We have developed a range of free teaching and homeschooling resources for young people aged 5-16 to introduce key economics ideas, the work of the Bank of England and support the development of financial literacy. The resources cover a range of curriculum subjects including English, History and Maths
We have developed a range of free teaching and homeschooling resources for young people aged 5-16 to introduce key economics ideas, the work of the Bank of England and support the development of financial literacy. The resources cover a range of curriculum subjects including English, History and Maths
Lower Key Stage 2
This resource has been produced by the Bank of England, TES and Beano to provide schools with an engaging set of resources to help UK primary school pupils learn about money in a real-world context.
Lesson 3: What’s new with money? - Pupils will explore the security features built in to today’s banknotes and the different methods of payment available. They will discuss when the different methods would be most suitable.
These lessons have been accredited by Young Money and fit within the Financial Education Planning Framework.
Created with the Bank of England and Beano, join Dennis, Minnie and the Beano gang to learn about money and the economy.
A new, abridged version of the Money and Me schools lesson programme, specially designed for learning at home.
Money and me at home has been created for children aged 7-11 to learn more about money in a real-world context outside of the classroom.
Complete with parent guides, two workbooks including fun learning activities, one for children age 7-9 and one for age 9-11.
Enclosed you will find the parent guide and workbook for ages 7-9.
Upper Key Stage 2
This resource has been produced by the Bank of England, TES and Beano to provide schools with an engaging set of resources to help UK primary school pupils learn about money in a real-world context.
Pupils will identify that debt can be good or bad and how banks lend responsibly. They will explore different types of debt and discuss if they are good or bad.
These lessons have been accredited by Young Money and fit within the Financial Education Planning Framework.
Lesson 1 (Chapter 1): Preparing a presentation. This lesson uses the key question; Where does my breakfast come from? to encourage students to explain their decisions whilst working a group to plan a presentation.
Part of a series of six-lessons, ‘Can’t We Just Print More Money?’ is based on a book of the same name, which was written by two of Bank of England economists.
The resource supports English Language specifications across a range of UK qualifications. Each lesson uses an extract from the book as the basis for analysis, critical evaluation, and discussion. It was developed in partnership with Jo Heathcote, a former principal examiner for a major UK awarding body.
In each lesson students can explore key economic ideas and reflect on popular literary texts. You can use them to support your school’s English curriculum or cross-curricular studies.
These lessons support specifications for:
• GCSE English Language
• iGCSE English Language
• National 5 English
Lesson 2 (Chapter 2): Planning and writing a debate speech. This lesson uses the topic of university tuition fees to help students explore different ideas about the costs and benefits of a university education. Students will structure their own point of view on the topic using persuasive writing techniques.
Part of a series of six-lessons, ‘Can’t We Just Print More Money?’ is based on a book of the same name, which was written by two of Bank of England economists.
The resource supports English Language specifications across a range of UK qualifications. Each lesson uses an extract from the book as the basis for analysis, critical evaluation, and discussion. It was developed in partnership with Jo Heathcote, a former principal examiner for a major UK awarding body.
In each lesson students can explore key economic ideas and reflect on popular literary texts. You can use them to support your school’s English curriculum or cross-curricular studies.
These lessons support specifications for:
• GCSE English Language
• iGCSE English Language
• National 5 English
Lesson 4 (Chapter 5): Writing non-fiction and developing a podcast. In this lesson, students will explore the ideas of globalisation and trade, making links with key GCSE text An Inspector Calls. Students can then present their ideas through the planning and development of a podcast.
Part of a series of six-lessons, ‘Can’t We Just Print More Money?’ is based on a book of the same name, which was written by two of Bank of England economists.
The resource supports English Language specifications across a range of UK qualifications. Each lesson uses an extract from the book as the basis for analysis, critical evaluation, and discussion. It was developed in partnership with Jo Heathcote, a former principal examiner for a major UK awarding body.
In each lesson students can explore key economic ideas and reflect on popular literary texts. You can use them to support your school’s English curriculum or cross-curricular studies.
These lessons support specifications for:
• GCSE English Language
• iGCSE English Language
• National 5 English
Lesson 3 (Chapter 4): Analysis and critical evaluation of text. In this lesson, students will explore and reflect on different ideas about economic growth through the evaluation of different texts from different time periods.
Part of a series of six-lessons, ‘Can’t We Just Print More Money?’ is based on a book of the same name, which was written by two of Bank of England economists.
The resource supports English Language specifications across a range of UK qualifications. Each lesson uses an extract from the book as the basis for analysis, critical evaluation, and discussion. It was developed in partnership with Jo Heathcote, a former principal examiner for a major UK awarding body.
In each lesson students can explore key economic ideas and reflect on popular literary texts. You can use them to support your school’s English curriculum or cross-curricular studies.
These lessons support specifications for:
• GCSE English Language
• iGCSE English Language
• National 5 English
Pack Four: Education, environment, and sustainability
Topics covered include:
• 3D shapes
• adding
• subtracting and dividing with decimals
• problem solving
From Roman gold bars to banknotes and online payments…maths is everywhere! This resource is designed to accompany The Future of Money exhibition at the Bank of England Museum. It helps young people aged 11-14 explore the links between the exhibition and a range of mathematical ideas, using a series of key objects as a starting point for discussion and mathematical problem-solving. The resources can be used alongside a museum visit or in the classroom using the images, teacher notes and worksheets provided.
The online exhibition can be accessed via The Bank of England Museum website. https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/museum/whats-on/the-future-of-money
Pack Five: Data and privacy
Topics covered include:
• sequences and patterns
• problem solving
• inverse operations
• division with remainders
From Roman gold bars to banknotes and online payments…maths is everywhere! This resource is designed to accompany The Future of Money exhibition at the Bank of England Museum. It helps young people aged 11-14 explore the links between the exhibition and a range of mathematical ideas, using a series of key objects as a starting point for discussion and mathematical problem-solving. The resources can be used alongside a museum visit or in the classroom using the images, teacher notes and worksheets provided.
The online exhibition can be accessed via The Bank of England Museum website.
https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/museum/whats-on/the-future-of-money
We partnered with the Economist Educational Foundation to develop a resource to accompany our Slavery & the Bank exhibition, which ran between 2022 and 2024.
This resource uses objects from that exhibition to explore the history of the transatlantic slave trade and pose questions about the legacy of inequality today through contemporary news stories.
The resource is designed for young people aged 9-14 years old and supports a range of curriculum subjects including history and PSHE.
Pack Three: Future methods of payment
Topics covered include:
• prime numbers and their properties
• divisibility rules
• sampling methods
• calculating percentages
From Roman gold bars to banknotes and online payments…maths is everywhere! This resource is designed to accompany The Future of Money exhibition at the Bank of England Museum. It helps young people aged 11-14 explore the links between the exhibition and a range of mathematical ideas, using a series of key objects as a starting point for discussion and mathematical problem-solving. The resources can be used alongside a museum visit or in the classroom using the images, teacher notes and worksheets provided.
The online exhibition can be accessed via The Bank of England Museum website.
https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/museum/whats-on/the-future-of-money
Pack Two: Futureproofing today’s systems
Topics covered include:
• data collection and questionnaires
• analysing data
• bar charts
• pie charts
From Roman gold bars to banknotes and online payments…maths is everywhere! This resource is designed to accompany The Future of Money exhibition at the Bank of England Museum. It helps young people aged 11-14 explore the links between the exhibition and a range of mathematical ideas, using a series of key objects as a starting point for discussion and mathematical problem-solving. The resources can be used alongside a museum visit or in the classroom using the images, teacher notes and worksheets provided.
The online exhibition can be accessed via The Bank of England Museum website.
https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/museum/whats-on/the-future-of-money
Pack One: What is money?
Topics covered include:
• compound measures
• units of measurement
• problem solving
• probability
From Roman gold bars to banknotes and online payments…maths is everywhere! This resource is designed to accompany The Future of Money exhibition at the Bank of England Museum. It helps young people aged 11-14 explore the links between the exhibition and a range of mathematical ideas, using a series of key objects as a starting point for discussion and mathematical problem-solving. The resources can be used alongside a museum visit or in the classroom using the images, teacher notes and worksheets provided.
The online exhibition can be accessed via The Bank of England Museum website.
https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/museum/whats-on/the-future-of-money
Lesson 5 (Chapter 7): Narrative writing. This lesson uses the chapter title: What actually is money? to help students understand ideas about the history of money and its value. Students will consolidate their learning by writing an opening or a chapter of a piece of dystopian fiction.
Part of a series of six-lessons, ‘Can’t We Just Print More Money?’ is based on a book of the same name, which was written by two of Bank of England economists.
The resource supports English Language specifications across a range of UK qualifications. Each lesson uses an extract from the book as the basis for analysis, critical evaluation, and discussion. It was developed in partnership with Jo Heathcote, a former principal examiner for a major UK awarding body.
In each lesson students can explore key economic ideas and reflect on popular literary texts. You can use them to support your school’s English curriculum or cross-curricular studies.
These lessons support specifications for:
• GCSE English Language
• iGCSE English Language
• National 5 English
Lesson 6 (Chapter 8): Writing a short story. This lesson will explore ideas about why we use banks. Students will finish by writing a short story inspired by an image of a gold vault.
Part of a series of six-lessons, ‘Can’t We Just Print More Money?’ is based on a book of the same name, which was written by two of Bank of England economists.
The resource supports English Language specifications across a range of UK qualifications. Each lesson uses an extract from the book as the basis for analysis, critical evaluation, and discussion. It was developed in partnership with Jo Heathcote, a former principal examiner for a major UK awarding body.
In each lesson students can explore key economic ideas and reflect on popular literary texts. You can use them to support your school’s English curriculum or cross-curricular studies.
These lessons support specifications for:
• GCSE English Language
• iGCSE English Language
• National 5 English
Lesson 2: How can I make informed decisions? Explores the process of decision-making including the sourcing and analysing of reliable information.
Designed for students aged 11-16, EconoME helps young people understand the economy and develop the analytical skills to make informed decisions. Accredited by Young Money, the programme consists of four lessons, each designed to help students understand how the decisions they make both affect, and are affected by, the economy.
Students will have the chance to explore aspects of saving and borrowing, the effect of interest rates, different types of lenders and the difference between manageable and unmanageable debt. EconoMe will also help young people understand some of the risks around financial fraud and scams, and how to avoid them.
Lesson 1: What influences my decisions? Explores a variety of factors that influence decisions, including the economy.
Designed for students aged 11-16, EconoME helps young people understand the economy and develop the analytical skills to make informed decisions. Accredited by Young Money, the programme consists of four lessons, each designed to help students understand how the decisions they make both affect, and are affected by, the economy.
Students will have the chance to explore aspects of saving and borrowing, the effect of interest rates, different types of lenders and the difference between manageable and unmanageable debt. EconoMe will also help young people understand some of the risks around financial fraud and scams, and how to avoid them.
Lesson 3: Why do my decisions matter? Considers the consequences of any decisions your students might make – for themselves, others, and the economy.
Designed for students aged 11-16, EconoME helps young people understand the economy and develop the analytical skills to make informed decisions. Accredited by Young Money, the programme consists of four lessons, each designed to help students understand how the decisions they make both affect, and are affected by, the economy.
Students will have the chance to explore aspects of saving and borrowing, the effect of interest rates, different types of lenders and the difference between manageable and unmanageable debt. EconoMe will also help young people understand some of the risks around financial fraud and scams, and how to avoid them.
Lesson 4: How can I manage financial risk? Helping students explore the benefits of saving, borrowing, and protecting their money. Then, focusing on recognising scams and how to avoid them.
Designed for students aged 11-16, EconoME helps young people understand the economy and develop the analytical skills to make informed decisions. Accredited by Young Money, the programme consists of four lessons, each designed to help students understand how the decisions they make both affect, and are affected by, the economy.
Students will have the chance to explore aspects of saving and borrowing, the effect of interest rates, different types of lenders and the difference between manageable and unmanageable debt. EconoMe will also help young people understand some of the risks around financial fraud and scams, and how to avoid them.