Teenage Boss: Next Level (ATOM Study Guide)

On this season of Teenage Boss, we’re stepping up the game. With older teens, loftier goals, and even bigger challenges, the stakes have never been higher. Hosted by the multi-talented Emma Watkins, this series puts older teenagers in charge of their family’s monthly budget and at times, very survival. They’ll learn, and teach their parents, crucial lessons about financial responsibility and planning. Under Emma’s mentorship, watch as they hustle, stumble, strategise and face real-world financial challenges head-on, navigating their growing independence with this very real trial run.

Amid a cost-of-living crisis, with rental and mortgage pressures, soaring electricity bills and rising fuel costs, these teens are thrown into the deep end of financial management with nothing but their wits and Emma to help them. These teens are not just managing the household budget; they’re also saving for their own dreams and milestones. From planning an extravagant eighteenth birthday party to funding an overseas gap year or buying a first car, the goals are bigger than ever before.

Viewers will witness the real-world impact of economic pressures on Australian families, as these teens take on the challenge of managing household expenses, from budgeting for groceries to handling unexpected bills. With Emma’s guidance, they’ll navigate the complexities of financial independence, teaching both themselves and their parents invaluable lessons about money management in today’s challenging economic landscape.

Curriculum Links:

Teenage Boss: Next Level can be linked to the following subject areas within the Australian Curriculum:

• Consumer and financial literacy
• Humanities and Social Sciences: Economics and Business
• Mathematics
• English

It also has relevance to the General Capabilities of Numeracy and Literacy.

Teenage Boss: Next Level provides opportunities for students to:

• Describe the spending and saving behaviours of the teenage bosses;
• Analyse the financial decisions made by the teenage bosses;
• Identify their own and their family’s financial priorities;
• Compile a budget for their family;
• Use their own written and spoken texts to explore ideas and issues and to clarify their own and others’ understanding;
• Respond to a documentary series both personally and in critical ways.