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TransUnion and Leeds United team up to teach teens about finance
TransUnion, one of the UK’s leading credit reference agencies, has teamed up with Premier League football club Leeds United to take its education programme – Credit Scores Explained – into schools. Focusing on being financially fit in preparation for adult
life, the #KnowYourScore initiative will launch in Leeds, ahead of a national rollout next year. Kelli Fielding, managing director of consumer interactive
at TransUnion in the UK said: "Our Credit Scores Explained course will be delivered in secondary schools, in partnership with the Leeds United Foundation. Our aim is to give teens the best start to their financial life, helping them learn more about managing money and understanding from an early age the role that their credit report and score can play. “This information can help prepare them for their adult
lives, whatever path they choose, and is particularly timely, as COVID-19 exacerbates financial stresses. Nearly a third (31%) of teens say their parents talking about money worries is making them think more about finance, according to our recent survey.” Paul Bell, executive director at Leeds United added:
“We’re really pleased to be working with TransUnion on this, so that together we can support the community and help teach young people important life skills. Our charity foundation has a strong rapport with numerous local schools, and the interest we’ve had to date has been fantastic, so we’re looking forward to getting started.” The course, which is for young people aged between 13 and 18, will cover specific aspects of managing money and the role credit information plays in day-
to-day life, with lessons aligning to financial education frameworks. It follows a successful pilot programme last year with three local secondary schools, including Corpus Christi in Leeds. Mr Stones, lead teacher of business and
enterprise there said: “The students found the session to be enlightening, engaging and informative. As a college we appreciate the support and insight that private organisations such as TransUnion can provide to help us equip our students for their futures.”
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https://www.transunion.co.uk/resources/tu-uk/doc/consumer/resources/tu-uk-consumer-guide-2020.pdf Local student wins prestigious national languages competition
Stratford Girl’s Grammar School student Kirsty Duncan has won the national Mother Tongue Other Tongue KS5 French competition for 2020. Mother Tongue Other Tongue is a national
multilingual poetry competition that celebrates cultural diversity and the many languages currently spoken in schools across the UK. The competition aims to celebrate languages, culture and language-learning, allowing secondary school students to practice and improve their foreign language skills and appreciate their heritage using poetry. The competition was originally developed by
the Faculty of Humanities, Languages and Social Science at Manchester Metropolitan University and Routes into Languages North West. It has since rolled out across the country and become a nationally recognised award, with students from all over the UK competing for the annual prize. This year, ‘other tongue’ entries required an
original poem written in a language that is not the first language spoken by the student writing it. Entries could be provided in Spanish, German, Italian, or French. Kirsty initially entered the competition during
the height of the coronavirus pandemic. The competition was suggested to Kirsty by her French teacher at Stratford Girls’ Grammar School as an extra way to apply herself with language learning during this time.
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www.education-today.co.uk Kirsty said, “I enjoy linguistic challenges like these
as they are always a bit like a puzzle. I wasn't expecting to finish the poem at first, because I thought it would be too difficult to get it to rhyme or to keep a coherent theme throughout. But after writing each verse, I discovered I really enjoyed constructing each line. In the end, I created something that I was proud of, regardless of the competition results. When I found out that I had been named the winner, I was really over the moon. It was definitely a confidence boost before taking my mock French exam the next day!” Stephanie Wood, Head of Modern Foreign
Language studies at Stratford Girls’ Grammar School, commented: “We are very proud of what Kirsty has achieved with her fantastic poem and ongoing commitment to learning. Competitions like Mother Tongue Other Tongue are incredibly welcomed by our school as they help broaden students understanding beyond the classroom, which is especially important after the unexpected lockdown situation earlier this year. Students have now returned to our school, but we are still encouraging them to enter more competitions, such as those celebrating the European Day of Languages this month. Congratulations once again to Kirsty for her well-deserved win and prize.”
uwww.sggs.org.uk October 2020
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