Money and You (Advanced) – 26 session online tutor-led homeschool / home education KS4 financial awareness short course – £80
Course Summary: Money is a part of our everyday life, and having basic personal financial knowledge is one of the most important things you can do to live a healthy, happy and secure life. Understanding the fundamentals of money, budgeting, saving and debt can: promote good savings habits; teach financial awareness and responsibility; budgets that we learn how to actively manage, help us spend wisely; affect one’s credit score which impacts your entire life: getting a job, applying for a credit card, renting a flat, buying a home or car, getting insurance, etc.; lead to financial health and positive attitudes around money. Young people should have the benefit of financial experience and education to make good decisions with money – big or small. Our ‘Money and You’ courses are created, developed and run by a business and economics specialist, and highly experienced educator. Engaging, interesting and dynamic courses to really inspire your young person. There are a wide array of topics covered in this course, to help today’s teens understand money management and key aspects of the financial system that they are starting to interact with. At KS4 level we explore these topics in-depth and with detail and advanced terminology:
Part A: Your Money
1) How you feel about money
2) Different ways of paying for things
3) How banks work; bank accounts
4) Debt, loans, credit cards and interest
5) Savings and interest
6) Mortgages and compound interest
7) Budgets
8) Making Choices
9) Keeping your money safe
10) Earning money, Work, Payslips and Deductions
11) Insurance
12) Government Benefits
13) Credit scores/credit ratings
14) Consumer rights
15) Student loans, pensions & more
16) Income tax
Part B: Money and the World
17) How businesses make money
18) How start-ups fund new businesses
19) Other country’s money and Exchange Rates
20) How Interest rates work
21) Rising Prices (Inflation)
22) Minimum wage and trade unions
23) Supply and demand
24) What is GDP and who cares about it
25) Opportunity Costs and Sunk Costs
26) Taxes and Government Spending
Who This Course is For: Young people aged 14yrs+
What this Course Includes: Each short course includes: online, video tutorials (avail. 24/7); support learning materials / documents / resources; weekly activities (such as projects, quizzes, assignments, etc. ); direct access to a passionate, knowledgeable tutor; easy access via the online “Canvas” learning platform (and Zoom). And on this page, you’ll find a detailed document describing how our online short courses work, that you can browse/download.
Course Tutor: HomeMadeEducation’s Arts & Humanities tutor and fellow home educator, Kate
Availability/Schedule: Currently available to enrol and start at any time, and proceed at your own pace
Course Format (Live/Recorded): Currently available for enrolment in the “Online, Flexible Timing/Recorded format” to start at any time [the next “Online, Live (real-time) format” session dates/times are TBC ]
How to Enrol / Request Further Details: Just complete the form below or send an email using the details below
FAQS (Frequently Asked Questions) : many of your questions may be answered here: if not, do please send Kate an email and she’ll answer your query as soon as possible
HomeMadeEducation tutors have a wide range of degrees, including P.H.D. degrees, Masters Degrees, PGCE and teaching degrees. You’ll also find tutors with qualifications in SEND teaching, tutors that are published authors, tutors that are award winning designers, and tutors that are experienced exam board examiners. HomeMadeEducation tutors are all current or former home educators.
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