Financial Education

We are delighted to have now been accredited as a Centre of Excellence in delivering financial education for all our pupils. Margaret Atherton, our support consultant from Young Enterprise came into school to present our Financial Champion Mrs Rothwell with the award.

This could not have come at a better time because we are well prepared for recently announced changes in the curriculum review. The Government have said that financial education will be made compulsory in the curriculum for primary schools as well as secondary schools by 2028.

“Making citizenship compulsory in key stages one and two gives us the opportunity to strengthen pupils foundational understanding of financial education at an early age and explore how citizenship can provide more opportunities to apply these concepts in a relevant context.”

At Holy Family we already believed that financial capability is a crucial life skill and that it needs to start early. We are already teaching our pupils about budgeting, giving, saving, needs vs. wants, risks, and digital finance, but we will be able to do even more going forward to ensure that all our pupils feel confident about making financial decisions in different situations.

We believe it is vital that our children leave Holy Family in Year 6 not only academically prepared for High School, but also personally prepared to handle important decisions, including how to manage their money.  Now that we have been accredited as a Centre Excellence in Financial Education, we will continue to ensure, with the support of Young Enterprise, that all of our children when they leave us are confident and capable when it comes to money matters.