All schools are required to provide a broad and balanced curriculum. Education on financial matters helps to ensure that young people are prepared to manage their money well, make sound financial decisions and know where to seek further information when needed.<\/p>
The mathematics programmes of study provide young people with the knowledge and financial skills to make important financial decisions. In the primary mathematics curriculum, there is a strong emphasis on the essential arithmetic knowledge that pupils should be taught. This knowledge is vital, as a strong grasp of numeracy and numbers will underpin pupils\u2019 ability to manage budgets and money, including, for example, using percentages. There is also some specific content about financial education, such as calculations with money.<\/p>
In 2014 financial literacy was made statutory within the national curriculum as part of the citizenship curriculum for 11 to 16-year-olds. The department also published a non-statutory citizenship curriculum for 5 to 11-year-olds, which is clear that, by the end of primary education, pupils should be taught how to look after their money and realise that future wants and needs may be met through saving.<\/p>
Primary schools are free to include additional content on financial management in their curricula, including working with external experts to ensure they develop the right teaching approach for their particular context.<\/p>
The Money and Pensions Service (MAPS) published financial education guidance for primary and secondary schools in England on 11 November 2021, during Talk Money week. The guidance is designed to support school leaders to enhance the financial education currently delivered in their schools to make it memorable and impactful. The department supported MAPS with their communications activities during Talk Money week and is looking for future appropriate opportunities to promote the guidance. The guidance is available here: https://maps.org.uk/2021/11/11/financial-education-guidance-for-primary-and-secondary-schools-in-england/<\/a>.<\/p> In the COVID-19 School Snapshot survey from June-September 2021, all leaders were asked if their school teaches pupils about managing money, such as how to make good decisions about spending and saving. The summary of findings showed that most did so but that it was more common amongst secondary schools (86%) than primary schools (60%). Schools with the lowest proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals were more likely than those on the highest proportion to teach pupils about managing money (70% vs. 59%).<\/p> MAPS are planning to carry out a UK wide children and young people financial capability survey later this year. The Delivery Plans for each nation are being published shortly and will detail plans to increase the provision of financial education for more children and young people across the UK.<\/p> The department will continue to work closely with MAPS and other stakeholders such as Her Majesty's Treasury, to consider learning from other sector initiatives and whether there is scope to provide further support for the teaching of financial education in schools.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of including assessments of financial education in Ofsted inspections.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1420834/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The wellbeing of children and young people is a priority for this government and is central to achieving its aims. The department uses several different courses of information to support its understanding of children and young people\u2019s wellbeing, including the annual State of the Nation: children and young people\u2019s wellbeing report. The report brings together publicly available data, including data on wellbeing collected regularly by the Office of National Statistics.<\/p> The latest State of the Nation report was published on 8 February 2022. Its findings highlight early signs that suggest children\u2019s and young people\u2019s wellbeing is gradually improving. The report also underlines the link between regular school attendance and positive welfare, emphasising the positive impact of face-to-face learning.<\/p> The department continues to monitor the emerging evidence on the experiences of children and young people during the COVID-19 outbreak to ensure the short-term and long-term measures established by the government are informed by the most up-to-date evidence. Such evidence includes the regular surveillance reports on the impacts of the outbreak, including children and young people, conducted by Public Health England (PHE). PHE\u2019s report on population mental health and wellbeing in England during the COVID-19 outbreak was most recently updated on 18 November 2021, and is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-mental-health-and-wellbeing-surveillance-report<\/a>.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what indicators his Department uses to measure children's wellbeing nationally.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1420968/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The department does not hold data on the type of special educational need (SEN), including specific learning difficulties, of pupils attending independent schools.<\/p> The number of pupils with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan attending independent schools, as of January 2021, was 21,887. The number of pupils with SEN, but with no EHC plan, attending independent schools was 80,386.<\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1420985/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The department does not currently collect data on the number of electively home-educated children, including on where they may have been previously educated, as there is no statutory requirement for local authorities to maintain such information. Such data may be held by local authorities.<\/p> Parents and schools can inform their local authority if they have concerns about a pupil who has been off-rolled, and local authorities do have the powers to investigate such cases.<\/p>