Martin Lewis, the money saving expert, emphasized the importance of financial education for children during his testimony to the Education Committee of MPs. He highlighted concerns over children's understanding of real money versus in-app money and criticized the lack of resources for personal finance lessons in schools. Lewis funded the first finance textbook for kids himself. The issue of financial education in schools has drawn attention from various sources, including politicians and experts.
The money saving expert used his own money to fund the first ever finance textbook for kids https://t.co/6fVrRlynSD
“Improving education is the closest thing to a silver bullet there is” says @RishiSunak In other news a teaching assistant has warned that schools are unable to give children the education they deserve because they have been starved of money https://t.co/AoqQfXSaLc
Martin hit out at ministers for failing to fund resources for personal finance lessons https://t.co/6fVrRlyVIb
Financial education in schools a ‘pyrrhic victory’, Martin Lewis says https://t.co/OMz6TnFWxH
Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis gave evidence to the Commons Education Committee on the need for schools to provide financial education to young people. #martinlewis #financialeducation https://t.co/fABgEGyS9C
Martin Lewis here explaining why children need to be taught financial education in schools. And that’s the Tory Schools minister. Shaking his head. https://t.co/jYWkORtFOd
Just Martin Lewis schooling MPs in a select committee https://t.co/QGgOixIz3v
One of the problems I hear through parents is children not "understanding the difference between real money and in-app money" Martin Lewis highlights concerns over in-app gaming purchases for children as he speaks to MPs in Parliament https://t.co/waKGKImFdw https://t.co/biMP25rn7F
Teachers need to be "properly resourced" to provide financial education for children Martin Lewis says he does not think these resources are being put in place, as he gives evidence to the Education Committee of MPs https://t.co/GGeW7fNl1a https://t.co/NowusKKVZ4