- British Council survey to mark World Teachers’ Day (5 October) reveals that 59% of UK parents think personal finance and budget management should be taught in schools
- More than three quarters (78%) of parents surveyed agreed it was beneficial for children to learn about other countries and different cultures around the world
- 69% believed it was important for children to learn other languages at school, with Spanish the most popular language of choice
New research commissioned by the British Council and conducted by OnePoll surveyed 2,500 parents of UK schoolchildren between the ages of five and 16.
Conducted ahead of World Teachers’ Day (Wednesday 5 October), the poll asked parents a series of questions about the school curriculum, teachers, and how modern schools differed to their own.
