A survey carried out for The Richmond Project has revealed that many young people have a poor understanding of basic financial concepts, such as inflation and compound interest. The survey of 10,000 people revealed that younger generations have a worse grasp of their finances than their parents. The Richmond Project, a charity set up by…
For a long time, I have been calling on governments to introduce a more mixed offering in education so all our children’s talents are catered for. So I was very pleased with the broad outlines set out in the Conservative manifesto – if disappointed by the lack of detail. But putting that to one side…
The current ‘one-size fits all’ education system has failed generations of bright working-class children, so yesterday’s budget, although not going far enough, signals a change for the better. We need to make pathways for academically bright children from poorer working-class backgrounds to succeed, just like their forbears. (Read my thoughts here http://stephencurran.co.uk/raise-aspiration-end-social-injustice/) The allocation of…