Welcome to POUNDS & PENCE

A learning resource for 9-11 year olds

welcome to Pounds & PencePounds & Pence is intended for teachers of pupils aged 9–11. It provides a range of stimulating resources that will encourage pupils to think about money and prices.

Pounds & Pence aims to engage pupils’ interest and to deliver a valuable learning experience that links to the curriculum.

The resources have been produced and reviewed by educational experts in consultation with the Bank of England and are designed to have clear links to the curriculum programmes of study in English, Maths, History, ICT, Design & Technology and Citizenship/PSHE/PSE/PSD.

Pounds & Pence can be viewed and downloaded from this site. Guidance on how to use the downloadable information cards and activity cards, including suggestions for further activities and curriculum links for all UK curricula, can be found in the Teachers' Area.

Pounds & Pence is also available free of charge to Primary Schools as a printed resource pack in English or Welsh. The printed resource pack includes a video/DVD. Details of how to obtain the resource pack can be found in the Teachers' Area.

You can download the resources in English or Welsh.