Scotland’s Financial Schools
Session 1 – Introducing financial education across the curriculum
Session 2 – Embedding financial education through IDL
Target Audience:
Early Years/Primary/Secondary (all subjects)
Term 1
| Sector |
Session 1 |
Session 2 |
| Early Years |
03.09.24 |
10.09.24 |
| Primary |
04.09.24 |
11.09.24 |
| Secondary |
05.09.24 |
12.09.24 |
Term 2
| Sector |
Session 1 |
Session 2 |
| Primary |
05.11.24 |
12.11.24 |
| Secondary |
06.11.24 |
13.11.24 |
| Early Years |
07.11.24 |
14.11.24 |
Term 3
| Sector |
Session 1 |
Session 2 |
| Secondary |
25.02.25 |
11.03.25 |
| Early Years |
26.02.25 |
05.03.25 |
| Primary |
27.02.25 |
06.03.25 |
Term 4
| Sector |
Session 1 |
Session 2 |
| Early Years |
12.05.25 |
19.05.25 |
| Primary |
13.05.25 |
20.05.25 |
| Secondary |
14.05.25 |
21.05.25 |
All sessions will run from 16:00 – 17.15
Subject(s): Financial Education, Health and Wellbeing, Skills based learning, Learning for Sustainability, Developing the Young Workforce
Course Overview: Young Enterprise Scotland aims to equip all young people with the skills to thrive in life, learning and work. Our Scotland’s Financial Schools professional learning programme is designed to support teachers build their confidence in delivering financial education learning experiences and ensure our young people are equipped with appropriate financial skills. The course runs four times throughout the year and consists of two CLPL sessions. We would ask practitioners attend both.
Session 1 – Introducing financial education across the curriculum
- To raise awareness of what financial education is and why it is essential for developing skills for life, learning and work
- Learning for Sustainability contextualisation with links the Sustainable Development Goals, DYW agenda, Career Education Standards 3-18, Curriculum Entitlements and the Attainment Challenge.
- To encourage a cross curricular approach to financial education going beyond numeracy and maths
- Overview of ‘Scotland’s Financial Schools’ website – includes access to free lesson plans, a whole school reflections tool and a Financial Education Scottish Progression Pathway which is linked to Curriculum for Excellence
- Overview of financial workshops delivered by our SFS team (secondary schools only)
Session 2 – Embedding financial education through IDL
- Encouraging a sustainable approach to embedding financial education into teaching and learning
- Examples of delivering financial education through interdisciplinary learning opportunities
- Examples of case studies to inspire and motivate
- A practical session to encourage discussions and the sharing of examples and ideas
Cost
All our training and resources are free. numeracy
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