Dear teachers,
Around half of all adults in the EU lack a good understanding of basic financial concepts. These are essential for a healthy, modern economy.
Global Money Week is an annual campaign raising awareness of the vital skills children and young people need to make well-informed decisions about money.
To accompany this, EIOPA has produced films and lesson plans to help your students learn these essential life skills.
By explaining the risks and benefits associated with pensions and insurance, you will be promoting your students’ long-term financial well-being.
We’ve tried to create content that will appeal to a broad range of ages and abilities. But we encourage you to adapt this outline to suit the specific needs of your class. While the materials are only currently available in English, please consider adapting to your own language, for example by adding subtitles. If we have additional language versions, we will also publish them.
If you’ve used any of our teacher resources, we would love to hear from you. Please send feedback to info@eiopa.europa.eu.
Together we can help young people be good to their future selves.
Petra
Lesson plan 1: Pensions
This one-hour lesson will help students aged 14-15 understand the importance of pensions. Download your free resources, below.
Subjects covered: Pensions, financial planning, citizenship
Learning objectives:
- Understand the importance of pensions
- Identify the different types of pension schemes
- Consider associated risks and benefits
Ages : 14 to 15 years old
Timing:1hr
Lesson plan 2: Insurance
This one-hour lesson will help students aged 14-15 understand the importance of insurance.
Subjects covered: Insurance, financial planning, citizenship
Learning objectives:
- Recognise the importance of financial planning
- Understand the concept of risk
- Consider the benefits of taking out insurance
Ages : 14 to 15 years old
Timing:1hr