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Youngsters counting the cost this annual My Money Week, expansion plans for local special needs school, why learning a foreign language is to become compulsory, plus praise for Bricklehurst Manor
Words Caroline Knight MONEY MATTERS
Running from 9th to 15th June, the sixth annual My Money Week encourages schoolchildren to gain an understanding of personal fi nance. The week provides an opportunity for children to think about money during creative and engaging activities. Run by fi nancial education charity pfeg (Personal Finance
Education Group), teachers have access to topical news stories and current affairs in order to bring the subject to life. Tracey Bleakley, pfeg Chief Executive, said: “Last year My Money Week helped 1.3 million young people across the country learn more about managing money – something that we know is going to be so important to their life prospects in the future. I hope that every school in and around Tonbridge will get involved in My Money Week this year, using our free support and resources.” Pfeg is delighted that fi nancial education will become a compulsory part of the new National Curriculum from September. The organisation is the UK’s leading fi nancial education charity, named Educational Charity of the Year at the Charity Awards in 2010.
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www.indexmagazine.co.uk TOUGHER A-LEVELS AND GCSES PLANNED
It looks as if tougher times are on the way for those sitting GCSEs and A-levels from September 2015 and 2016, depending on the subject. Topics including history and geography together with arts subjects such as music, drama, art and dance will become more “rigorous and demanding”, according to Education Secretary Michael Gove. A-level economics exams will also include questions relating to fi nancial regulation, and science students will have to undertake practical exams. Those taking foreign language exams at GCSE level will be expected
to do more translating from English and many exam questions are likely to be written in the relevant foreign language. The idea behind this is to equip pupils both for the international jobs market and further training.
Learning a foreign language becomes
compulsory at KS2 Learning a foreign or classical language becomes compulsory at Key Stage 2 for all pupils aged seven upwards from September this year. It is hoped that this will address the problem of falling numbers of students who opt to study a language to GCSE level. It is felt that foreign languages should be a necessity rather than a luxury now that business extends across the globe. The British Council warns that the UK risks losing out in an economical and cultural sense within the international arena due to comparatively low numbers of language students. It identifi es the 10 most important languages in economic terms as being Spanish, Arabic, French, Mandarin Chinese, German, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Turkish and Japanese.
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