Our new Impact Report 2025, Unlocking financial wellbeing for the next generation, together, highlights growing momentum for financial education in UK primary schools.

In 2025, we announced a new partnership with Scottish Friendly to expand our work across Scotland. In this article, hear from Jill Mackay, Head of Marketing and Digital CX, about why Scottish Friendly are passionate about financial education and the impact we hope to make together.

Financial education champion Donna Kaye is Assistant  Principal at Bridgeview Special School and Whitehouse Pupil Referral Unit and has years of experience in education.

Now, working across two primary schools for children with additional needs, Donna has embedded LifeSavers into the curriculum to help open doors to futures that pupils might otherwise not believe possible.

Lizzie Moffat, Insights Manager at Just Finance Foundation (JFF), shares how we measure the real-world impact of our financial education work and the difference its making in schools across the UK. From knowledge and confidence building to behaviour change, find out what’s working and where we can go further - together.

Great financial education starts with great conversations. Explore expert tips and creative approaches that bring money learning to life in the primary classroom.

A lot of financial education is teaching kids that money outcomes come down to better choices. But that story leaves young people unprepared when life doesn’t go to plan. In this article, JFF’s Head of Financial Education, Laura Halloran, shares what meaningful financial education looks like and what needs to change about how we teach kids about money.

Talking to children about money can feel even harder during the festive season, when costs rise and expectations grow. Many families and teachers are looking for simple, reassuring ways to help children make thoughtful choices and understand what really matters at this time of year.

In this piece, Emma Mahon from our Delivery Team shares practical, age-appropriate ideas to support those conversations and build children’s confidence around money.

We warmly welcome the Government’s decision to make financial education a compulsory part of the primary curriculum through Citizenship. Learn more about what this means for schools and how we can help.

Explore how collaboration with local organisations and community partners can break down those barriers. Drawing on JFF’s work as the UK’s financial literacy charity, Paul shows why partnerships make financial education more effective and relevant for every classroom.

Our Financial Education Expert, Emma Mahon, shares her thoughts and experience on why taking part in Talk Money Week is so important, and how JFF helps children explore finances in ways that are practical, safe, and engaging.

Director of Just Finance Foundation Sarah Wallace shares why it is so difficult to talk about money and saving with children, as well as sharing useful tips.

How well does PSHE prepare young learners for real-world money management? Explore how financial education fits into the PSHE curriculum for primary schools and how we can support you to fill any gaps.

In July, the Department for Education updated the RSHE guidance for schools. For the first time, the guidance makes explicit that children should be taught about risks around financial harms. Explore what this means for educators.

Just Finance Foundation has officially launched an updated version of its flagship primary school resource, 5 Big Questions about money. Already used in hundreds of schools across the UK, the new edition is a direct response to teacher feedback and reflects the changing ways children and families experience money.

Wednesday 21^st May 2025 is National Numeracy Day: The Money Edition. For the first time, National Numeracy Day will focus on managing money with confidence by improving numeracy and maths skills.

In a society increasingly shaped by digital payments, contactless technology, and virtual wallets, the use of coins in daily life is declining, particularly in large towns and cities where a simple tap of a phone often replaces the clink of change. Yet, real coins still carry extraordinary educational value within the primary education foundational years. Their power lies not in nostalgia, but in how they support children's learning and development, and their understanding of value.

Finding it difficult to avoid all the news on tariffs? Chances are your children are absorbing some of this too! Read our tips on how you can break down concepts like tariffs in a way that makes sense to children.

Financial education champion Helen Roberts is Headteacher at Rampton Primary School in Nottinghamshire with over 29 years’ experience in education. We asked her to share a few words on why financial education matters and how LifeSavers has made a difference to her school.

A conversation with one of JFF’s corporate partners: Clare Stinton, Head of Workplace Saving Analysis, Hargreaves Lansdown

The Education Committee has published the government’s response to their Delivering financial education report (May 2024), reflecting the need to integrate practical money skills into the curriculum and improve support for teachers.