IFAs to teach finance in schools

In an exclusive interview with IFAonline, the QCA confirms schools will invite local advisers to supplement teachers’ lessons with seminars on personal finance. The QCA published guidelines for a recommended financial education syllabus, called ‘economic wellbeing’, for 14 to 19 year-olds yesterday. Gary Forest, strategic manager of work-related learning at the QCA, says the programme is about “people rather than paper” and children will learn about finance through contact with financial experts, case studies and simulations. He says the QCA needs “the support of IFAS, banks and other fi...