Recommendation 5

Financial education is crucial for 16-to-18 year-olds, many of whom are transitioning into the workplace, paying taxes, considering applying for a student loan, and living away from home for the first time. Yet it is post-16 students who miss out on any form of compulsory financial education. Providing post-16 students with a comprehensive financial education as part of its plans to continue maths education to the age of 18 should be a priority for the Government. Recruiting and retaining a sufficient number of teachers to teach mathematics is already a challenge but Government must address if it is to expand the delivery of mathematics to the age of 18. (Paragraph 28) 26 Delivering effective financial education