Teaching children life skills 30 November 2020 at 12:28AM in MoneySaving mums 2 replies 443 views

Deano777

Hi all,

I really didn’t know where to post this so I’m sorry if it’s the wrong thread.

my children again have been told to isolate at home for 14 days due to a classmate testing positive for Covid.

The school set homework which we will do but I have decided to also teach them life skills ie banking, savings, paying bills, being thrifty etc as I believe it is important.

Im sure in the past Martin published a booklet to teach children life skills, he intended to lobby the government to make it compulsory in schools but unfortunately failed.

Does anyone have a link to this booklet please? I’ve tried searching for ages and can’t find it.

TIA

elsien

https://www.young-enterprise.org.uk/resources/your-money-matters-financial-education-textbook/

Full article here.

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2018/11/financial-education-textbooks-funded-by-martin-land-in-english-s/

If they’re older and more advanced, OU version here. 

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2020/05/mse-launches--academoney--financial-education-course-with-the-op/

AmberPick

Hello. I am happy that I found this topic, I was looking for the same article. I think it's the most important part of education. My son likes Bodo Schafer's "Dog named money", but I also understand that it's not enough. Thank you for your post!