Ulster Bank
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Through our booking portal you can:
1. Request a Workshop
Interactive, age appropriate workshops for 5-18 year olds, co-delivered by you and one of our volunteers.
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2. Request Skills Support (Youth Clubs only)
Get behind the scenes help by expert volunteers in areas like marketing, web design, or graphic design so you can focus on supporting your young people.
Request nowOur Workshops
Cocreated with teachers, youth workers, and young people, our workshops use real-life scenarios and activities to make learning fun and meaningful.
It’s as simple as choosing a workshop that best fits your group and using our booking portal to request a volunteer. We’ll take it from there and match you with someone in your area who will be in touch to get it all booked in and finalised.
What workshops do you offer?
Age: 5-8
Super smoothie shop
Pupils work in groups on activities themed around a smoothie shop, introducing them to ideas of budgeting, enterprise and numeracy.
Time: 1 hour
Age: 5-8
How we use money
Pupils learn the differences between ‘needs’ and ‘wants’, the ways families spend money and choices around how to use our money.
Time: 1 hour
Age: 8-12
Fraud scene investigators
Pupils help solve a fraud case, then create and present a report warning others of the dangers of identity theft and fraud.
Time: 1hr 30 minutes
Presentation: 30 minutes
Age: 8-12
It’s party time
Pupils research and present plans for a reasonably priced birthday party, including ideas for saving and reducing costs.
Time: 1hr 30 minutes
Presentation: 30 minutes
Age: 8-12
Save our pennies, save our planet
Pupils explore the benefits of renewable energy and learn about ways to save money by choosing environmentally friendly behaviours.
Time: 1hr 30 minutes
Presentation: 30 minutes
Age: 12-16
Make a difference
Students work in groups to create a business plan for a social enterprise and present their work to a panel of judges.
Time: 1hr 30 minutes
Presentation: 30 minutes
Age: 16-18
Budget like a boss
Students are introduced to budgeting, including understanding income, identifying needs and wants and tackling unexpected spending.
Time: 1 hour
Age: 16-18
Money and mental health
Students look at the relationship between money and mental health, using case studies around cryptocurrency, travel credit cards and Buy Now Pay Later.
Time: 1 hour
Age: 16-18
Planning for the future
Students consider savings goals, different options for saving and consider their merits and limitations.
Time: 1 hour
Age: 16-18
Designing a crowdfunded project
Students present a business plan for a crowdfunded project, sharing their ideas, plans for investment and returns they will offer.
Time: 1hr 30 minutes
Presentation: 30 minutes
Workshop FAQ
Skills support
Sometimes youth clubs need a bit of extra help behind the scenes – whether that’s with bid writing, accounting, or graphic design, Ulster Bank colleagues volunteer their expertise to help you with exactly that.
Just let us know what you need through our booking form, and we’ll match you with someone local who has the skills you need. Then you’ll work together to get what you need.
It’s free, flexible, and designed to help your club thrive.