Martin Lewis funds personal finance textbook for schools

[IanD]

Do you think the books were picked at random or from a pound shop?

"The book is to be written over the next year, with Young Money working with schools to make sure it's right for pupils and teachers, and crucially mapped to the national curriculum – where financial education appears in the maths and citizenship programmes of study"

Students are far better off working with live financial information in real time. Role play tasks given a "budget" in competition with others stimulates interest in financial matters which a text book will rarely do. Maths texts already cover financial matters so "working with schools" should show that maths is already catered for. As for Citizenship....role play tasks and workshop type activities trump text books all the time in terms of educational impact. A well planned series of Enrichment Days developing financial literacy over 5 years in secondary schools will be far more beneficial than a text book. And, could be achieved at lower cost. But, giving out free books to schools is a headline winner and generates plenty of free publicity so, pro rata, it's money well spent on behalf of the donor.

[lardy]

Students are far better off working with live financial information in real time. Role play tasks given a "budget" in competition with others stimulates interest in financial matters which a text book will rarely do. Maths texts already cover financial matters so "working with schools" should show that maths is already catered for. As for Citizenship....role play tasks and workshop type activities trump text books all the time in terms of educational impact. A well planned series of Enrichment Days developing financial literacy over 5 years in secondary schools will be far more beneficial than a text book. And, could be achieved at lower cost. But, giving out free books to schools is a headline winner and generates plenty of free publicity so, pro rata, it's money well spent on behalf of the donor.

Yes, Martin Lewis should be planning Enrichment Days because he has that kind of authority.