The Best All-Round Approach to PFE Award (primary) was awarded to both St Bordeaux Foundation Church of England School in Plymouth and Westdene Primary School in Sussex. The Best All-Round Approach to PFE Award (secondary) was snapped up by St Luke’s High School in East Renfrewshire. Best Teacher Award (primary) went to Ms. Eveline Dawson at Waltham Leas Primary in Grimsby, while Miss Helen Kemp at Humphrey Perkins High School in Loughborough scooped the Best Teacher Award (secondary). Students at Roseberry Sports and Community College in Durham meanwhile, celebrated winning the Best Student Award.
Judges from across the education and finance industries were impressed by the range of creative approaches schools have adopted to engage students in money management. Entries showcase a variety of activities from the entrepreneurial - challenging students to set up and run a business from scratch and make a profit - to the practical, teaching students about the real value of money through lessons like “What would you do with £1 million?” and showing them the impact that money they have raised can make in developing countries. Other school programmes recognised in these awards included a peer mentoring system where a select group of students acted as ‘money experts’ for their fellow pupils, offering advice and giving presentations in assembly. Each category winner is awarded £1,500 for their school, and individuals also received a prize such as a laptop.
Founded by The Royal Bank of Scotland Group in association with PFEG
(Personal Finance Education Group), the RBS PFE Awards are open to entrants from across England, Scotland and Wales. This year marks the fourth year of the Awards, which recognise best practice and build on RBS’ 17 year heritage in personal finance education.
