BellTime Magazine Spring/ Summer 2016 May 2016 | Page 53

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Launch of Clued In Personal Finance Resource

Credit unions have launched, Clued In, new personal finance
resource aimed at second level students. Clued In explains
personal finance and the role of credit unions in a concise,
easy to follow, engaging format. The resource will help
students, guided by their teacher, to explore their relationship
with their finances, good and bad. It also looks at ways we can
all make smarter, more informed decisions.
For young people especially, the ability to oversee their
finances has never been more important: from learning how
to budget to managing their borrowing; from understanding
the forms and sources of credit to understanding how to have
a positive relationship with money. Above all, if money skills
are learned at an early stage, it is likely that they will stay with
you for life. The health of a person’s relationship with money is
not determined by how much a person earns. Rather, financial
health is having a conscious and sensible attitude to money
that is satisfying and doesn’t put an unnecessary burden
on the individual. It’s is about being in control of your own
financial destiny.

Clued In has been designed for delivery by teachers in a
classroom setting. The teachers’ handbook accompanying the
resource guides the teacher through the resource. It includes
a range of exercises which will encourage students to apply
the theory to real world situations and understand the financial
choices available to them. The students are taken through
the resource via a series of slides. There are also a number of
hand outs for students which contain exercises related to the
topic at hand. The resource is principally aimed at Transition
Year Students, but it is also relevant for students of Business
Studies, Home Economics, LCVP etc.
The resource is divided into five sections, each with its
assigned learning objectives and activities. These sections are
designed to be delivered either as standalone sess