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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Richard Adams Education editor

Government undermined financial education for children in England, Martin Lewis says

Martin Lewis
Martin Lewis says schools that want to teach financial education are hampered by a lack of resources. Photograph: Antonio Olmos/The Guardian

Martin Lewis, the financial advice expert, has accused the government of undermining his efforts to ensure children in England are taught about mortgages and credit cards, saying schools are suffering from a “poverty” of financial education.

Addressing the education select committee, Lewis said the successful campaign he led in 2014 to add financial topics to the national curriculum has had little to show for it in the decade since.

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