CITY PAY IT FORWARD

Making a Difference in the Community through Financial Education

We deliver transformative and impactful financial education programmes to schools, collaborating with teachers to equip students with the knowledge and confidence to make informed decisions about money, careers, and their futures.

Our flagship initiative

Year Six Dividend Campaign

In partnership with CityA.M., we’re bringing comprehensive financial literacy education to every primary school student in London through our bold Year Six Dividend Campaign.

Who we are

Building Financial Confidence

City Pay it Forward is an independent, self-funded charity run entirely by volunteers. We work to close the financial literacy gap by giving young people the skills and confidence to navigate money, careers and opportunity.

Financial literacy is about more than money. It is about building confidence, raising aspiration and opening doors that might otherwise stay closed.

Our programmes create a clear journey. In primary school pupils learn the basics of saving, budgeting and understanding money. In secondary school that foundation develops into entrepreneurship, career awareness and direct encounters with the financial world.

Through Enterprise Challenges, Career Days, Insight Days and Investment Competitions, we bring learning to life in ways that are engaging, practical and transformative.

The Foundation Matters

Children establish attitude towards money by the age of seven years old and behaviours towards money by fourteen 1

Early intervention makes it vital to begin financial education at a young age. Our primary school programmes are designed to introduce core concepts in ways that are engaging, age appropriate and impactful.

By starting early, we help children form healthy money habits that will support them throughout their lives, while also building confidence and expanding their sense of what is possible for the future.

1 Habit Formation and Learning Young Children University of Cambridge study, May 2013

A small group of business professionals and parents came together with one simple idea, to make a difference in their community by helping children understand the basics of money. What began as a local effort has grown into an organisation with international reach, giving every child the grounding to make informed choices, drive aspiration and support genuine social mobility.

We believe anything is possible...

Testimonials

Impact That Speaks Volumes

Hear from educators, partners, and community leaders about the difference our programmes are making.

The City Pay it Forward Year 6 primary school financial literacy curriculum was engaging and incredibly well received by students

George Webb, Deputy Head Teacher Christ Church & Holy Trinity Primary School

The City Pay it Forward investment competition was one of the highlights of the year and the work experience on a real trading floor was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the winning team

Stuart Ingram, Executive Principal Glenmoor and Winton Academies

The various presentations by the City Pay it Forward team to our Head and Deputy Head Teachers were both engaging and informative. Teachers left with greater confidence to engage with the financial literacy curriculum

Graham Mariner, Executive Director London Diocesan Board for Schools

The primary school financial literacy curriculum distributed by City Pay it Forward is a very positive step forward in promoting greater adoption of education around this evermore important life skill

Mike Stoneman, Deputy Director, Education Portsmouth City Council

The unstinting contributions by the City Pay it Forward team, year-over year, has made a significant impact in our school community and a real difference in promoting aspiration and social mobility

Steve Adcock, Deputy Director of Secondary Academies United Learning

Together we can continue to offer life-changing opportunities to more children from disadvantaged and ordinary backgrounds. We are delighted to be working with you and look forward to developing our partnership in the future.

Sir Dan Moynihan CEO Harris Federatiom

Our Reach

Delivering Financial Education

Partnering with schools and teachers across the country to deliver meaningful financial education.

Sample of Schools

UK Schools

Ark Brunel Primary
Ark Franklin Primary
Ashburnham Community School
Ashburnham Primary School
Caterham School
Cayley Primary School
Chelsea Academy
Chepstow House School
Christ Church Battersea
Christ Church C of E Primary School
Christ the King Catholic Primary School
Colville Primary School
Ecole Jacques Prevert
Eton College
Falconbrook Primary School
Falkner House School
Ferry Lane Primary School
Francis Holland - Regents Park
Francis Holland - Sloane Square
Fulham (Prep) School
Garden House School
Glenmoor & Winton Academies
Hargrave Park School
Harris Academy Beckenham
Harris Academy Bermondsey
Harris Academy Clapham
Harris Academy Greenwich
Harris Academy Merton
Harris Academy Orpington
Harris Academy Peckham
Harris Academy St. John’s Wood
Harris Academy Wimbledon
Harris Girl’s Academy Bromley
High View Primary
Highbury Quadrant
Hillingdon Manor School
Holy Trinity C of E Primary School
Homefield Prep School
Isaac Newton Academy
King's College Junior School
Knightsbridge School
Lambeth Academy
Langford Primary school
Marner Primary
Nishkam School West London
Normand Croft Community School
Oliver Goldsmith Primary School
Oval Primary School
Paddington Academy
Pembridge Hall School
Plumcroft Primary School
Pooles Park Primary
Robert Blair Primary School
Rotherhithe Primary School
Sacred Heart School
Sion Manning School
Southbank International School Kensington
Springwest Academy
St Barnabas and St Philip's School
St Barnabas C of E Primary School
St Cuthbert with St Matthias CE School
St John Evangelist Catholic Primary School
St John's Upper Holloway Primary
St John's Walham Green Primary
St Jude and St Paul's Primary School
St Mark's Primary School
St Mary’s RC Primary School
St Vincent's Primary Catholic School
St. Anne's RC Primary School
St. Francis of Assisi
St. John Evangelist RC Primary School
St. Marylebone CE School
Surbiton High School
Surrey Square Primary School
Sussex House School
The Grey Coat Hospital
The Hurlingham Academy
Thomas's Academy
Thomas's Battersea
Thomas's Kensington
Tower Bridge School
Victoria Junior School
Westminster Under School
Wetherby Prep
Wetherby School

United States Public School District

Los Angeles United Public School District (LAUSD)
Miami-Dade County Public School District (M-DCPS)