Resources

This page contains learning and teaching resources and web-links that adult learners have found helpful for developing financial capability skills :

A list of useful websites compiled by Scotland's Colleges.

Resources on FLO's sister site Adult Literacies Online:

Adult Literacies Online is Scotland's online resource bank for adult literacies, a single point of access for resources, training materials and research.  Click below to see the latest resources for particular topics:

Show me resources about:

• banking
• benefits  
• bills
• budgeting
• debt
• cash
• fuel/energy
• rent and mortgages
• insurance
• pensions
• understanding your pay 
• savings
• shopping

or... all of the above!

Other useful sites:

• BBC Skillswise has factsheets, worksheets, quizzes and games to help adults improve their reading, writing and number skills
• BBC Raw Money is an fun, interactive website that aims to help people consider different aspects of money in everyday life
  
• DoughUK is aimed at young people aged 14 - 24 and covers several aspects of personal finance
• CFEB's Financial Capability website offers tools and resources to help people involved in financial capability work
• Money Matters to Me offers an exciting way to understand the different aspects of personal and practical 'day to day' finance
• Money Made Clear is a Consumer Financial Education Body (CFEB) website which gives impartial information and tools about money that can help you work out what is right for you
• Skilled to Go is the Office of Fair Trading's web-based toolkit that uses everyday consumer situations, such as choosing a mobile phone, as contexts for learning literacy, numeracy.
• Spondoolies is a forum for all those involved in financial learning for adults
• Money Saving Expert is the website of media personality Martin Lewis.  It offers countless tips for saving money.
• The Financial Literacy Resource Centre is designed to help you find learning materials that are right for adult learners
• Young Scot's Infoline gives information, and provides opportunities and incentives for young people - including about money.
• Young Scot's Launchpad is a young person’s guide to independent living.
• YouthBanks provide small grants to fund young people's good ideas to benefit their local community.

If you would like to suggest a new resource to be added to this page, please email Daniel Sellers