Format
1 x 2 hour workshop
Target Group
16-18 year olds
Group size
12-30 young people
Content
An exciting and jampacked workshop for young people considering studying at university. Uni Dosh provides a comprehensive overview of student finance, banking, employment, tax, and the importance of budgeting when living independently.
Participants look at how student loans work, the accessibility of university, the ‘price tag’ myths and are encouraged to visualise their new lifestyle and prepare themselves to handle the money side of independent living.
Sessions cover:
- Money In: Student loans, how they work and repayments; how to get bursaries, grants and scholarships, where to find a part-time job and how to read payslips.
- Money Out: Top student spends, average student costs, a university budget challenge and exploring common financial temptations and pitfalls.
- Bank Choices: What to look for in a student bank account, overdrafts and other borrowing options explained.
An online version is also available.
This programme is designed to make young people plan ahead and evaluate the choices which they will have to make at university. All participants receive a ‘Next Steps’ information leaflet to take away with them.
MyBnk have also created a range of online guides to help young people manage their money at university.
MyBnk Cancellation Policy: Cancellations and changes made to scheduled deliveries incur costs to MyBnk. Any changes made less than two weeks in advance will result in a £100 or, if less than three working days, £250 charge per MyBnk trainer. Full Terms & Conditions here.
Case Studies
From opening a first bank account and trading in real markets, to moving out of care and into independent living, MyBnk’s financial education workshops pack a BIG punch!
"It makes maths real!" Improving teens numeracy skills by understanding investment
“My Mind Has Been Blown!" - Shannon, 8, opens her first bank account and starts her savings journey
"Learning to live independently taught me I had worth" Leaving care and dodging bankruptcy
Impact After Our Programmes
96
of participants had a good or better understanding of student loans.
97
of participants had a good or better understanding of how to budget.
87
of participants felt confident or very confident about how to borrow responsibly.
“If you want to feel rich, just count the things you have that money can't buy.”
"Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn."
Money doesn’t grow on trees but if it did you’d plant the seeds
Money is the root of all evil
Money can’t buy manners
"Save money, and money will save you!”ou!"
'Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.'
"I want young people to understand things like APR as much as they understand LOL".
"If money go before, all ways do lie open" (Shakespeare)
"There are people who have money and people who are rich". [Coco Chanel]
“Don’t just make money, make a difference”.
"The more you LEARN the more you EARN".
"Take care of the pennies and the pounds take care of themselves!"
"Don’t make money your goal. Instead, pursue the things you love doing, and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off you”. [Maya Angelou]
"MyBnk is more than just a job. It's a lifestyle!"
"A wise man once said the best thing money can buy is financial freedom".
“Spend your money on the things money can buy. Spend your time on the things money can’t buy.” - Haruki Murakami
"If you want to be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting".
"If money is the sea, learn to ride the waves".
“Money is numbers and numbers never end. If it takes money to be happy, your search for happiness will never end.” Bob Marley
