Talk Money Week for schools
Talk Money Week is an excellent opportunity to encourage open conversation around money. Discover the ways your school can help children and young people improve their financial knowledge and skills during Talk Money Week and beyond.
What is Talk Money Week?
Every year we host Talk Money Week to encourage adults and children and young people to have open conversations about money.
Money can be difficult to talk about, and with less than half of children currently receiving a meaningful financial education, educators are in a great position to help start a conversation.
We encourage you to get involved and use Talk Money Week as an opportunity to talk about any aspect of money in the classroom.
Download the toolkit for schools
Why is it important to talk about money in school?
Children start to learn vital money habits between three and seven years old. However, our 2022 Financial Wellbeing Survey suggests that less than half of children aged seven to 17 are currently receiving a meaningful financial education. Three in four UK teachers also think most young people leave school or college without the money skills they need.
Our research has shown that talking about money makes children and young people more likely to:
- Save money
- Have a bank account
- Feel more confident about managing their money
- Demonstrate positive day-to-day money management skills.
Help parents and carers talk about money
You could share our MoneyHelper resources with your parents and carers, giving them guidance on how to talk to children of any age:
- Talk Learn DoOpens in a new window (for primary school aged children)
- Talking to teenagers about moneyOpens in a new window
- Supporting yourself financiallyOpens in a new window (ages 16-24)
- Student and graduate moneyOpens in a new window