Financial Education Training Day for Teachers
A free training day for teachers
Following the success of last year's events, the RBS group is hosting six free teacher training events across the UK in 2010. Events this term will take place in:
| Location | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Dundee | 14th June | Dundee Hilton Hotel |
| Nottingham | 6th July | Park Plaza Hotel |
Planned locations and tentative dates for events in autumn term include:
| Location | Date |
|---|---|
| Glasgow | w/c 4th October |
| Leeds | w/c 18th October |
| Inverness | w/c 1st November |
| London | w/c 22nd November |
Exact dates and venues for these events will be confirmed nearer the time.
Each event will start at 09.30 and finish at 15.45 and is designed to equip teachers with the skills and knowledge to deliver lessons in Financial Education.
Register your interest in one of the above events
What to expect from the day
- Ideas about how to include Financial Education into your teaching, with presentations from award winning schools
- Engaging resources to use in the classroom
- Interactive workshops designed to allow teachers to share ideas, resources and approaches to Financial Education
- Expert speakers including the Consumer Financial Education Body (CFEB)
- The opportunity to ask questions to a panel of Financial Education experts
- Subject-specific workshops for Maths, Business Studies and PSHE/PSE run by subject association representatives.
Register your interest
As the event is free of charge and numbers are limited, please contact a member of the Events Team at the earliest opportunity to find out more or reserve a place.
Contact us on:
- Tel: 020 7401 4000
- Email: teachertraining@edcoms.co.uk.
Why attend the free training day?
There has never been a more important time for young people to get to grips with Financial Education and money management skills. 74% of teachers state that Financial Education provides young people with the essential knowledge they need to go out into the world.
Although Financial Education has been given greater priority over the past few years, a MoneySense survey of teachers across the UK reveals that only 15% of teachers surveyed were very confident about delivering Financial Education lessons, with 42% saying they were not confident at all. To address this, the RBS group has designed and introduced these free training days.
What teachers said about last year's events
"It has been one of the best teaching events (if not the best) I have ever attended."
"A very interesting day that makes me, as a non-specialist, feel more confident delivering [financial education]."
"I thoroughly enjoyed the day. I will try to think outside the box when planning in future."
Useful resources
The RBS group has a long history of supporting Financial Education and offers a range of resources to use in schools, which can be found here: www.rbs.co.uk/moneysenseforschools.