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15th Apr 2024
Only 1% of primary teachers say pupils have financial skills
Financial education should be a statutory part of the primary curriculum, says Social Market Foundation report
![In a poll, one per cent of primary school teachers said they believed their pupils had adequate financial literacy.](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-04/financial_literacy%20%281%29.jpg?itok=yjcOYR5G)
1 in 10 pupils excluded at primary ‘pass’ GCSE English and maths
Research by children’s charity Chance UK found primary school exclusions to be almost exclusively pupils with SEND
![Nine in ten pupils who are excluded in primary school do not achieve a grade 4 in English and maths at GCSE](https://assets.tes.com/magazine-attachments/s3fs-public/styles/448x245/public/2024-04/Grade-4%20%281%29.jpg?itok=ivyHm-Kh)