Winning Schools
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Award categories for 2011 were updated based on feedback from schools and now include the School award for best all-round approach to PFE, Student award and Teacher award.
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School award for best all-round approach to PFE - primary
2011
Winner
Westdene Primary School, Brighton
Westdene Primary has a wide range of events throughout the year which aim to develop pupils’ financial capability and economic awareness. These include a Finance Week that takes place every January, where pupils consider their ‘needs’ and ‘wants’; supply and demand (related to pupils’ experiences of Ebay, film merchandising and concert/fixture tickets); the concept of [...]
St Budeaux Foundation Church of England School, Plymouth
With a truly cross-curricular approach to PFE St Budeaux Foundation C of E School was praised by the judges for the varied and effective ways that they delivered PFE in the school. In collaboration with their infant feeder school, a differentiated programme of work was developed with accompanying interactive resources. This enabled the pupils to [...]
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School award for best all-round approach to PFE - secondary
2011
Winner
St Luke’s High School, East Renfrewshire
St Luke’s High School has adopted a creative approach to delivering PFE across all year groups. Their aim is to create a community of practitioners that share good practice.
The judges were particularly impressed with the school’s Cluster Financial Education week which they ran in association with three local primary schools to create a great collaborative programme [...]
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Student award - secondary
2011
Winner
Bethan Oakes, Bethan Wray, Jessica Wright and Laura Lawson, Roseberry Sports and Community College, Durham
Four students at Roseberry Sports and Community College have become the ‘Roseberry Money Saving Experts’ and have worked hard and made a huge contribution to raising financial awareness to the whole of Key Stage 3 and 4. They have undertaken assemblies giving advice and tips to others on saving and money management, run Key Stage [...]
Teacher award - primary
2011
Winner
Eveline Dawson, Waltham Leas Primary School, Grimsby
Eveline, with huge personal commitment, has produced a consistent, whole school approach to PFE. With the support of a pfeg consultant, she incorporated elements relating to finance to each of the year groups’ schemes of work in an enjoyable and meaningful way. For example a theme of ‘Nation of shopkeepers’ was introduced to year 5 pupils [...]
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Teacher award - secondary
2011
Winner
Helen Kemp, Humphrey Perkins High School, Loughborough
Helen has implemented a series of activities for years 7-9 to teach personal finance and enterprise in an engaging and memorable way and has been supported by a NatWest MoneySense for Schools representative. In year 7 she focuses on banking and bank accounts; year 8 students learn about financial decisions that adults need to make [...]
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Award for most innovative use of teaching resources in PFE
2011
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Primary award
2011
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School award for most impressive cross-curricular approach
2011
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School award for most innovative approach to PFE
2011
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I am absolutely delighted that local teacher Helen Kemp from Humphrey Perkins School has been recognised for her fantastic work at the PFE awards. Good money management is an essential skill and it’s very important for young people to learn these skills as early as possible to avoid problems later in life.
Nicky Morgan MP
Loughborough
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