A good day in Exeter!
I spent an enjoyable few hours talking with a group of students at Exeter College; I’d been invited to tell them about the Money for Life Challenge and I jumped at the opportunity!
The visit was organised by Martin Hitchcock and Manesh Sivlal, second year BTEC business students who are promoting the MFL Challenge at the College…
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From his recent experience, learner Hiran Adhia offers tips for opening your first bank account
After just turning 16, I was now entitled to get at least minimum wage when working (yay!) and so I started to look for jobs.
The problem is that with the current financial climate, the chances of an inexperienced minor like myself getting any decent job was like finding…
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Overcoming financial obstacles
Sometimes in our work we get caught up in statistics and facts – it’s easy to forget that these are made up of real people who have real problems.
I spoke to a lady, a single parent, who had recently returned to learning after experiencing mental health problems. Although she was trying to…
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Having a good Christmas without spending too much money
Helen Cormack from Scotland’s Colleges – a Money for Life delivery partner – shares some ideas generated by groups in Scotland.
We’ve been all over Scotland recently spreading the news about the Money for Life Challenge – and in some terrible weather conditions. I came…
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‘Teach Others’ Graduation for Lloyds Banking Group Employees
On Wednesday 23 November the very first Lloyds Banking Group employees graduated from the ‘Teach Others’ financial capability course.
The 70 staff, all from different parts of the business and country, were participants in the pilot phase of the ‘Teach Others’ training programme,…
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Andrea Cantarellas Martorell and Julia Owens spread the word about the Money for Life Challenge in Cardiff
We had a great day last week at the National Training Federation for Wales (NTFW) conference in Cardiff, spreading the word about the Money for Life Challenge to some really enthusiastic people who are working with apprentices across Wales.
My assistant for the day was Andrea, our Majorcan work placement student at ColegauCymru/CollegesWales, who definitely added some glamour along with an international dimension…
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