Lesson 1: What is value for money?

Before starting this unit, you might want to check if children can:

• Identify the advantages and disadvantages of different methods of payment.

• Understand what budgeting money is and how a person can benefit from it.

• Recognise the ways that money can impact people’s feelings and emotions.

• Explain how people’s spending decisions can affect others and the environment.

• Recognise a range of future jobs and opportunities available to them.

• Understand what job stereotypes are and the important factors in choosing a job.