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More than 1700 school children are more prepared for their financial future thanks to Britannia Building Society.

Britain's second largest mutual launched "Fit 4 Finance" - its financial education programme - earlier this year. The programme consists of 30 minute workshops and activities covering topics including financial jargon, opening an account and budgeting.

So far, 13 schools across Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Cheshire have received the programme and Britannia now has plans to roll out the programme to 14 - 16 year olds across the country.

Neville Richardson, Group Chief Executive at Britannia, said: "Britannia has said for many years that financial education should be part of the National Curriculum. The positive feedback from teachers, and the increasing demand to deliver our sessions in more schools shows that there is clearly a gap for this type of education in the current Curriculum.

"Britannia welcomes the Government's latest commitment to financial education. Today's school children are the borrowers and savers of the future. Compulsory financial education is one way to make sure our future customers can make informed choices, help them plan for their needs and be less reliant on State intervention and support."