The Institute for Financial Wellbeing is embracing financial education to strengthen the future of financial wellbeing
In the interest of supporting and achieving our mission and vision, we collaborate with organisations actively working towards positive changes in the UK’s financial services industry and across financial education generally.
- The IFW’s Mission is to educate, empower and support people of all ages in every community to feel safe and confident around money by creating a space for conversation, collaboration and positive change.
- The IFW’s Vision is to have been instrumental in ensuring every adult and child has access to a financial wellbeing pathway by 2030.
Associate Membership of the Institute is a no-cost affiliation, which is open to non-profit and charitable organisations with an interest in the topic of money and wellbeing, who offer education and support services to those in need.
The first IFW Associate Member is financial education charity RedSTART Educate, which aims to transform the life chances of primary-aged children across the UK through financial education and an understanding of the world of work.
Through their ‘Change the Game’ programme, the charity is having tangible impacts lives of school children, their parents and teachers. They’re in discussions with the UK government with the aim of developing a blueprint for improving the financial knowledge and outcomes of 4.7 million primary school children across the UK. Their approach and ambitions support the IFW’s mission of empowering people of all ages to feel safe and confident around money by creating a space for conversation, collaboration and positive change.
Sarah Marks, CEO of RedSTART, says: “Through our Change the Game programme, our aim is to develop a solid case and the evidence needed for the UK government on how teaching primary school children about money can be delivered in a sustainable and meaningful way that offers more than just a practical and educational benefit. We’re excited to be collaborating with the IFW in helping get this message across and further promoting conversations around the importance of financial education and financial wellbeing.”
RedSTART’s appointment as the IFW’s first Associate Member is an exciting step towards boosting awareness of the tools crucial to understanding and attaining financial wellbeing.
