Why early learning pays off

Financial education in schools needs the sort of boost that Jamie Oliver gave to healthy eating for children

Jamie Oliver's successful campaign to improve school meals has resulted in the government announcing an extra £280m of funding for provision over the next three years. He successfully made school meals a nationwide political issue through his TV series Jamie's School Dinners. I wish a celebrity like Jamie Oliver would raise the political temperature in a similar way by pressing for better financial education in schools. There is a real need for young people to be better informed and financially aware. You do not need me to remind you about the financial problems young people are facing - ...