The Programme Development teams have been active this quarter running the judging for the RBS Personal Finance Education Awards. The awards are sponsored by The Royal Bank of Scotland Group in association with pfeg (Personal Finance Education Group) and focus on examples of excellence in personal finance education (PFE). All teachers and students in schools teaching 11-18s in England, Wales and Scotland were eligible to enter. Their efforts culminated in a ceremony on 17th June, and you can see some of the programme’s highlights here.
We were also really pleased by the excellent response to the Google Schools Election resources. These resources brought together schools election results from around the country, and then created an electoral map of how Britain might look if voted for by under-18s. This innovative tool enabled schools to compare their votes with other local schools, schools around the country, and the actual general election result. These topical and engaging resources reached over 250,000 young people.
In addition to these successful developments, we also continued our work for The Children’s Society, dealing with sensitive issues with a set of resources about young people who run away.
