Govt's finance in schools plans slammed

The financial education charity points to what it calls an increasing body of evidence suggesting combining maths and financial education is a "fundamentally flawed" approach to raising levels of financial capability. It has also urged the Government to cease referring to the new functional maths GCSE – set to be introduced in September 2010 - as enabling students to master the basics in personal finance, arguing it "will do no such thing”. The ifs School of Finance says the Government should add a standalone qualification in personal finance to the school curriculum in the UK. It sa...