Economic Wellbeing and Careers Education (Primary)
Learning outcomes from the PSHE Association
Curriculum content:
1. What money is, how people get money, and what it is used for.
2. That money needs to be looked after; different ways of doing this, including keeping money in an account.
3. Different ways of paying for things.
4. That money can be saved or spent; that people make different choices about saving and spending money.
5. The difference between needs and wants; that people may not always be able to have the things they want.
6. That people have different attitudes towards saving and spending money.
7. What influences people’s decisions about saving and spending, including individual priorities, needs and wants.
8. How money can affect someone’s emotions and wellbeing; how to manage feelings about money, including who to talk to.
9. That what people do with their money can affect others and the environment (e.g. giving to charity, buying fair trade, buying single use plastics).
10. Different ways to keep track of money; how to keep money safe at home, outside the home or in a bank account.
11. Advantages and disadvantages of different ways of paying for things.
Objectives taken from 2026 Programme of Study for PSHE Education