Ten years on – learning from the financial crisis

This scheme of work includes everything you need to run six one-hour sessions for key stage 2 or 3 students on the financial system ten years on since the crisis.

It was produced by The Economist Educational Foundation, an independent charity set up by The Economist magazine. We combine The Economist’s journalistic know-how with teaching expertise, and we specialise in supporting teachers to facilitate high-quality classroom discussions about the news.

As a teacher, do I need to know anything about this topic?
Not at all. All the necessary information is provided!

What are the objectives?
To build students’ knowledge, skills and confidence.

STUDENTS WILL…

• Learn about the financial system, how it affects them, and how people’s decisions determine whether it works well or goes wrong.
• Build essential critical thinking and communication skills: reasoning, scepticism, curiosity, open-mindedness and storytelling. All the Foundation’s resources are designed to build these skills, as we believe they are essential for the modern world.
• Develop the confidence to have their say. The six sessions will enable students to make well-informed, sound arguments for their opinions on this important and complex issue.

WHAT’S INCLUDED?

• Multimedia news content
• Detailed session guides for leading fun, interactive activities – no planning required

This scheme of work is supported by the Bank of England. The Economist Educational Foundation maintained full editorial control. The Bank contributed a video resource which explains what banks do, what the Bank of England does, what happened in the financial crisis and what is being done to make banks safer. We would like to thank the Bank for adding this resource and for helping to support our work.