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One in five financial education teachers are not confident teaching the t opi c


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topic.


This is according to new research commissioned by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Financial Education for Young People and funded b M tiar n Lewsi OBE (founder of


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MoneySavingExpert.com), which conducted a survey of secondary school teachers to investigate the reach and effectiveness of financial education in schools. The report; “Two Years On; Job Done?” focuses on the current state of play in England, two years after financial education was made statutory at secondary level. The survey found that 19%of those teachers currently involved in financial education are still unconfident about teaching it, with only 17%of schools having received training or advice on teaching the topic.


The majority of respondents indicated that more needs to be done to support teachers, with 58%stating that they would like to receive more training in delivering financial education. 69%of teachers suggested that it would be school to have a lead teacher for financial


helpful for each Additionally,


education who could champion the subject, while 65%believe that schools need outside support to teach financial education well.


MichaelMercieca, CEO of Young Enterprise said: “Poor levels of financial literacy can prevent young people from fulfilling their potential and could lead to debt or unemployment, and have a detrimental impact on their mental health. Despite financial education now being part of the statutory secondary curriculum, the research shows that the government should encourage the importance of financial education in schools and suppor t organisations that provide the resources needed to assist and trai n teachers to confidently deliver it. ”


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St Benedict’s commemorates the 75th anniversary of the loss of HMS Hood


St Benedict’s’s commemorates the 75th anniversary of the loss of HMS Hoo d


On Tuesday 24thMay some 150 pupils, former pupils, staff, parents and guests of St Benedict’s School in Ealing gathered for a lecture by one of the foremost experts on HMS Hood,Mr. RobWhite, an award-winning producer, broadcaster and documentary maker. The occasion marked the seventy-fifth anniversary of the loss of the Hood.Mr.White, Vice-President of the HMS Hood Association, delivered a powerful and moving account of Hood’s career and of the discoveries which have been made about her loss as a result of inspection of the wreck. On display was a superb metre-long model of HMS Hood, constructed byMr. Colin Vass, a member of the HMS Hood Association.


Seventy-five years ago to the day, on Saturday 24thMay 1941, at around 6.00am, shells from the German battleship Bismarck destroyed the pride of the Royal Navy, HMS Hood, in the Denmark Strait between Greenland and Iceland. Of Hood’s crew of 1418, only three survived. Two of those killed were former pupils of St Benedict’s:Midshipman Basil Patrick ‘Paddy’ Stevenson and Lieutenant (Engineering)Michael Stephen Humphrey, quite a remarkable coincidence for the small school which St Benedict’s was in the 1930s. Mr.White was a member of the expedition which located the wreck in 2001, resulting in a memorable series of documentaries – one of the most expensive (and risky) pro


ojjects ever financed by Channel 4 Television. In his lecture he also


described the horrific experiences of one of the three survivors, Ted Briggs, whom in 2001 he took to lay a plaque on his ship-mates’ final resting place, bringing closure to sixty years of trauma.


After the lecture, and a vote of thanks by Sam Lythgoe (a Sea Cadet) ther e was a short act of remembrance in front of the School’s war memorial. Prayers were led by AbbotMartin Shipperlee and Headma proposed a toast to the Fallen, which in naval fash


ion was drunk in a tot of rum. sterMr. Chris Cleugh


The proceeds from this lecture will go towards the school’sWarMemorial Fund. Captain Shaun Hullis, St Benedict’s School CCF Contingent Commander, commented: “In November 2014 we launched theWarMemorial Fund to replace the memorial, re-locate it, and correct all errors and omissions, to provide a more


enduring and fitting tribute to our Fallen; the aim is to unveil the new memorial on November 11th 2018. After this evening, we are nearly half-way to our goal of £15,000.”


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Teachers ready to uproot and relocate to help UK underperforming schools


eachers ready to uproot and relocate to help UK underperforming schools


Leading education charity Education Development Trust recently published new research showing that thousands of England’s teachers are willing to move school – and even move home – to take on the challenge of raising standards and improving the life chances of some of the


country’s most disadvantaged schools and pupils. But, this teacher army can only be mobilised if they have confidence that the support


mechanisms are in place that will allow them to succeed.


The research comes at a time when the UK government is set to introduce its new National Teaching Service, which aims to relocate 1500 of the country’s best teachers, on a voluntary basis, to the schools that need them most. The scheme is the government’s response to findings in its


Jun e 2016 2016 2016White Paper (Education Excellence


Everywhere) which found that while standards are going up in many urban schools in sought-after cities, other hard to reach parts of the country are being left behind.


Research co-author Richard King highlighted the strength of teachers’ motivation to help bridge the education gap: “Our research shows the extraordinary willingness of teachers to uproot t heir own lives – and even that of thei r families – to take on the challenge of extending life chances of students in hard to reach schools.


“Teachers are driven by a moral purpose and the conviction that they can bridge the attainment gap.


I cannot think of another profession that has shown a comparable willingness to relocate.” Education Development Trust CEO Steve


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Munby pointed out the lessons for policy-makers, saying: “This research shows the potential for teachers not just to make a success of the government’s National Teaching Service but to contribute to driving up standards in hard to reach schools on a much broader scale. However, this will only happen if they are provided with the tools they need to get the job done. Give teachers the right support package, with the mentors and resour ces they need to be confiden t of success, and succeed is precisely what they will do.”


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