Students will be exploring a wide range of money matters including banking, pay, tax, credit, debt, budgeting and saving.  They will be solving ‘practical’ problems involving percentage change and interest rates as well as calculating tax and take home pay.  Finance Week aims to equip young people with the knowledge and skills they need to manage their money and ultimately promote positive attitudes towards budgeting and saving.  Simon Willcock, Maths and IT Curriculum Leader, said: “A better understanding of money and the skills necessary to handle it are key to a more sustainable financial future.  As a school we need to play our part in developing mindful consumers, investors, savers and spenders.  The better educated our students are in this area, the better prepared they will be for the future."