GoHenry Adds Three Primary-Aged Children to Its Kids Financial Education Advisory Board to Help Shape New Curriculum

WHY THIS MATTERS: The expansion of a youth advisory board might seem like a niche news story, but it underscores a profound challenge facing the entire financial services industry: the time-lag between regulatory policy and the rapid evolution of the digital economy. With mandatory financial education in England still several years away, the current generation of children is already transacting in an environment dominated by apps, instant payments, and sophisticated digital fraud. This GoHenry initiative, which embeds young people’s voices directly into curriculum recommendations, is a vital attempt by the private sector to bridge that gap. Financial literacy is no longer simply about budgeting pocket money; it is a core function of consumer protection and market resilience. Readers should recognize this as a leading example of how fintech firms must take ownership of educational infrastructure now, ensuring that the future customer base is equipped to navigate the complexity of modern money before they become victims of it. The success of digital finance hinges on an educated user base.

GoHenry, the money app helping kids learn to earn, save, spend and invest, has today grown its Kids Financial Education Advisory Board from three to six members, ranging in age from 7 to 17. The move aims to give young people a voice on how money lessons should be delivered on the new National Curriculum in England from September 2028 – a milestone GoHenry actively campaigned for over the past five years.

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. 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 England strongly support financial education in schools: 

• 77% think financial education should be taught at least once a week

• Learning to save is the money lesson they most want (44%), followed by how to keep money safe from frauds and scams (34%) 

• 72% agree that lessons on investing will help their money grow so they have more as adults

Ferne, age 8, from Cheshire, a new member to the 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 welcome Ferne, Aliyah and Luca to the GoHenry Kids Financial Education Advisory Board. Whilst the Government’s commitment 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. 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.

FF NEWS TAKE: This move clearly shifts the needle, demonstrating a commitment to authentic co-creation with the end-user—children. By expanding the advisory board, GoHenry is ensuring the mandatory curriculum, which is still too far out, is practical and relevant for the digital economy. We see this as a necessary, market-led push toward higher financial literacy standards. The key indicator to watch next is how faithfully UK policymakers translate these authentic youth insights into the final 2028 framework, and whether other youth-focused fintechs launch similar open-source educational resources.