Regardless of their age, school students are learning about money within their families, friendships, and online (including via media and social media). Before they hit your classroom each day, most have experienced financial exchange of some sort, usually involving technology. While students’ financial activities and interests offer rich contexts for mathematisation, mathematics teachers often struggle to know what and how to teach about money. A lack of knowledge and confidence in this area can mean that financial education at school is limited to budgets and best buys. Educational researchers argue that we are out of touch and failing to prepare young people for the sorts of problems and risks modern financial life is throwing up. Dr Carly Sawatzki has been researching financial education in schools in Australia and New Zealand for more than a decade. She recently led a Deakin University study that showed that teachers want to work in interdisciplinary teams to develop the sorts of innovative finance-related programs and lessons that students need. And with the right support, they can do it! In this keynote address, Carly will explain why the discipline of mathematics, and mathematics teachers and teaching are so important. She will also explore recent F-12 curriculum developments, what these changes promise students, and what you can do to better connect young people’s real and mathematical worlds. This session will appeal to school leaders and Foundation - Year 12 teachers.