Talk Money Week for schools

Our Talk Money Week 2024 toolkit for schools will be published shortly, with ideas and resources to help you get involved.

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.

Children start to learn vital money habits between 3 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.

Use these social media graphics, banners and templates to let parents and carers and the wider community know how you're celebrating Talk Money Week. There's also text you can use for your social media channels, intranet and email newsletters.

Our communications resources will be published shortly.

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

If you want to talk money to your employees, our Talk Money Week 2024 participation pack will be published shortly.