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How do schools teach children and teenagers about money?

Learning about money is part of the curriculum but more than three-quarters of teachers say young people are leaving school without the money skills they need for adulthood.

We鈥檙e going back to school to hear from pupils at Trinity Academy Cathedral School in Wakefield who are learning about money in special classes. We鈥檒l listen in to find out how the experts teach children about credit cards, pensions, budgeting and more.

The government says its reformed the curriculum and invested substantially over 拢100 million in its Maths Hubs programme.

Felicity Hannah presents alongside the broadcaster, maths teacher and University Challenge alumni Bobby Seagull. They鈥檒l be finding out how it all works from the school鈥檚 headteacher Anna Gillinder and Stephanie Fitzgerald, Head of Young People Programmes at The Money Charity.

Presenters: Felicity Hannah and Bobby Seagull
Producers: Kath Paddison and Sarah Rogers
Reporters: Tamzin Kraftman
Researcher: Eimear Devlin
Editor: Jess Quayle

(This episode was first broadcast at 3pm on Wednesday 28th February 2024)