The following modules have been developed to cover the financial capability syllabus and develop the themes of financial understanding, financial competence and financial responsibility.
Module 1: Home Recognise household expenses and regular financial commitments. Decide how to spend money, balancing needs and wants. Understand about different sources of income (salary, pension, benefits). Understand that there is an ethical component to financial decisions. Understand that saving is good. Understand about insurance. Module 2: Work Understand how we get money for work and about deductions. Module 3: Shopping Understand that cash isn't the only way to pay for goods and services and learn about the alternatives. Be able to assess best buys in a variety of circumstances. Understand the difference between good and bad debt. Module 4: Banking Understand about keeping money safe and financial record keeping. Understand that we may get money from money by saving. |