Talk Money Week (4-8 November) 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.
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 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:
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.
Create social media graphics relevant to your education setting by using these transparent overlays on top of your own photos:
Use our social media graphics on your own channels to celebrate Talk Money Week.
Let people know where they can find support by linking to free, impartial and government-backed MoneyHelper guidance via your internal or external channels.
This #TalkMoney Week we’re helping students to learn more about money by [insert planned activities for your school].
There’s lots that parents and carers can do to help your children build good money skills for the future too: have a conversation about spending or saving or give your child the chance to practise making decisions about spending during your food shop.
This year’s theme is ‘Do One Thing’, so take a look at the hints and tips for how to Talk Money with your child on the MoneyHelper website: https://www.moneyhelper.org.uk/en/family-and-care/talk-money
You could share our MoneyHelper resources with your parents and carers, giving them guidance on how to talk to children of any age: