Financial education in our schools: What do teachers really need?

How can schools provide students with the knowledge and skills to navigate financial decision-making in an increasingly complex world?  With many priorities in the current curriculum what approaches empower teachers to embed financial literacy in their lessons? 

Join us to explore strategies to bridge the financial literacy gap, including current resources and a discussion on what teachers want more of. Our shared goal is to ensure educators have access to the resources they need to nurture financially confident and informed students.  

Join the webinar: Wednesday, 25 October from 4.30pm AEDT

Australian Eastern Daylight Time: 4.30pm Sydney/Melbourne/Hobart, 3.30pm Brisbane, 4pm Adelaide, 1.30pm Perth, 3pm Darwin

Agenda

4:30pm Welcome and Acknowledgment of Country

Dr Tracey West, Talk Money Education Manager, Ecstra Foundation

Financial literacy in the Curriculum - v9.0 update

Rachelle Willington, Curriculum Specialist HASS, ACARA
Rachael Whitney-Smith, Curriculum Specialist Maths, ACARA
Melanie Hughes, Curriculum Specialist Technologies, ACARA

Education resources update

Andrew Dadswell, Senior Manager Consumer Communications, ASIC
Alex Symonds, Public Education Economist and Economics Teacher, RBA Education
Paula Reggio, Community & Content Manager, ASX
Lynette Rose, Manager, Office of Fair Trading, QLD

Education materials - What do teachers need more of?

Dr John West, President of the Maths Association, WA
Sheila Griffin, Numeracy Consultant, Association of Independent Schools, WA
Bronny Burger, Department of Education, NT
Roset Khair, Head of Teaching and Learning, Unity Grammar, Director of the Economic and Business Educators NSW

5:45pm Closing remarks

About Talk Money with Ecstra Foundation

Ecstra Foundation is an independent charitable foundation committed to building the financial wellbeing of Australians. Talk Money with Ecstra Foundation is our national financial education program offered in schools. The free workshops are curriculum aligned, available for Years 5 to 10 and aim to help young people learn money lessons for life.