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Age: 8
Family make up: Lives with Mum (Meena), Dad (Anil), Grandma (Rupa) and Sister (Mira).
Interesting fact: Tara is a leader in her Brownie pack.

Age: 68
Family make up: Lives alone.
Interesting fact: Greta came to live in England from Poland when she was 3 years old.

Age: 11
Family make up: Lives with Mum and Dad.
Interesting fact: Leon's mum is a doctor and his dad is a nurse.

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Story unit summaries

Do the Right Thing

This unit centres on Lily and the moral dilemmas she faces as she tries to be popular at school by bringing the 'best' donation for the charity auction event.

KS1

Charity Job Week

This unit centres on the friends in KS1 at Pride Place Primary School and their fundraising activities for charity.

KS1

Charity Job Week

This unit centres on the friends in KS2 at Pride Place Primary School and their fundraising activities for charity.

KS2

Hero or Zero

This unit centres on Sue Lee and her friend Mrs Goleska. When Mrs Goleska asks Sue to help her out by taking some old things to the charity shop she doesn't realise she has put her son's army service medal in the bag too.

KS1

Finders Keepers

This KS1 unit gives a range of opportunities for children to explore their values in relation to found money or property, the rights and wrongs of keeping such items and the law.

KS1

Finders Keepers

This KS2 unit gives a range of opportunities for children to explore their values in relation to found money or property, the rights and wrongs of keeping such items and the law.

KS2

A Fair Day's Pay

This unit centres on Debbie Clayton's payslip. Children will explore why deductions, such as income tax, are taken from earnings. Learning the purpose of what central and local taxation pays for.

KS2

Costing the Earth

Children will explore how energy is used in the home and discover simple strategies to conserve energy.

KS1/2

I Want It!

This unit centres on Tara and her mother. Tara is now old enough to get some pocket money and to save up for things she may wish to buy.

KS1/2

Do You Need It?

This unit the Deacon family and the dilemma they face when their TV breaks and they consider borrowing money to buy a new one.

KS2

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Meet the Pride Place characters

Tara Naidoo

Greta Goleska

Leon Jennings