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How banking works should be part of the national curriculum.
Closed
79 signatures
What the petition asks
I'm surprised how many adults have no idea about bank accounts. What it means to be overdrawn, what a mortgage is, what the credit register is. It seems strange to me a child can know the internal workings of a volcano( no use when doing the shopping) but not understand how a credit card works.
I work within a bank and so find myself asking these questions and it shocks me how many people from all walks of life do not have a clue. We all have to have a bank account these days so why do we not teach this in school!
Timeline
| 23 Jul 2015 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 23 Jan 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
79
Status
Closed
Opened
23 Jul 2015
Closed
23 Jan 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.