Name of workshop
Description of workshop
N=New; R= Repeat
1
N
Calculating the best value offer when shopping
Understand the meaning of retail jargon such as BOGOF, Discount, “3 for 2” “Buy 3 get the cheapest free” etc. Understand and apply the maths to determine which is the best one of multiple offers, financially.
2
N
Understanding consumer credit
Know how to calculate whether it is cheaper to borrow and buy or rent an item. Understand the risks and rewards of credit such as BNPL offers and credit cards. Understand how interest works, simple and compound. Understand “time value of money”
3
N
Fractions for everyday use
How to interpret and use fractions in everyday situations, such as: DIY, cooking, investing, borrowing, tax, and budgetting
4
N
Percentages for everyday use
How to interpret and use percentages in everyday situations, such as: DIY, cooking, investing, borrowing, tax, and budgetting
5
N
Understanding everyday timetables, charts, and graphs
How to interpret and use these in everyday situations, such as: travelling, healthcare, investing, borrowing, DIY, cooking, tax, and how to present information in the form of charts and tables
6
N
Maths and financial vocabulary for everyday use
Understanding maths jargon or common phrases, e.g., percentages, fractions, discounts, interest, APR, RPI, VAT, credit, debit, principal, loan, net, gross, RRP, “per annum” quarterly, semi-annual, compound, etc, in everyday situations, such as: travel, shopping, hospitals, dentist, gyms, chemists, offices, tax
7
N
Healthcare
A workshop equivalent of the 5-week course
8
N
Financial potholes
A workshop equivalent of the 5-week course
9
R
Build confidence using numbers-in MS Excel I
Using Excel I - a repeat of the workshop on how to build a practical spreadsheet - this one was a household budget
10
N
Build confidence using numbers-in MS Excel II
Using Excel II - a continuation of how to build a practical spreadsheet - this time for loan or investment analysis
11
N
Build confidence using numbers-in MS Excel III
Using Excel III - a continuation of how to build a practical spreadsheet - this time for determining the best value of competing retail offers
12
R
Making money go farther-shopping
A repeat of the workshop but with the focus on how to save money when shopping
13
R
Making money go farther-cooking
A repeat of the workshop but with the focus on how to save money when cooking
14
R
Making money go farther-energy costs
A repeat of the workshop but with the focus on how to save money on energy costs, including how to calculate the energy costs in £ of household appliances
15
N
Measuring and converting numbers II
Volume, currency, converting metric to imperial and vice versa. The aim is to explain and use volume calculations and to practise metric-imperial conversions and currency calculations (both learned in the original workshop)
16
R
Measuring and converting numbers
A repeat of the original workshop
17
N
Inflation - understanding the maths
The aim of this workshop is to explain what "inflation" means in everyday situations and how it is calculated for everyday items. It also shows how to round calculated numbers and how to present the results in either % terms or in £ and p terms. It focuses on the first part of the "Be confident with numbers" workshop delivered on 24/4/23
18
N
Maths for everyday - first principles
The aim of this workshop is to explain the basic maths operators and the BODMAS rule, and to show how fractions, decimals, division, and multiplication of numbers are linked and related to each other. In seeing the relationship and similarity, it is hoped that students will not feel as overwhelmed with so many seemingly different rules, and will be able to apply the operators more easily and quickly in everyday situations
19
N
First steps in numbers (Entry level 2)
The aim of this workshop is to provide an overview of multiple basic maths operations used in everyday situations, eg: time, distance, weight, and money. It explains rounding of numbers, fractions, subtraction, division, and multiplication. It follows the FS-maths Entry level 2 syllabus so will be set at that level of ability.
20
N
Demystifying financial news stories
The aim of this workshop is to discuss and explain common jargon and phrases that appear in everyday financial news stories on TV or in the media that can appear confusing and complex and misunderstood. The emphasis will be on the numbers behind financial news, where possible. Examples include, GDP is up; inflation is up, the pound is down, imports were up this quarter, the trade deficit has worsened, the economy is in recession
21
N
Fractions, decimals, percentages are related
The aim of this workshop is to show that these 3 ways to represent a number just different ways to look at the same number, e.g., 87.5% is 0.875, which is 7/8. The aim of the workshop is to remove the anxiety students might feel in having to learn multiple concepts instead of just one.
22
N
Probability and chance in everyday situations
The aim of this workshop is to show how risk and chance are common in everyday situations, such as insurance, investing money, sport, weather, or health. It then goes on to explain the concept of probability and how it relates to risk and chance, and aims to explain these concepts in terms of the maths behind them. The aim is to keep the maths as simple as possible, to understand the jargon, and to be able to apply probability to everyday situations. It will indirectly cover fractions, decimals, and percentages as ways to describe probability
23
N
Currency conversion and foreign exchange
The aim of this workshop is to know how to convert from one currency to another in everyday situations such as sending (or receiving) money abroad, or going on holiday overseas. It includes the impact of commissions and transfer charges on net income or cost of currency exchanges, and how to determine which of competing FX dealers gives the best all-in exchange rate. It will include a game where students have £1000000 and they invest it in a portfolio of currencies of their choice which they can sell and buy once only in the year, then they must determine thether they end up at the end of the year with more or less than the £1000000 they had at the start of the year
24
N
Ratios and proportions
The aim of this workshop is to see how ratios and proportions arise in everyday situations and how to deal with them, such as cooking, DIY, finance, and health
25
N
Creating bar and line charts, and tables
The focus of this workshop is to learn how data can be represented in bar and line charts, and builds on workshop 5 which looked at how to interpret such visual data. It also looks at how to create a table of data.
26
N
Money literacy and numeracy
The aim of this workshop is to understand the written meaning of money presented in numbers and how to write money written in numbers, in words. It also explains the different ways to write an amount of money numerically including or excluding decimals, and how to round amounts of money.
Description of workshop
N=New; R= Repeat
1
N
Calculating the best value offer when shopping
Understand the meaning of retail jargon such as BOGOF, Discount, “3 for 2” “Buy 3 get the cheapest free” etc. Understand and apply the maths to determine which is the best one of multiple offers, financially.
2
N
Understanding consumer credit
Know how to calculate whether it is cheaper to borrow and buy or rent an item. Understand the risks and rewards of credit such as BNPL offers and credit cards. Understand how interest works, simple and compound. Understand “time value of money”
3
N
Fractions for everyday use
How to interpret and use fractions in everyday situations, such as: DIY, cooking, investing, borrowing, tax, and budgetting
4
N
Percentages for everyday use
How to interpret and use percentages in everyday situations, such as: DIY, cooking, investing, borrowing, tax, and budgetting
5
N
Understanding everyday timetables, charts, and graphs
How to interpret and use these in everyday situations, such as: travelling, healthcare, investing, borrowing, DIY, cooking, tax, and how to present information in the form of charts and tables
6
N
Maths and financial vocabulary for everyday use
Understanding maths jargon or common phrases, e.g., percentages, fractions, discounts, interest, APR, RPI, VAT, credit, debit, principal, loan, net, gross, RRP, “per annum” quarterly, semi-annual, compound, etc, in everyday situations, such as: travel, shopping, hospitals, dentist, gyms, chemists, offices, tax
7
N
Healthcare
A workshop equivalent of the 5-week course
8
N
Financial potholes
A workshop equivalent of the 5-week course
9
R
Build confidence using numbers-in MS Excel I
Using Excel I - a repeat of the workshop on how to build a practical spreadsheet - this one was a household budget
10
N
Build confidence using numbers-in MS Excel II
Using Excel II - a continuation of how to build a practical spreadsheet - this time for loan or investment analysis
11
N
Build confidence using numbers-in MS Excel III
Using Excel III - a continuation of how to build a practical spreadsheet - this time for determining the best value of competing retail offers
12
R
Making money go farther-shopping
A repeat of the workshop but with the focus on how to save money when shopping
13
R
Making money go farther-cooking
A repeat of the workshop but with the focus on how to save money when cooking
14
R
Making money go farther-energy costs
A repeat of the workshop but with the focus on how to save money on energy costs, including how to calculate the energy costs in £ of household appliances
15
N
Measuring and converting numbers II
Volume, currency, converting metric to imperial and vice versa. The aim is to explain and use volume calculations and to practise metric-imperial conversions and currency calculations (both learned in the original workshop)
16
R
Measuring and converting numbers
A repeat of the original workshop
17
N
Inflation - understanding the maths
The aim of this workshop is to explain what "inflation" means in everyday situations and how it is calculated for everyday items. It also shows how to round calculated numbers and how to present the results in either % terms or in £ and p terms. It focuses on the first part of the "Be confident with numbers" workshop delivered on 24/4/23
18
N
Maths for everyday - first principles
The aim of this workshop is to explain the basic maths operators and the BODMAS rule, and to show how fractions, decimals, division, and multiplication of numbers are linked and related to each other. In seeing the relationship and similarity, it is hoped that students will not feel as overwhelmed with so many seemingly different rules, and will be able to apply the operators more easily and quickly in everyday situations
19
N
First steps in numbers (Entry level 2)
The aim of this workshop is to provide an overview of multiple basic maths operations used in everyday situations, eg: time, distance, weight, and money. It explains rounding of numbers, fractions, subtraction, division, and multiplication. It follows the FS-maths Entry level 2 syllabus so will be set at that level of ability.
20
N
Demystifying financial news stories
The aim of this workshop is to discuss and explain common jargon and phrases that appear in everyday financial news stories on TV or in the media that can appear confusing and complex and misunderstood. The emphasis will be on the numbers behind financial news, where possible. Examples include, GDP is up; inflation is up, the pound is down, imports were up this quarter, the trade deficit has worsened, the economy is in recession
21
N
Fractions, decimals, percentages are related
The aim of this workshop is to show that these 3 ways to represent a number just different ways to look at the same number, e.g., 87.5% is 0.875, which is 7/8. The aim of the workshop is to remove the anxiety students might feel in having to learn multiple concepts instead of just one.
22
N
Probability and chance in everyday situations
The aim of this workshop is to show how risk and chance are common in everyday situations, such as insurance, investing money, sport, weather, or health. It then goes on to explain the concept of probability and how it relates to risk and chance, and aims to explain these concepts in terms of the maths behind them. The aim is to keep the maths as simple as possible, to understand the jargon, and to be able to apply probability to everyday situations. It will indirectly cover fractions, decimals, and percentages as ways to describe probability
23
N
Currency conversion and foreign exchange
The aim of this workshop is to know how to convert from one currency to another in everyday situations such as sending (or receiving) money abroad, or going on holiday overseas. It includes the impact of commissions and transfer charges on net income or cost of currency exchanges, and how to determine which of competing FX dealers gives the best all-in exchange rate. It will include a game where students have £1000000 and they invest it in a portfolio of currencies of their choice which they can sell and buy once only in the year, then they must determine thether they end up at the end of the year with more or less than the £1000000 they had at the start of the year
24
N
Ratios and proportions
The aim of this workshop is to see how ratios and proportions arise in everyday situations and how to deal with them, such as cooking, DIY, finance, and health
25
N
Creating bar and line charts, and tables
The focus of this workshop is to learn how data can be represented in bar and line charts, and builds on workshop 5 which looked at how to interpret such visual data. It also looks at how to create a table of data.
26
N
Money literacy and numeracy
The aim of this workshop is to understand the written meaning of money presented in numbers and how to write money written in numbers, in words. It also explains the different ways to write an amount of money numerically including or excluding decimals, and how to round amounts of money.