Tax Facts by HMRC

Free, ready-to-teach, and fully resourced, lesson that explores taxation in a relevant and interactive way.

Designed by a team of educational experts, Tax Facts is a curriculum-linked set of free resources available to teachers to support young people as they plan for future life and work. Age differentiated content, suitable for students ages 11-17.

Junior Tax Facts (11-13) introduces the idea that as responsible citizen, we all make small monetary contributions towards the things that benefit everyone.

Tax Facts (13-17) enables young people, as they prepare for the world of work, to build an understanding of how to become a responsible taxpayer and the role tax plays in society.

Plus, you can request a visit from a HMRC member of staff to help deliver the lesson in class, making it an even more valuable learning experience for students.

Join the 1000+ schools already using Tax Facts in their classrooms!

What’s included?

Simply download everything you need to deliver a full lesson, saving you valuable time with no planning needed. There is a full suite of curriculum-linked resources:

• • • ✔ Delivery guide
      ✔ Classroom presentation
      ✔ Built-in videos
      ✔ In-class activity sheet
      ✔ Follow-up activity sheet

There is also a series of quick YouTube videos that deal with questions like ‘what is tax?’ and what it’s like to start work.

All resources are available for download, in both English and Welsh.

When can you use it?

Tax Facts resources are completely flexible and can be used at any time throughout the academic year, to suit your teaching needs – either use Tax Facts as a single lesson or across tutor times. 

The resources fit perfectly into key awareness dates across the year, including:

• • • •  National Savings Day (12^th October)
      •  Talk Money Week (7^th-11^th November)
      •  Global Entrepreneurship Week (14^th-20^th November)<
      •  Financial Aid Awareness Month (February)
      •  Global Money Week (12^th-18^th March)
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Bonus: Tax Facts supports you in achieving Gatsby Benchmarks

You can request a visit from an HMRC ambassador. They will attend your school to help you run Tax Facts, lead the 45-minute lesson with time for pupils to ask questions at the end. Support you in achieving Gatsby Benchmarks.

For more information on how to request a school visit please email: hmrc.taxeducation@hmrc.gov.uk