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Karen Holland, a teacher and founder of the Gifting Sense financial literacy programme, said parents had an important role in teaching children “powerful and therefore sticky life skills” such as thinking before they buy. “The gold standard is a combination of parents and schools developing thei...
“we wholeheartedly support Mr Clegg’s call for financial literacy to play a much bigger part in education. As he says, ‘maths for life is more important than trigonometry for most people’ – financial education is clearly a key part of helping...
There is also insufficient evaluation. Research suggests thatfinancial literacyshould be incorporated into maths curriculums. But the majority of financial education is in PSHE courses, where it is not sufficiently evaluated for its rigour, or treated as a priority by administrators. According to the ...
It added that financial literacy within citizenship is already compulsory for 11 to 16-year-olds in the national curriculum. “Being financially literate relies on a solid understanding of maths and we have reformed the curriculum and invested substantially over £100mn in the Maths Hubs Programme...