ifs slams Govt's finance-in-schools plans

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Government plans to incorporate financial education into the school curriculum are inadequate, the ifs School of Finance says.

Anne Kiem, head of external affairs at the School, says financial education should be examinable at GCSE level and even taught in primary schools. The Government recently announced plans to teach finance as part of Physical, Social and Health Education (PSHE), which is already on the curriculum in most schools. In addition, a new subject called Economic Wellbeing is set to be introduced, but it will not be compulsory or frequently taught. Speaking at the IVA.co.uk Debt Education Debate held on 26 October, Kiem says problems with debt and financial ignorance require more attention than th...

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