Eight-year-old Ferne, formerly from Warrington, is the latest recruit to the GoHenry Kids Financial Education Advisory Board. The board—which helps the money app empower kids to learn to earn, save, spend, and invest—has today grown to six members ranging in age from 7 to 17.
The group was formed to give young people a voice on how money lessons should be delivered in the new National Curriculum starting in September 2028. Ferne joins the board alongside two other new primary-aged appointments, ensuring the next generation has a seat at the table.
The addition of three new primary school members to GoHenry’s Financial Education Advisory Board ensures that children who will experience financial education in primary schools in England from September 2028 – a milestone GoHenry actively campaigned for over the past five years – can now also have a voice on a subject that will fundamentally shape their future.
GoHenry’s Financial Education Advisory Board was established to bridge the gap between policy and the classroom, elevating young people’s voices on topics they’re often left out of. Ferne joins five other members of the board, ranging from primary to secondary school age. Together, their mission is to help shape GoHenry’s recommendations to the Government, telling them exactly how money lessons should be delivered in classrooms to ensure they are both practical and engaging.
The members of GoHenry’s Financial Education Advisory Board are:
- Luca – age 7, Wiltshire (new member)
- Ferne – age 8, Cheshire (new member)
- Aliyah – age 10, Beckenham (new member)
- Theo – age 11, Doncaster
- Eashan, age 14, Essex
- Maddie – age 17, Coton in the Elms
New research* from GoHenry shows that 6-18 year olds in the North West strongly support financial education in schools:
- 75% think financial education should be taught at least once a week.
- Learning to save is the money lesson they most want (45%), followed by how to create a budget (33%).
- 77% agree that lessons on investing will help their money grow so they have more as adults.
New member, Ferne, of GoHenry’s Financial Education Advisory Board, said: “It’s great that kids my age are going to learn about money, because if children don’t know how to look after their money, it will be much harder when they grow up! I am really excited to be a member of GoHenry’s Kids Financial Education Advisory Board, to make sure children have a say about what we are going to learn at school.”
Louise Hill, Founder of GoHenry, said: “We’re thrilled to be welcoming Ferne as one of our new members of the GoHenry Kids Financial Education Advisory Board. Whilst the Government’s commitment to making money lessons part of the primary school curriculum is a massive win, implementation must match intention. We cannot afford a ‘tick-box’ approach. By involving children as young as seven in our board, we are doing our best to make sure that the new curriculum reflects the reality of how the next generation interacts with money today. We owe it to them to get this right!”
Insights from the GoHenry Kids Financial Education Advisory Board will be shared with policymakers throughout 2026 and beyond. This initiative sits alongside GoHenry’s recent move to make its ‘Money Missions’ videos – over 80 bite-sized lessons – freely available on YouTube to support families, educators, and industry bodies while the formal curriculum is being developed.
