Category: Financial Education
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Response to the Curriculum & Assessment Review
Today, the Curriculum and Assessment Review has shown a strong response to the desire from students, teachers, parents, campaigners, and the financial sector alike to ensure that all students receive a stronger financial education. The report has increased the level of content that is present on the Citizenship curriculum; made citizenship statutory in primary schools…
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Financial Education Report 2025
After months of work, my second report on the state of financial education in UK schools is now available for you to read. Featuring a foreword from personal finance expert Abigail Foster, new data and insights from students across the UK, and serious policy recommendations to ensure that all students receive the financial education they…
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A Beginner’s Guide to Savings
A key part of financial management is to keep regular savings either for a rainy day, to save up for something important or just to set some money aside for you to enjoy yourself. Although savings is always a good thing, there are different ways to save that can bring more benefits to your personal…
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Finance Quiz of the Year
The end of 2023 is fast approaching so amongst the festivities it is also a time to reflect on the year and here’s a perfect way to do so. I’ve compiled a 2023 business and personal finance quiz of the year to see how much you remember…best of luck! 2023 has been a brilliant but…
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Are financial education games a good idea?
Trying to convince young people to learn about finance and take an interest isn’t the easiest job in the world for anyone so people have tried to find cool ways to engage people: be it incentives for children’s banking or today’s topic…gaming. Online gaming is massively on the increase with the market valued at over…
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What’s the difference?: Credit Cards vs Debit Cards
Credit cards and debit cards have become an integral part of most people’s day to day financial lives but in my experience are two financial products commonly confused. ‘What’s the difference between a credit card and a debit card?’ is probably the most common question I get asked by young people (my friends really are…
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Financial Literacy & Education Report (part 2)
Stage 3 of my campaign on financial education has finally materialised – the report resulting from my most recent survey about financial literacy. Two weeks ago today, my last report reached the dizzying heights of The Times and I decided to write a second report building on the first one and tying up some of…
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