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Secondary education
Free access to FT.com for schools anywhere in the world
teaching 16-19
year old students, including
further education colleges in the UK.
Preparing for life after school
Free access to FT.com can help students with relevant and fresh ideas for essays, exams, extra-curricular activities and in interviews. Universities and employers confirm that broader general knowledge helps the best candidates stand out.
Participants receive access to all FT.com content available to regular subscribers. In addition, with the help of teachers, we highlight and guide readers to FT journalism that can enrich education and help prepare students for successful careers.
If you are a teacher, librarian or school officer, register your interest for free access to FT.com. This offer is for any school worldwide teaching 16-19 year old students and further education colleges in the UK.
If you are a student, parent, governor or someone else with an interest in our programme, please share details with teachers, schools and colleges you know and tell them to register at ft.com/schoolsarefree. For more information you can read our guide to the Financial Times for schools programme, or if your school already has access, our guide to creating or reactivating your FT.com account.
Our partnership with the Financial Times has enriched our students’ learning, and helped them connect the concepts learnt in the classroom to the wider world.


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Road to Riches
Road to Riches is an educational board game in which players compete against one another to lay the foundations for a successful future by making savvy financial and life decisions. Each school that signs up to the FT for school programme gets one copy free of charge.
Created in partnership with a former World Bank Economist, teachers and FT journalists, Road To Riches has been successfully tested at schools in the UK. Students think the game is ‘a fun, engaging way to learn about money.’
Register interest
Please fill in the form to register your interest. A member of the team will
be in touch to discuss setting up your institution with free FT access.
In addition, schools and colleges are eligible to receive a free copy of the board game Road to Riches.
Please note, this is only for 16-19 year old students and teachers at secondary education institutions.
Paid for access for Tertiary Education worldwide can be found here.
Frequently Asked Questions
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