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NatWest Thrive

Welcome to NatWest Thrive. Unleash the power of financial education and future skills with our free programme designed for teachers, parents, guardians and community leaders. We’ve got the resources to help you equip young people with the tools they need to take action today for their chosen tomorrow.

Buildingbetter
futures

For over 30 years, NatWest has been committed to improving the financial education of young people. Our goal is to help empower young people, giving them the confidence and skills to embrace the future with optimism and clarity, so we’ve created a new learning programme, to help you help them.

About NatWest Thrive

Win a visit from a ParalympicsGB
athlete by creating an inclusive game

With inspiration from ParalympicsGB athletes, young people can design their very own action orientated inclusive game, where no one is left out. Enter your game to win a visit for a ParalympicsGB athlete. Terms and conditions apply.

Enter now

Only one entry per educator. 3 schools across Scotland, England, and Wales and 1 youth club in England will win a visit from a ParalympicsGB athlete. The ParalympicsGB athletes featured on this page are not necessarily the athletes that will visit the winning schools/youth club. For details on how to enter please visit natwestthrive.com/resource-hub/everyone-can-play. Entries close at 5pm on 1 December 2025. Only educators registered to NatWest Thrive and Royal Bank Thrive will be eligible to enter. Winning schools/youth club will be advised by 07/01/26 and the prize must be redeemed by 31/01/26. By entering into the competition schools/youth clubs agree to take part in any publicity promoting the competition should they win. Terms and conditions apply.

Our top three resources

Don't just take our word for it. Here are our three most popular resources – so why not give it a go?

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Kit Brown Confident Me

How do young people really build confidence? Teacher and author Kit Brown knows, and he’s ready to share his journey.

Topic

Future goals

Subject

Citizenship
PSHE
Literacy

Key Skills

Aiming high
Staying positive
Creativity
Problem solving

Age
Multiple
Duration
45-60 mins
Media Type
PPTX

Opening a savings account video

It's never too early to think about putting money away into savings. This short video explains what savings accounts are, what it means to earn interest on savings and how to open a savings account.

Topic

Saving money

Subject

PSHE
Citizenship

Key Skills

Listening
Problem solving

Age
7-11 years
Duration
0-5 mins
Media Type
Video

Designing an app

Learn the steps of designing an app and apply them to an idea of your own.

Topic

Entrepreneurship

Subject

Computing / Science & Technology

Key Skills

Aiming high
Creativity

Age
14-18 years
Duration
45-60 mins
Media Type
PPTX

Resources by topic

All of our topics are designed to help young people thrive, so go ahead and pick the one you need. From there, you’ll be able to choose from videos, activities, challenges and more.

Our topics explained

Mastering Money Money Safety Knowing About Money Saving Money Making Money Future You Money Tools Launching Your Career Entrepreneurship Finding Your Passion Future Goals

Learning Plans

No matter the age or topic, we’ve got it covered. Explore our carefully curated range of Learning Plans now.

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Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)

We don’t want any young person to miss out on what NatWest Thrive has to offer, so all our resources have been designed with accessibility in mind.

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NatWest Thrive

Buildingbetterfutures

Win a visit from a ParalympicsGB athlete by creating an inclusive game