Financial literacy class: teaching ideas
Recommended FT articles and associated questions picked by financial literacy teachers. Also explore the classroom resources ...
Financial literacy class: A dating app with credit scores: what’s not to love?
This article picked by a teacher with suggested questions is part of the Financial Times free schools access programme. Details/registration here. Read below a selection of FT articles picked by ...
Financial literacy class: The best investment tip of all? Start when you’re young
It highlights that starting to save and invest early can have a big impact on future wealth, especially due to compound ...
Financial literacy class. Selling financial freedom: a brash breed of influencers appeal to Gen Z investors
Also explore the classroom resources produced by the FT’s Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign charity.
Financial literacy class: Even Wall Street bankers’ kids need lessons in financial literacy
Also explore the classroom resources produced by the FT’s Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign charity.
Financial literacy class: More US holiday shoppers turn to ‘buy now, pay later’ loans
The article highlights the increasing popularity of Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) options for holiday shopping last year. With prices rising and savings falling, many consumers chose BNPL to manage ...
Financial literacy class. Making sense of Gen Z: employers seek answers on managing younger workers
The article explores the challenges companies face in understanding and managing Generation Z employees. Companies are increasingly hiring consultants and influencers to help them engage Gen Z workers ...
IB Geography class: How the car industry is exposed to Donald Trump’s tariffs
Discuss the potential long-term effects of tariffs on global vehicle production networks ...
FirstFT: Russian and Syrian warplanes intensify attacks on rebels
Russian and Syrian warplanes have intensified attacks on rebels who over-ran most of Aleppo, Syria’s second city, in a lightning assault that poses the biggest challenge in years to Bashar al-Assad’s ...
Geography class: How the Bank of Mum and Dad reshaped the British economy
With reference to data, outline how ‘the bank of mum and dad’ provides a financial advantage to some young people ...
How a cousin’s disability inspired a drive for inclusive housing
Micaela Connery was just three months old when her cousin, Kelsey Flynn O’Connor, was born with multiple and severe disabilities. Growing up together, Connery “understood the world through a lens of ...
How an internationally minded MBA led to a bold move
With an MBA, you really touch on everything. I had an operational background, international experience and an entrepreneurial mindset. But, with the MBA I was getting visibility of things that were ...