AQW 13341/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education

To ask the Minister of Education what actions he will take to ensure children and young people are taught about pensions in the school curriculum.

Asked by Kellie Armstrong MLA on 13 June 2024

  • Answered
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Tabled
13 June 2024
Answer due by
28 June 2024
Answered
19 June 20246 days after tabling
Department
Department of Education
Priority question
No

Answer

Financial capability, including money management and savings, is currently embedded as a statutory and integral element of the Northern Ireland curriculum. One of the requirements of the statutory cross-curricular skill of Using Mathematics is that, at each of the four Key Stages throughout compulsory education, pupils should be enabled to develop financial capability skills.

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