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Do you want to be more confident talking about money?

16th - 23rd January 2025

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60105

Total votes

15315

5-11 votes

44790

11-16+ votes

Young people’s experiences with finances vary, depending on a multitude of factors, such as the lessons they’ve had at school and the number of open discussions they’ve had with the adults in their lives. For this topic, voters considered their confidence levels when it comes to saving and discussing money, before deciding whether schools should dedicate more time to improving student understanding on the subject.

Primary pupils discussed the question, "Is it easy to save your pennies?", whilst Secondary students considered, “Do you want to be more confident talking about money?” and College students debated, “Do we need to learn more about managing money?”

60,105 young people voted on this VoteTopic.

child

Age 5-11 voter

Saving can be easy if you know what you're saving for. The more money you save, the better the thing will be that you can buy.

teen

Age 11-16 voter

We would benefit from learning about mortgages and running a home. It would also give us more confidence to manage our own finances should we move on to university, apprenticeships or running our own businesses.

student

Age 11-16 voter

We don't need to know that much about it now because as kids we don't have a lot of money to manage.

59% of Secondary students want to be more confident talking about money.

  • 66% of Primary pupils said they find it easy to save their pennies.
  • Meanwhile, 59% of Secondary students want to build their confidence when talking about money.
83% of students aged 16+ believe we need to learn more about managing money.

  • College and 16+ students were discussing, "Do we need to learn more about managing money?"
  • The vast majority, at 83%, voted 'Yes'.
Some students thought money wasn't a relevant topic for them and they were too young to learn about it.

  • Whilst most young people wanted more education around money management, just over 40% of Secondary students voted 'No'.
  • Many felt that their parents were responsible for having conversations about money.
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