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The skill every child should be forced to learn

Banking and Borrowing

Robert Powell
Updated on 08 September 2011 | 29 Comments

Robert Powell reports on a new campaign to introduce compulsory financial education into schools...

Sign the government e-petition to make financial education a compulsory part of the school curriculum.

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