Financial education

MoneySavingExpert.com and parenting site Mumsnet have joined forces to launch an urgent petition urging politicians to ensure financial education becomes a compulsory part of the national curriculum.

Plans for compulsory financial education in schools have been dealt a devastating blow after plans to help youngsters learn about debt were dropped.

Today's Pre-Budget Report (PBR) was a story of higher taxes for most of us to help pay for the country's £178 billion of borrowing this year.

A national money guidance service will launch next April, it was announced today.

The Queen has today announced measures to improve financial education and establish a national reclaiming body as part of legislation in the Financial Services Bill.

Personal finance is set to become an obligatory part of the National Curriculum within two years.