CAP Money in Schools

CAP has designed two courses that fit the National Curriculum for Financial Capability, one for Year 5/6 pupils –CAP Money Kids- and one for Year 10/11 pupils and Youth Clubs –CAP Money Youth.

The Suffolk Coastal Debt Service is looking to employ, on a part time paid basis, a Schools Money Course Coordinator to promote and deliver the CAP (Christians Against Poverty) Schools Money Course in schools across the SCDC region (postcode areas IP12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and NR34). It would suit someone with experience in teaching or working with primary aged children.

For a copy of the Job Description, please click here.

We currently have a team of two volunteers who have been invited into several primary schools this year to run the CAP Money Kids course, but we would like be able to offer it to more. For further information email juliarose@caplifeskills.org

CAP Money Kids runs as two ninety-minute sessions covering topics such as

  • How people earn money

  • What families spend their money on

  • How to create a budget

  • Why it’s important to save and give

  • The impact debt has on families

The course uses fun activities, games and group discussions to contribute towards pupils’ financial capability.

CAP Money Youth uses one hour-long session and teaches young people to budget, through a scenario of a 17 year old. It could be run with groups in Youth Clubs or in schools.

Our Schools work to date

During the 2022-23 academic year we were commissioned by Suffolk County Council to undertake financial education in the schools of East Suffolk. We were able to take the programme into 20 primary school classes in 15 schools across our catchment area. We received some excellent feedback from the Council, including:

The project has been a great success in meeting and exceeding its outcomes: the Debt Centre team were very well organised in offering the service to schools (leading to oversubscription), they undertook it with trained and experienced teachers, the materials and games that children engaged with were really appropriate and well-delivered. The feedback that we have received has been very positive.

Response from class teachers was all very positive, including:

Highly engaged pupils; really practical life skills; real-life relevant contexts to the current climate; application of mathematical skills; teachers have a wonderful manner, explaining things very clearly.

If you would like our team to visit your local school, please contact Julia Rose for more information on juliarose@caplifeskills.org