Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that schools comply with statutory requirements on financial education.

Pupils currently receive financial education through the mathematics and citizenship curricula.

The department is committed to strengthening pupils’ foundational understanding of financial education in mathematics and citizenship, following publication of the Curriculum and Assessment Review final report in November 2025. The department will engage with sector experts and young people to determine how best to reflect this, and ensure compliance with requirements, in the updated curriculum. There will be a public consultation on updated curriculum programmes of study in 2026, seeking views on the content before they are finalised.