Our Curriculum | Tykeoons | Financial Courses for Primary School Children

The essential financial education programme for Reception to Y6.

Everything from what money is to compound interest. MoneySmarts fully covers Young Enterprises's 4-11 Financial Education frameworks, and has been awarded the prestigious financial Education Quality Mark.

Topics include:

What money is and how people use it
How money is earned through work and effort
How to choose between needs and wants
How and why people save money
How to track money using simple budgets v Spottina scams and online money risks
How borrowing and lending work responsibly
How advertising influences spending decisions
v How to ludae value for monev
How to keep money and information safe
How money links to emotions and fairness
What investing means and how it differs from saving

A cross-curricular programme introducing Y3-6 pupils to the 'big picture' of how money works in the world. From supply and demand to what the Bank of England does, JuniorNomics gives pupils a new

outlook on their learning in history, cluzenship and Psht. Watch as your pupils enthusiastically become junior economists!

Topics include:

What economics is and why it matters V How economics helps us make choices
How people lived and worked before money
Why farming changed how societies organised
How jobs, trade and specialisation developed Why money was invented and how it evolved v What makes money work well
How prices, value and demand are formed Why some things are expensive or scarce The difference between money and credit V How banks and modern money systems work v How economic ideas shape today's world

A 7-part module for Y6 on how to start and run a business. Through hands-on learning, guide your pupils to plan and produce products,

pitch for investment (With the help of some visiting parents!). and. make real profits at a school event, such as your summer fête!

Topics include:

Assigning roles within the business
How to shortlist business ideas
How to decide on the best idea
Undertaking market research
Curating a brand image and logo
Picking a price point
Working out costs, breakeven points and profits An introduction to marketing
Pitching for investment (to assembled SLT and/or parents!)
Salesmanship tips!

An ever-growing library of standalone resources for almost every subject area, from money-themed maths investigations, to puzzles, to school assemblies. Embed money confidence across your school and further reduce teacher workload - a win-win!

Resources include:

A design a new £100 note' art/design activity
A Financial vocabulary tarsia puzzle
Several money-themed maths investigations
A new assembly for 'Talk Money Week' each year
Themed resources for Christmas, Easter, Halloween, etc. v Classroom posters
Display items
Money-themed games
Reading comprehensions to reinforce taught concepts
AT LEAST ONE NEW RESOURCE ADDED EVERY WEEK!

We believe every primary school pupil deserves access to high-quality financial and economic education. Our free Active Pilot subscription allows schools to meaningfully pilot Tykeoons by teaching real lessons with real pupils.

Your Active Pilot includes:

Access to all MoneySmarts lessons for Y3 and Y5
Access to all JuniorNomics lessons for Y3
The full curriculum map for both programmes
Up to a year’s access
Continued access is automatically unlocked each term through active use of the platform

Schools typically use the Active Pilot to evaluate Tykeoons before rolling it out across further year groups.