Managing money

Learn how to manage your money successfully

The questions that go through almost every potential trainee teacher's mind are, 'How will I afford my teacher training?', 'What will I do if I can't pay for the basics like food and rent?' and 'How can I afford a social life?'. The simple answer is by learning to budget. Putting this into practice can be a lot harder to do, but if you consider the ideas here, you will find it much easier to support yourself during your course without leaving with a huge debt.

This section covers:

Budgeting
Advice on how to manage your money while doing your teacher training.

Student bank accounts
Advice on the many different bank accounts available, what to look for, and what to avoid.

Debt management
What you can to do to avoid debt getting out of hand.

Links
Links to other useful sources of information.