Financial education charity reaches over 100 primary schools in one year
In the first year since launching, The Centre for Financial Capability, a charity aimed at strengthening financial resilience for children and young people, has been working with MyBnk, a specialist financial education charity, to provide crucial financial education lessons to over 100 schools. Research has shown that money forming habits and behaviours begin at the […]
Think tank fully supports the Centre for Financial Capability’s aims in recent paper presented to Government
The Centre for Financial Capability has featured extensively in the Centre for Social Justice’s most recent report to Government, “On the Money: A roadmap for lifelong financial learning.” The Centre for Social Justice is UK-based think tank focusing on social justice and addressing the root causes of poverty. This paper examines the current state of […]
Local MP Felicity Buchan Visits Avondale Park Primary School To Witness Innovative And Award-Winning Financial Education Programme
Felicity Buchan, MP for Kensington, joined Year 6 pupils at Avondale Park Primary school today to witness an award-winning financial education programme, delivered by the charity MyBnk on behalf of The Centre for Financial Capability. She joined the year 6 class for their ‘My Money’ session, the first of the three sessions delivered by the […]
The Centre for Financial Capability heads to Downing Street to call for sustainable funding for financial education
Today, representatives and members of The Centre for Financial Capability headed to Downing Street to hand in a letter to No.10 and No.11 calling for greater funding for high-quality and effective financial education through the Government’s Dormant Assets scheme. The letter was signed by 16 key stakeholders across the financial education and services industry, including […]
Financial Education Summit held in Parliament to advocate for greater early financial education
Today the Centre for Financial Capability hosted the Financial Education Summit, in collaboration with John Penrose MP for Weston-super-Mare and the Cabinet Office’s Anti-Corruption Champion. Chaired by Carol Knight, Chief Executive of TISA and Trustee of the Centre for Financial Capability, the panel featured speakers John Penrose MP, Stewart Perry from Quilter, a wealth management company, […]
UK Chancellor Visits Local Alverton Community Primary School to Witness Award-Winning Financial Education Programme.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak, MP for Richmond, Yorks, joined Year 6 pupils at Alverton Community Primary School in North Yorkshire today to witness a session of the award-winning KickStart Money financial education programme, alongside representatives of The Centre for Financial Capability. Mr Sunak joined the Year 6 class for their ‘My Futures’ session, the final of […]
Local MP Peter Dowd Visits Waterloo Primary School To Witness Innovative And Award-Winning Financial Education Programme
Peter Dowd, MP for Bootle, joined Year 5 pupils at Waterloo Primary in Merseyside today to witness an award-winning financial education programme, delivered by the charity MyBnk on behalf of The Centre for Financial Capability. Mr Dowd joined the year 5 class for their ‘My Futures’ session, the final of the three sessions delivered by […]
The Centre for Financial Capability Welcomes Talk Money Week
The Centre for Financial Capability and KickStart Money welcome the beginning of Talk Money Week on 8 November, an annual campaign to get the nation talking about money. As we recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, a staggering 9 in 10 UK adults don’t find it easy to talk about money. At the Centre, we believe […]
New Research Shows Least Financially Literate Are From More Deprived Areas
CHILDREN LEAST FINANCIALLY LITERATE ARE FROM MORE DEPRIVED AREAS, RECENT CHARITY STUDY SHOWS Research shows that children with low financial literacy scores tend to come from poorer areas. In collaboration with the award-winning charity MyBnk and independent evaluators Substance, The Centre for Financial Capability surveyed over 4,000 children from 50 schools nationwide. The Centre found […]
The Centre for Financial Capability and the Financial Education Forum
The Centre for Financial Capability were invited to speak at the panel of the Financial Education Forum. The Financial Education Forum is an annual conference and cross-sector network event, set up in 2000 by Young Money. It provides a platform for organisations and individuals who have an interest in financial education policy and programmes. This […]
