Teaching economics at school should be compulsory, we can only benefit from it

Economics should be taught, and tested, at all schools and treated with the importance of English and maths. That way we can have a more money-savvy and entrepreneurial society, writes Chris Blackhurst

Pupils sit apart during a socially distanced lesson (Getty)

At school, I was fortunate enough to study A-Level economics.

What economics gave me was a grounding in how money, business and markets function. I was taught about profit and loss, demand and supply, interest rates, assets and liabilities, debit and credit.

Everybody, early-on in their lives, should receive something similar and be taken through the practical basics of finance and business. It should be a compulsory, seriously-regarded and even tested, part of the national curriculum.