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17 June 2025

Personal Finance for Young Adults – Complete Sixth Form Finance Curriculum (8-Lesson Unit)
A ready-to-teach financial education unit tailored for sixth form and college students. This essential life-skills resource covers everything from managing debt to comparing mortgages — perfect for building real-world money confidence.

What’s Included:
✔️ 8 Fully Resourced Lesson Packs
✔️ 8 Homework Assignments
✔️ 8 End-of-Lesson Confidence Check Assessments
✔️ Scenario-Based Learning and Real-Life Case Studies
✔️ Editable and Flexible for Classrooms or Assemblies

Lesson Topics Covered:

  1. Planning for Retirement – Pensions and Long-Term Saving
  2. How Debt Spirals – From Finance Plans to Overdrafts
  3. Why Financial Literacy Matters – Life Without It
  4. Saving Options – ISAs, NS&I, Regular Savers & More
  5. Using Credit Cards – Benefits, Risks, and Managing Credit
  6. Choosing a Bank – How to Compare and Make Smart Decisions
  7. Understanding Mortgages – Fixed vs Variable Explained
  8. Scenario-Based Lesson – How 18-Year-Olds Can Fall into Debt

Each Lesson Includes:
• Fully Editable PowerPoint (Objectives, Tasks, Discussion Prompts)
• Embedded Video Links & Case Study Examples
• Confidence Checker Assessment Tool
• Thought-Provoking Scenarios & Financial Simulations
• Extra Support Websites + Teacher Notes
• Aligned with the latest DfE Statutory Guidance, PSHE Association themes, and Gatsby Benchmarks

Learning Outcomes:
• Understand long-term financial planning (e.g. pensions & mortgages)
• Identify different types of debt and how they accumulate
• Build strong decision-making skills around credit, savings, and banking
• Boost financial literacy and reduce vulnerability to financial pitfalls
• Empower students to make informed, responsible money choices

Key Terms Covered:
Pension, Retirement, Debt, Credit Score, Overdraft, Interest, Mortgage, ISA, Fixed-Term, Savings Bond, Budgeting, Financial Literacy, NS&I, Tracker Mortgage, Bailiff, APR

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Be Ofsted and DfE PSHE ready with our resources! Product Code: C8/CCB/

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