National curriculum overhaul strengthens financial education for all schoolchildren

The changes form part of the first review of the national curriculum in more than a decade and follow a comprehensive review of what is taught across the country. Professor Becky Francis's Curriculum and Assessment Review, published today (5 November), said financial education should not be delayed until later life and recommended financial education to start in primary school, making citizenship, including money skills, a core part of the national curriculum from Key Stage 1 onwards. It referenced research by the Confederation of British Industry that suggested greater financial lite...