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  • Teach primary school pupils about finance, say City firms

    Sally Weale

    June 27, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: England

    After taking three 75-minute courses, primary school students in England demonstrated an improved grasp of money management topics - for instance, a study of the pilot found that "68% of those pupils who showed little capacity for delaying gratification initially, did so at the end of the sessions." With this evidence and more on their side, Britain's leading firms are pushing to institute financial education in primary education courses.

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  • Swedish sex education has time for games and mature debate

    Sally Weale

    June 05, 2015 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Sweden, Gnesta

    The United Kingdom’s teen birthrate is as high as 19.7 births per 1,000 women; one contributing factor is that sex education is not a requirement and can span only a day. Gnesta in Sweden offers a four to five week course on comprehensive sex education with a curriculum that makes the topic enjoyable, informative, and sensitive. As a result, the teen birthrate is only 5.2 per 1,000.

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