🌟Unleash your financial savvy with The Grown-Up School’s “Budget or Bust” in-person workshop! 🌟
Are you ready for a financial adventure that will transform the way you handle your money?
Look no further than the “Budget or Bust” workshop – the ultimate, high-energy crash course in mastering budgeting and bill management.
Quick Overview🔍
- Typical workshop length: 1 hour, but can be adjusted to suit your needs⌚
- Cost: £500 for a full day, all costs and resources included. 5 hours expected teaching time across multiple groups 💳
- Funding options: If you’re a school/college and cannot afford this, check out our free school workshops page, where we can seek funding for the workshops on your behalf via local businesses. 💖
- Suitable for: up to 30 participants per group (works out at just £3.33 cost per participant) 🧑🤝🧑
- Suitable ages: all ages, Year 7 (age 11) and above for schools 🧑
- Available locations: Currently delivering only in Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan locations, South Wales, United Kingdom 🗺️
- Additional learning needs: This workshop can be adapted to suit various learning needs, please include these details in the notes section when you book.
Workshop objectives 👩🏫
By the end of this workshop, learners will:
- Acquire practical skills for creating and managing a budget effectively. 💳
- Gain insights into the costs associated with independent living. 🏡
- Learn strategies to avoid common financial pitfalls and make informed choices. 💷
About the workshop 🤹♀️
We believe that learning about finances should be fun, engaging, and hands-on.
That’s why we’ve turned budgeting into an exciting game where you’ll have the chance to play with a pretend pay packet of cash, just like real-life, but without the consequences. 💷
Your payday playground awaits ✨ 🛝
Our dynamic instructors will guide you through every step of the way as you:
💼 Pick your job: Choose from various roles and careers, each with its own pay packet.
👪 Choose your lifestyle: House? Car? Pets? Children? – Choose your lifestyle, and see how much it costs.
💸 Manage your finances: Receive your play cash money pay packet and learn how to make it last by paying bills, saving, and spending wisely.
💡 Learn about bills: Water? Electricity? Gas? TV licences? Council Tax? Discover the ins and outs of managing these common household expenses.
💥 Dodge financial pitfalls: Navigate unexpected financial challenges and temptations designed to test your budgeting skills.
💷 Budget or bust: The goal? Keep your finances afloat until the end of the game, and you’ll emerge victorious as a budgeting champion!
What you’ll learn 💡
By participating in the “Budget or Bust” workshop you’ll gain invaluable financial insights and practical skills, including:
📈 Budgeting Mastery: Learn to create and stick to a budget that suits your lifestyle.
💰 Money Management Skills: Develop strategies to handle bills, save, and invest wisely.
🛡️ Financial Resilience: Build the confidence to weather financial storms and stay on track.
💳 Sensible Spending: Understand the value of your money, and what it can buy you.
💼 Salary Expectations: Learn about salary differences and how this can impact your budget.
What’s included 🎁
Our workshop fees are comprehensive, so there are no hidden costs.
Your workshop package includes:
- All resources provided, so you don’t have to do any preparation e.g. worksheets, paper, pens, whiteboards ✏️
- Over £30,000 in handmade play cash for students to experiment with during the workshop 💷
- 5 hours (full day) of teaching from an award-winning educator and entrepreneur, who previously worked as financial product manager looking after £7.6 billion 👩🏫
- Travel costs to your location 🚗
- Enhanced DBS certification for our facilitators, managed via the DBS update service 🛡️
- All associated workshop administration e.g. booking, invoicing, payment collection 📄
- Content development and planning time ⌚
Who should attend? 🧑🤝🧑
“Budget or Bust” is open to everyone, from budgeting beginners to financial aficionados.
We recommend for schools that students should be aged 11+ (Year 7 and above).
Available locations 🗺️
Workshops are currently limited to Vale of Glamorgan and Cardiff locations only.
About your workshop facilitator 🙋♀️
Hi, I’m Laura Abraham!
Here’s everything you need to know about me:
- I’m 27 years old, and the founder of The Grown-Up School 🎓
- I’m an award-winning educator and entrepreneur, who has taught life skills and finance to thousands of students across high schools and colleges all across South Wales 🗺️
- I previously worked in finance, looking after a £7.6 billion savings portfolio 🏦
- I have broad professional experience, including IT, cyber security, and professional services 💻
- I’ve been featured in various press pieces due to my work for The Grown-Up School, including The Sun, Medium, Daily Star, Business News Wales, WalesOnline, Western Mail, and The South Wales Argus 📰
- I also work in film and TV, and have been on Netflix, Sky, BBC, Channel 4, and Amazon Prime 🎥
My Awards
- Winner of the Education and Training Business of the Year 2023 award, in the National StartUp Awards
- Technology Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist in the upcoming Great British Entrepreneur awards 2023
- Purpose Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist in the upcoming Great British Entrepreneur awards 2023
How to book 📆
Bookings are limited, so secure your spot today. On our booking page you can view our calendar availability, book, and pay instantly.
Questions? 📞
Feel free to get in touch via email at laura@thegrownupschool.com