North and north-east school pupils are being given the chance to learn more about money and personal finance during My Money Week.
The week-long programme is run by a charity, the Personal Finance Education Group (Pfeg), and is making a return to Scotland after taking place in schools and other locations throughout the country for the first time last year.
My Money Week 2014, running from June 9-15, allows teachers to build on the financial education already being taught under the curriculum for excellence through a dedicated week of activities.
The aim is to help schools to improve the financial skills, knowledge and confidence of their pupils using topical news stories and current affairs to bring money matters to life.
Teachers will have access to Pfeg’s free My Money Week online resources and training to help them deliver financial education to young people from four to 19 years old. Tracey Bleakley, the chief executive of Pfeg, said: “We are delighted to be running My Money Week across Scotland for a second year, to help young people across the country learn more about managing money – something that we know is going to be so important to their life prospects in the future.
“I hope that every school will get involved in My Money Week this year, using our free support and resources.”
Last year, My Money Week reached approximately 1.3million young people in more than 4,500 schools and other settings across the UK.
Teachers can register their interest in this year’s programme via the Pfeg website.