Money Lessons
Teach money skills for life with free financial education resources. Developed in partnership with the Visa Towns Fund, Money Lessons provides engaging lesson plans and CPD certified teacher training. Sign up today to access the training and download lesson worksheets, including Special Educational Needs (SEN) versions.
Helping children build confidence with money
We believe every child should have access to trusted financial education. 89% of parents say it's more important than ever for children to learn about personal finance.* Money Lessons helps schools make financial education easier to teach and more accessible in every classroom. We aim to give children and young people the knowledge, skills and confidence to make informed money decisions, stay safe online and build positive financial habits for life.
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Visual of Nationwide Branded slide with the words saying 'Money Lessons' 'Supporting financial education'.
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Visual of a map of the UK
'In the UK only 40% of children say they've had financial education in school'
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'Financial education gives children the tools...'
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'to develop good money habits they can take into adulthood'
Visual of a plant growing.
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'Those who have had financial lessons at school are more likely to...'
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Visual of a piggy bank with money going in.
'Save up regularly. Have a bank account.'
Visual of some bank cards
'Be confident managing their money'
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'It also enhances financial wellbeing'
Visual of some hearts on the screen
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'A lack of financial literacy makes it more difficult for young adults...'
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'to take control of their money'
Visual of some money
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'For educators our modules can'
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'enhance existing curricula'
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'Or can be extra curricular'
Visual of a girl giving a 'thumbs up' hand gesture.
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'Bringing the curriculum to life'
Visual of a red heart with the heart beating.
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Closing visual 'Money Lessons'
'Supporting financial education'
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Who can use Money Lessons?
Money Lessons is designed primarily for teachers, with ready-made lesson plans that allow them to focus on teaching rather than planning. It can also be used by community group leaders, charities and anyone supporting young people to learn about money, including colleagues who deliver sessions as part of their volunteering.
Teacher training to build money skills for life
Our free CPD-certified training gives teachers the knowledge and confidence to teach financial education, helping children develop money skills for life.
Aligned with our Money Lessons resources, the training supports the Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) and Citizenship elements of the Department for Education (DfE) National Curriculum.
“Understanding how to manage money and make good financial decisions is an essential life skill for children to learn. Nationwide’s Teacher Accreditation programme gives teachers the training, confidence and ready-to-use resources to make financial education engaging, relevant and easier to deliver”
Supporting Special Educational Needs
All our classroom content has been designed to be Special Educational Needs (SEN) friendly. We’ve worked with child psychologists and SEN teaching specialists. That means our Money Lessons content includes:
- a mix of different ways of learning
- simplified language
- visually stimulating imagery
- collaborative
- a pace suitable for all
- additional opportunities at the end of the lesson plans
- Widgit versions of activity handouts.
Awarded the Quality Mark
All our Money Lessons have been given the Quality Mark. It’s the UK’s only accreditation for financial education resources. And is awarded to resources that support high quality teaching about money for children and young people.
Download free Money Lessons classroom resources
Download our ready-made lesson plans and worksheets. The modules support the Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) and Citizenship elements of the Department for Education (DfE) National Curriculum.
*Research conducted by Censuswide, among a sample of 2,000 parents who have children aged between 5-15 years old. The data was collected between 28.01.2026 - 02.02.2026. Censuswide is a member of the Market Research Society (MRS) and the British Polling Council (BPC), and a signatory of the Global Data Quality Pledge. We adhere to the MRS Code of Conduct and ESOMAR principles.