Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 105337

Basic Skills and Financial Services: Secondary Education

Tabled: 13 January 2026

Answered: 30 January 2026

Question

Mrs Elsie Blundell

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to include financial literacy and life skills education as a mandatory and assessed part of the secondary school curriculum.

Answer

Georgia Gould

The government is committed to strengthening pupils’ foundational understanding of financial education in mathematics and citizenship following publication of the Curriculum and Assessment Review final report in November 2025. The department will engage w...

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