Young Chamber and Santander joined forces to deliver an excellent programme called MoneyWise to help students at Cliff Park Junior School develop their financial capabilities and understand the banking industry and career opportunities.
Stephen Hart, Local Business Manager with Santander, gave an overview of what his role was, what Santander’s products are, and an introduction to MoneyWise. Pupils were asked to say what they understood about money and how to get it – their answers were very wide-ranging from: ‘the Bank of Mum & Dad, to ‘get a job’, to ‘trade goods until you get what you want’. There were definitely some future entrepreneurs in the classroom!
Young Chamber is designed to help bridge the gap between young people and business. We would encourage students to think about what jobs they might want to do, or to find out more about businesses and industries they do not know much about, so we can help them better understand these opportunities. They will have decisions to make about their academic choices sooner than ever, so the more they can understand what skills they need for the future, the more prepared they are to make that decision.
Santander will be delivering more Moneywise workshops to students at Cliff Park Junior School throughout January.
