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Financial Education Petition

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MPs have called on the Government and other organisations to do more to make sure vulnerable young people outside mainstream schooling receive financial education.
29 October 2013
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Financial education will form a part of the compulsory national curriculum in England from September 2014, it's been confirmed.
12 September 2013
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Young people are starting adult life with "dangerous gaps" in their money management skills, a study has found.
3 June 2013
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Financial education should be taught in every further education and sixth form college, a report from the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Financial Education for Young People says.
18 September 2012
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The Government today said it would consider making financial education a compulsory part of the school curriculum.
15 December 2011
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The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Financial Education for Young People today launches its report calling for compulsory money lessons in schools.
12 December 2011
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The Government has responded to our e-petition for compulsory financial education in schools by stating it wants youngsters to be taught about money but without committing to compulsory lessons, in what's been described as "political waffle".
7 November 2011
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Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls has given his backing to MoneySavingExpert.com's petition calling for financial education to become a compulsory part of the school curriculum.
9 September 2011

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