeks of the summer holiday for me.

bylromarha

Primary here. Long term plans for autumn pretty much done.

Medium term plans I try to complete after reports,and before summer holidays. We have a staff team meet up twice in the holidays to get planning sorted and shared.

No way is it left until September! Too much to do in the classroom over the summer on the walls and sorting out the labelling, drawers, displays to wait until September for the planning.

cheeswright

MSE_Wendy wrote: »

financial education is being added to certain parts of the national curriculum

which parts of the curriculum is it being added to ?- I admit I thought it was still just draft form at this point

is it cross curricular - or subject specific - or both ?

Former_MSE_Wendy

From the MSE News story "financial education will form part of citizenship for 11-16-year-olds and maths for 5-14-year-olds, and will be taught in all 'maintained' schools in England which must follow the curriculum."

Alchemilla

Isnt citizenship being removed from NC?

daisiegg

Alchemilla wrote: »

Isnt citizenship being removed from NC?

No... https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-in-england-citizenship-programmes-of-study

Personally I do not know any schools where citizenship is taught explicitly. I suppose it is delivered as part of the PSHEE programme but this is also being pared back.

I don't mean to sound cynical but I would be surprised if many secondary school students are receiving lessons in financial education this September.

deva

We do a unit with our year 10s about running a home and budgeting, will tweak after October half term for teaching after Christmas. But if I was in school now, any gained time from exam classes going would be used for this. So ideally launch ASAP!

daisiegg

As for the question in the OP, I teach secondary English. As a department we would plan together which year groups are doing what when, during the summer term when we have some gained time from Year 11 and Year 13 leaving. When it comes to specific, individual lesson plans, I won't plan further ahead than the first couple of lessons for each class. Most of my classes (apart from possibly taking a Year 10 into Year 11) would be new in September and I can't possibly plan a whole series of lessons without knowing a class. The first couple of weeks of lessons, I would plan over the summer holidays. Obviously I would have a rough idea where I wanted to go and at what pace, and have some resources ready to use, but specific lesson plans are dependent on the class and therefore it is pointless to try and plan too far in advance.

If you want to support schools in delivering financial education, the most useful things would be packs of resources and lesson plans - say, a set of six lessons per secondary year group or something. I suppose this is something that PSHEE coordinators in schools will need to be figuring out and I know they are always glad of pre existing packs!

hunnie

Hello,
Can I stick my oar in ?
In my school days we touched on financial issues.
In primary school we were taught shopping. We had practical sessions when we would take turns in being shopkeeper/shopper.


In secondary school we were taught the difference made to savings by compound v simple interest.
We were also taught to read a gas/electricity meter and to understand the relevant bill.
This was in maths.


How come this is now a 'new' topic' ?


Have to admit as I started school almost 60 years ago we did not touch on mortgages as most pupil's parents were not (and were not expected to be) home owners. However the loans system (and how they could accumulate/escalate) was referred to in the interest calculations.


Regards, Hunnie

daisiegg

hunnie wrote: »

Hello,
Can I stick my oar in ?
In my school days we touched on financial issues.
In primary school we were taught shopping. We had practical sessions when we would take turns in being shopkeeper/shopper.


In secondary school we were taught the difference made to savings by compound v simple interest.
We were also taught to read a gas/electricity meter and to understand the relevant bill.
This was in maths.


How come this is now a 'new' topic' ?


Have to admit as I started school almost 60 years ago we did not touch on mortgages as most pupil's parents were not (and were not expected to be) home owners. However the loans system (and how they could accumulate/escalate) was referred to in the interest calculations.


Regards, Hunnie

In what subject? Maths?