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1 online resource (28 min.) |
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Education in video |
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KS2 PSHE ; 1 |
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KS2 PSHE ; 3 |
| Summary |
An example of how one school livened up the teaching of personal finance by engaging their pupils in a fund-raising activity. Pupils at Howden Junior School near Goole have been set the challenge of setting up and running a school disco. They have to plan and research everything from the cost of the DJ to the refreshments and ticket prices on the night. The task introduces concepts of financial literacy such as outgoings, income, and profit and loss. To reinforce the learning experience, deputy head Mike Sibley uses the activity as a hook for his lessons about spreadsheets. He finds that being able to relate to a real event engages the children and transforms a normally dull and dry topic into an enjoyable and purposeful lesson. With a drive to make the disco a success, the pupils grasp the importance of budgeting and an element of competition arises as they work out how to make the most money |
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Financial education was introduced to the curriculum in 2000 with the aim of preparing every child for the practicalities of adult life. However many teachers felt ill-equipped to deliver it due to a lack of experience of finance themselves. Ann Jobling, a PSHE co-ordinator at Thornaby Community College in Stockton, says that when she started to teach the subject resources were almost non-existent. She looked for outside help and came across a financial charity called PFEG who provided a starting point and enabled Ann to build up a bank of useful information. This programme follows Ann as she uses the internet, worksheets and files provided by the government, charities and financial organisations. We watch Ann deliver a lively and inspiring lesson and hear what the pupils have to say. Ann is joined by PFEG consultant Judy Short who comments on Ann's lesson and offers advice to other teachers who find themselves in a similar situation |
| Notes |
Title from resource description page (viewed Mar. 5, 2012) |
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This edition in English |
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Finance, Personal -- Study and teaching -- Great Britain
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Finance -- Study and teaching -- Great Britain
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Finance, Personal -- Study and teaching.
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Finance -- Study and teaching.
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Great Britain.
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| Genre/Form |
Instructional television programs.
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Instructional television programs.
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Émissions pédagogiques télévisées.
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Streaming video
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| Author |
Real Life Productions.
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