Safeguarding

Smart Spending and Saving

Keep me informed

With real incomes falling and personal debt at a record high, it's vital to improve your personal finance skills. This one day workshop gives you practical guidance on compiling a personal budget and using it to make good decisions about your spending.

  • Course Content


    At the end of this course you should be able to:

    Understand what is meant by the Cost of Living Crisis Understand financial terms Understand the purpose and benefits of having a bank or building society account Be able to compare personal income with expenditure and budgeting How to make savings in weekly expenditure Identify reasons why borrowing money could be necessary How to make savings and calculating savings Understand the purpose of insurance
    Understand fraud , scams and identity theft How to make the most of things that are free *Money management and well-being

  • Additional Information


    This course will run for 2 hours over 10 weeks and will be taught be a qualified teacher. You must be prepared to attend all classes and be willing to complete the home learning tasks. The sessions will have mixture of signing practice and verbal communication