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Core theme: Living in the Wider World
Money and careers

PSHE education is the home of personal finance education – from making informed money decisions to avoiding online scams — and the curriculum area that promotes positive careers choices.

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Effective PSHE education helps to ensure children and young people’s economic wellbeing and career success. We can support you to deliver this vital element of PSHE.
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Online financial harms
Free lesson materials and on-demand CPD for teachers, developed through our work with the Child Financial Harms consortium. Protect pupils from a range of online financial harms that pose safeguarding as well as financial risks.
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Teaching about economic wellbeing and careers

As the name suggests, personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education includes economic wellbeing and careers education. Though much focus has been on statutory relationships/RSE and Health Education content, it’s vital that schools continue to promote this ‘E’ for economic. We’ve got the tools and lesson plans to help you.

Helping young people to understand their feelings about money, financial decisions, careers and the economy is a vital part of preparing them for adult life, with clear links to health outcomes and relationships.

Learning about money and careers is covered in the second section of our Programme of Study (2. Economic Wellbeing and Careers Education). As with other topic areas, our Curriculum Models show you how to plan this topic into a tailored, fully sequenced PSHE education curriculum for your school.   

 

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Training

KS 1-2

Building economic wellbeing in challenging times – primary
30 mins School Plus members

Discover how your PSHE education curriculum can support pupils to manage money, make informed and confident economic choices, and protect themselves from online financial harms.

KS 3-4

Building economic wellbeing in challenging times – secondary
30 mins School Plus members

Discover how your PSHE education curriculum can support students’ economic wellbeing.

KS 2-5

Online Financial Harms
45 mins Free members

Learn about the rise in online financial harms affecting children and young people, and how we can protect them through high quality PSHE education.

Guidance

Pupil and teacher questionnaires
KS1-5
Use our questionnaires to engage with your pupils and staff team, in line with the statutory 2026 RSHE requirements.
Writing your PSHE education policy
KS1-4
Everything you need to develop an effective whole school policy.
Choosing PSHE education resources
KS1-5
15 top tips to help you choose PSHE education resources to use in the classroom.
Assessment
KS1-4
Gauge what's been learned, demonstrate impact and increase motivation.
Models of delivery
KS3-5
Compare approaches and find the best option for your school.
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Evidence and research

Gambling education - current practice and future directions
Published: October 4, 2021
KS1-5
This theory and evidence paper from Dr Elly Hanson takes a 'wide-lens' approach to the issue of gambling and gambling education.