Active Money and Turning Points

Reviews

“This resource is a must for supporting the new PSHE secondary curriculum, focusing strongly on economic wellbeing whilst cleverly linking with aspects of personal wellbeing through areas such as risk and personal values.” Extract from a review for the PSHE Subject Association. Click here to see the full Active Money review

“Turning Points’ is a fun and highly interactive board game which emphasizes the opportunities and challenges young people will have in working and family life and in managing their finances. Using an attractive, colourful game board, with a dice and tokens it will immediately appeal to young people within the secondary and Post 16 phase and enable deep learning and reflection in an exciting format.” Extract from a review by the PSHE Association Click here for the full review of the Turning Points Game

“This resource is well set out providing clear guidance for teachers on the activities, opportunities for assessment and ideas for differentiation. The financial topics introduced in the lessons are handled clearly and concisely and integrate well with the other topics used. The provision of resources for activities and power point presentations on CD Rom is a great idea.” Personal Finance Education Group (pfeg)

The Board Game is easy to play and is well thought out and realistic. It is enjoyable and promotes the essential discussions that will enable pupils to become aware of the implications of day to day financial decisions on their lives. It can enhance other programmes of learning by addressing choices and decision-making in relation to financial matters. Personal Finance Education Group (pfeg)

Comments from young people

“I think that this has been really fun and educational. I loved doing that chart with the things you need.”

“I’ve learnt that you have to budget your money and loads of news words that I hear, but don’t know what they mean”.

“On this course I have learnt lots of new things that I never knew before.”

“I really enjoyed it all, but what I really enjoyed was the life game (Turning Points), writing cheques and learning about what rent is and what a mortgage was.”

“It made me think about some of the choices I will have to make in my life.”

“I learnt what to do about money when I’m older.”

Comments from facilitators

“It certainly raised the students’ knowledge base – beyond my own
expectations. They enjoyed the games and activities very much which
made it much easier for them, whilst developing good teamwork,
thinking skills and enabling them to ask and answer valuable questions
about money. A valuable asset to their PHSC course” Sue Smith, Grange School.

“It was a very valuable resource, because students were able to learn about the real world of money in relation to their lives. It was real and was delivered in a fun, active way; not lots of worksheets to fill out, which the students really enjoyed. This approach worked, as the students have retained the information that they learnt and their evaluations of the programme were very positive.” Eileen Dunks, Hastingsbury School.

“This is a resource that will meet many curriculum needs in schools and tackle a potentially dry area in a fun and engaging way.”  Gill Gallavan, CEG consultant, Youth Connexions, Hertfordshire

“Nice to see some creative resources being made!” PGCE student