So personal finance is going to come onto the National Curriculum and be taught in schools.
I am not sure whether to dance with joy or shrug my shoulders at the pointlessness of the whole attempt. For years I have been arguing that more needs to be done in schools, which has been largely limited to the charity PFEG, (Personal Finance Education Group). PFEG is well meaning but ineffectual and starts with the major handicap of being funded by the industry. I find myself confused on the broader issue because Martin Lewis, he of MoneySavingExpert.com fame and now fortune, has been banging on about putting personal finance onto the curriculum for years. Sharing a platform with th...
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