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Injecting some FUN financial education into homeschool!

On Monday night I was ready to throw in the towel rather than face another month or more of homeschool for my three, well actually four children (now joined by one adult sibling undergraduate just to spice up lockdown number three or ten whatever we’re up to now!) But by day 7 I’m starting to embrace it all over again……………..sort of. Telling myself that I’m no teacher - as my kids will certainly testify to after a day of nagging, persuading and the odd shouting match…..but I do know how to have fun!

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RedSTART appears on Sky News to introduce Money Matters Funsize

With children off school and at home, parents have the challenge of keeping them entertained and educated.  Aiming to help ease that pressure, financial education charity RedSTART has released Funsize games to help parents to teach about money management.  Rob Gardner, the charity’s co-founder and trustee, joins Sky News to tell the nation about how […]

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Money Matters

It’s been a couple of years since we first started working with Inspirational Youth to develop Money Matters, our interactive, game-based education session. At the start of the 2016-2017 academic year, we really felt ready to start rolling out this programme on a wider scale. Armed with a few kit-bags full of Money Matters games, […]

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How can we embed financial education into school communities?

What makes financial education for young people a worthwhile cause for teachers and parents? Co-Head of Strategy, Tom Pilcher, caught up with Upton Cross Primary School Assistant Headteacher Katie Edwards.   Katie, you are the Assistant Headteacher at Upton Cross Primary School. What do you love most about your job? Ever since I was 5 […]

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RedSTART Five Years On…

On 7th January 2013 we published a blog called ‘RedSTART; a financial education charity and entrepreneurship programme‘. It marked the launch of RedSTART Educate, following the successful pilot day on 19th December 2012 with Lister Community School. Since then, we’ve worked with almost 3,500 students from 51 schools from across the UK and beyond. We have […]

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RedSTART launches online learning portal for teachers and students

Last week we celebrated gaining our charitable status at a launch event and expanded our offering by launching a learning portal for primary and secondary schoolchildren and teachers. This new hub will provide ready-made lesson plans and training resources for both primary and secondary school age groups. The materials, which are free to access, combine […]

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RedSTART picks up prestigious Financial News award!

With great surprise and delight, RedSTART was presented with the Editor's Choice Award at the Financial News Pensions Awards 2016 last night.

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My Money Week is a fantastic showcase for all those who are on the same mission

Do you remember who first taught you about money? What it is, and why it is important? Most of all, how you should spend it, and how you should save it?

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Do children even care about financial education?

Do children even care about financial education? That’s an important question we need to understand and address – especially since the entire United Kingdom has now introduced compulsory financial education in schools.

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Is gamification the way forward for pensions?

Keir Macdonald looks at how gamification can change the pensions industry.