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Frequently Asked Questions
Registering
your School
FAQ 01 — What is the KS4 Financial Capability
Programme?
FAQ 02 — How do I buy a Money Maestro product?
FAQ 03 — What details will you take from
me?
FAQ 04 — What will you use the details
for?
FAQ 05 — What other information do you store?
FAQ 06 — What forms of payment can I
use?
FAQ 07 — How do I know payments are secure?
FAQ 08 — What do I get when
I've purchased the programme?
FAQ 09 — What do I do if I have a question
or problem?
FAQ 10 — What if I'm not happy
with the product?
Financial Capability
Programme — Course Content
FAQ 25 — What makes Money Maestro's
Programme special?
FAQ 26 — What are principles
of Corporate Finance?
FAQ 27 — What principles has Money
Maestro adapted?
FAQ 28 — What does the Financial
Capability Course cover?
FAQ 29 — What will pupils learn?
FAQ 30 — Is this the right material
to be teaching pupils?
Registering your School
FAQ 1 — What is the
KS4 Financial Capability Programme?
Money Maestro has developed a completely unique and unparalleled online
educational programme to deliver Personal Finance education into UK
Secondary Schools.
The KS4 Financial Capability course has been written to meet and exceed
the new 2008 PSHEE curriculum, but can also be used to deliver a Finance
Education cross curricula.
The Financial Capability programme is delivered entirely online with
interactive lessons and games which engage pupils into the subject of
finance.
We focus on teaching decision making skills to help pupils avoid making
the same mistakes the generations before them have made.
Our content is based on Principals of Corporate Finance adapted to
the Consumer creating a quantitative subject which is based on sound
financial principals. This has been pitched at the KS4 level to maximise
the financial learning of pupils.
FAQ 2 — How do I buy a
Money Maestro product?
Simply go to the KS4 Financial Capability
purchasing page to register and make your purchase.
All you need to do is fill in your school's details and enter the payment details.
On receipt of payment, your account will be upgraded to a School Master Account.
From here you can create Teacher Accounts and administer the course.
FAQ 3 — What details
will you take from me?
We will ask you to provide your school's contact details which we will
keep on record. We do not receive any of your payment details as these
are all handled by PayPal, one of the largest and most trusted online
transaction providers in the world.
FAQ 4 — What will
you use the details for?
Your schools details will only be kept for record purposes. We are
registered under the Data Protection Act 1998 and do not distribute
your contact information to any third parties.
FAQ 5 — What other information
do you store?
For the Financial Capabilty Programme to function, we will store names
of teachers and pupils you register centrally. However, these will never
be distributed to a third party and you retain complete control over
them. When you delete the names, they disappear from our server.
FAQ 6 — What forms
of payment can I use?
We accept all major Credit Cards and Debit Cards. All payments are
processed online and handled by PayPal, one of the largest and most
trusted online transaction providers in the world.
FAQ 7 — How do I know
payments are secure?
We do not receive any of your school's payment details; these are all
handled by our transactions provider PayPal. PayPal is the transactions
provider for some of the biggest sites in the world so you can be sure
your details will be secure. Visit www.paypal.co.uk
for more information.
FAQ 8 —
What do I get when I've purchased the programme?
When you have registered for the KS4 Financial Capability Programme and your payment has been processed, the account you have registered will be upgraded to a School Master Account. To access this simply log in as normal and you will access a control panel that allows you to create Teacher Accounts.
Teacher Accounts have separate Usernames and passwords. This allows the teachers to have their own private areas where they can timetable their own lessons, receive their class results, and access Teacher Resources to help them administer the course effectively.
Your school will be able to create up to 10 Teacher Accounts within the School Master Account. If you need Additional Teacher Accounts [link] you can purchase them spearately.
FAQ 9 — What do I
do if I have a question or problem?
If you have any questions or problems you can contact
us by telephone, email, letter or by sending the online enquiry
form.
FAQ 10 — What if
I'm not happy with the product?
We are always open to feedback about our products, positive or negative.
If you would like to let us know your thoughts then please contact
us.
Using the Financial Capability Programme
FAQ 11 — How do
I use the KS4 Financial Capability Programme?
The educational programme is structured into 5 Modules (see Course
Documentation) and can be accessed anytime, anywhere. Teachers
have complete control over which modules pupils can have access to and
when they can access them.
This means if you are in complete control of your timetable. If you
want pupils to complete work at home, they can do. If you want to cover
Financial Capability cross curricula in Maths, Business or PSHE you
can still use Money Maestro to do so consistently, in each subject.
The Financial Capabilty course is delivered entirely online, ideally
to individual pupils. Getting Started with Money Maestro is quick and
simple: completed in 3 simple steps:
1. Create Teacher Accounts
This will give the Teachers you register their own private area in the
Money Maestro Website, accessed from the Home Page using a unique Username
and Password generated when their account is created.
2. Create and Timetable Classes
Using their Private Area, Teachers can Create Classes of Pupils and
Timetable them to Start and Finish at a time and date decided by the
Teacher. Only between the Start and Finish times will pupils have access
to the course modules.
On a lesson finishing, any results from assessments are captured and
delivered directly to the Teacher's individual Private Area.
3. Distribute Usernames and Passwords and Begin!
When created, Pupils will be generated a unique Username and Password.
Simply give this to them and direct them to login on www.money-maestro.co.uk.
When they log in they will be presented with all timetabled lessons
available.
Pupils then simply click on the appropriate lesson and begin!
FAQ 12 — What
are the system requirements?
Money Maestro uses the Adobe Flash Player to deliver its interactive
educational games and activities. Each computer must have the Flash
Player installed (preferabley the latest version) to display the lessons.
Flash Player is FREE software, available from Adobe,
if you do not already have the player installed on your computer, go
to the site to download the latest Flash
Player.
FAQ 13 — Are
there loading times for the lessons?
All financial capability lessons have been designed to load instantly,
with no waiting times. If you have a good broadband connection this
should be the case, however it is possible the flash will take a few
seconds to load on occasion.
FAQ 14 —
How many teachers can teach the programme?
Your school can register 10 teachers in the School Master Account.
If you require more teachers there is an additional charge of £9.99
per teacher.
FAQ 15 —
How many pupils can use the programme?
Your pupil numbers are unlimited so you can register your entire KS4
year groups to use the programme. We assume that each school will register
a maximum of 250 pupils. You can register more than this, but under
our Fair Usage Policy you
will be required to provide evidence of greater pupil numbers.
FAQ 16 —
What are Additional Teacher Accounts?
Additional Teacher Accounts allow your school to register more than 10 Teachers in your School account.
Each additional account costs �9.99 and has exactly the same access as any other teacher account.
The additional accounts that you purchase will be available in your account until your school's subscription expires.
You will need to purchase the additional accounts again on renewal of your subscription.
FAQ 17 — What ability
level is the programme aimed at?
We intend that the programme provides learning access to all abilities.
The delivery of information is structured so that further help is available
when it is needed by the pupil: thus the lesson is unencumbered by excess
information on screen, allowing pupils to advance at their own learning
level. Pupils are also provided with explanation and instruction throughout
the programme, and teacher support is provided by Teacher Notes.
All together this should provide enough support to deliver a Finance
Education to all abilities.
However as this is a course in Finance, a basic grasp of Maths is required
and in particular, pupils should understand percentages.
FAQ 18 — Will Pupils get confused
with Jargon?
Financial terms are used throughout the course to expose pupils to
the words they will hear in the real world. However, to add to their
learning experience, a full Glossary of terms is provided throughout
the programme.
The Glossary has been designed to fit seamlessly into the lessons,
allowing pupils to access explanations of terms they are unfamiliar
with but not slow them down by explaining the ones they already understand.
FAQ 19 — How long can we
use it for?
Your subscription lasts for 12 months from the date of purchase. After
12 months you will need to renew your subscription.
FAQ 20 — How long will
it take to teach?
We recommend you allow between 4 to 6 hourse to complete the course, depending on pupil ability.
FAQ 21 — How
do we assess pupils learning?
Pupils are assessed at the end of each module by multiple choice assessments.
The results of these are automatically marked, captured and delivered
directly to the teacher at the end of each lesson.
These assessments have been written in relation to the content of the
programme by the authors of the course: experienced in both finance,
and education. They provide a solid measure of learning that teachers
can use to monitor individual, and class progress.
FAQ 22 — Do I
need any experience or knowledge to teach this?
No, Money Maestro's KS4 Financial Capability Programme has been written
and delivered by experts to take the pressure off teachers. We understand
everyone has personal experience in this subject however; these experiences
may not be the best foundations for teaching Finance.
We have adapted the principals of Corporate Finance to provide unprecedented
levels of financial education which have never been available before
in Consumer Finance.
These will expand pupils understanding of money and how it works and
most importantly, develop their decision making skills
We have adapted the principals of Corporate Finance to provide unprecedented
levels of education which have never been delivered before in Consumer
Finance.
These will expand pupils understanding of money and how it works and
most importantly, develop their decision making skills.
FAQ 23 — What
support do the teachers get?
Teacher's are provided with downloadable Lesson Plans and Teacher Notes
to give them insight into the material taught and help to organise lessons.
These are availalbe to download in PDF format in the Teacher's Individual
Area.
We feel this involvement of the Teacher is imperative to the delivery
of a successful education.
If you have any unanswered questions you can contact us: Our office
is open between the hours of 8am and 6pm Weekdays, and 8am to 12pm on
Saturdays.
FAQ 24 — What do
I do if I have a problem?
If you have a problem then please contact us, and we will do our best
to resolve it. We also provide optional Third Level IT support for any
technical issues you may have.
Financial Capability Programme — Course Content
FAQ 25 — What makes
Money Maestro's Programme special?
The content we provide for your school is based on the principles of
Corporate Finance that have been used for decades by businesses and
taught for decades in business schools.
We have adapted these to fit to the consumer rather than the corporate,
and aid decision making on a day to day basis.
Whilst this may sound complicated, we have managed to remove all complexity
and deliver the key messages in a simple, straight forward, easy to
understand way.
We hope that these principals will be adopted by millions who wish
to manage their money properly for a brighter, wealthier future.
FAQ 26 —
What are the principals of Corporate Finance?
These are the laws which govern the way finance is handled at the corporate
level. They help businesses make financial decisions which are in line
with their shareholders goals, principally to maximise wealth.
FAQ 27 — What principals
has Money Maestro adapted?
Money Maestro has successfully adapted and delivered the following
principals in the KS4 Financial Capability Programme:
• The Time Value of Money
• The Net Present Value Rule
• Opportunity Costs
• Risk and Return
• Asset Allocation
• Agency Problems
• Credit Risk
We are currently working on adapting more principals of Corporate Finance
for our Future Products!
FAQ 28 — What does
the Financial Capability Course cover?
The course content and documentation are available to view before
sign up.
FAQ 29 — What will
pupils learn?
In the KS4 Financial Capability Programme pupils will learn how money
behaves over time and how the correct management of money can benefit
them in the future. They will be taught how to make objective decisions
and, rather than tell them how they should spend their money, they are
taught WHY they should manage their money.
This gives them the freedom to decide how they want to spend their
money, but shows them all the options and consequences so they are fully
aware how their decisions affect their future.
FAQ 30 — Is
this the right material to be teaching pupils?
Absolutely, because Money Maestro is based on sound principals of Corporate
Finance. These principals are the fundamentals behind the way businesses
manage money, and by adapting them to suit the Consumer, we can provide
a solid and practical decision making education that works.
This education will give pupils the necessary knowledge and decision
making skills to manage their money successfully into the future. These
principals do not change over time and are not subjective, so they apply
to every situation all of the time. This will allow pupils to carry
them forward into the future knowing they can use them to successfully
manage their finances.
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