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Secondary PFE in Wales

In Wales, the prominence of financial capability has also been extended through the revised curriculum.  Its teaching is embedded in a single, non-statutory programme of study called Personal and Social Education (PSE).

Aspects that relate to individual responsibilities are highlighted more fully than before in the revised framework for PSE and the framework now covers 11-19 year olds.  Entrepreneurial responsibilities are embedded in the new framework for careers and the world of work.

By the end of Key Stage 4, pupils in Wales will have studied the ethical dimensions of their financial decision-making, how becoming competent at managing personal finances provides financial independence, their rights as consumers, their responsibilities as budget managers, the importance of financial planning and how to access financial advice.