Financial Literacy for 16–24 Year Olds | Fledglings
The Pocket Book·For 16–24·2026 Edition

Money stuff school never covered

Money skills, actually built for 16–24.

A focused financial literacy curriculum covering budgeting, payslips and tax, banking, debt and credit, renting, and managing money in work. Standalone, or as part of the full Fledglings platform.

i.

Chapter one · the contents

Six topic areas. One focused book.

Practical topics for the situations 16–24 year olds actually face. Available standalone, or as part of the full platform across four curricula.

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01 / Core

Budgeting

How to build a budget on a starter income, track spending, save deliberately, and adjust when life changes.

— for any income
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02 / Practical

Payslips & Tax

How to read a payslip, tax codes, National Insurance, deductions, and what to do if something looks wrong.

— for the first payslip
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03 / Core

Banking

Current accounts, savings, ISAs, direct debits, standing orders, and choosing between providers.

— for the everyday
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04 / Critical

Debt & Credit

Credit cards, overdrafts, credit scores, BNPL, student loans, and how to handle debt that gets out of hand.

— before it spirals
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05 / Practical

Renting

Tenancy agreements, deposits, bills, council tax, dealing with landlords, and rights as a tenant.

— for the first flat
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06 / Advanced

Money in Work

Pensions, workplace benefits, salary negotiation, expenses, and managing money through the first years of working life.

— for the long game
ii.

Chapter two · why this

Focused. Practical. Built for the age group.

Most adult financial education is too dense or pitched at people already in stable employment. Most school content stops at GCSE-level abstractions. We start where they don't.

// real-world 01 / Topics

The situations they actually face

Budgeting, payslips and tax, banking, debt and credit, renting, money in work. Practical content for the moments 16–24s meet.

// peer-built 02 / Voice

Written by the age group

Built specifically for 16–24 and designed by people from the demographic. Not adapted from generic adult content.

// modular 03 / Flexible

Standalone or full platform

Run financial literacy on its own, or alongside Employability, Confidence & Resilience and Online Safety as a complete programme.

~ Promise to teach ~

Money skills your learners actually leave with. Plug-and-play, GDPR compliant, EU-hosted.

iii.

Chapter three · the journey

From conversation to cohort live.

01

Discovery

A 15-minute call to scope your cohort, delivery model, and whether you want financial literacy alone or the full platform.

~15 minutes
02

Pilot

A short pilot with a defined cohort so you can see it with your own learners.

~one half-term
03

Rollout

Learners access the platform directly with single sign-on. Hosted by us — nothing to install.

~ready in days
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Reporting

Engagement and completion data ready for personal development evidence — exportable, no manual reporting.

~hand it over
iv.

Chapter four · common questions

Quick answers. Straight.

~ ready when you are ~

Money skills your learners actually leave with.

15 minutes is enough to see whether Fledglings fits your cohort.

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