Blam! Dennis the Menace and Roger the Dodger to teach British pupils about money

Dennis the Menace and the Bash Street Kids could soon be teaching primary children how to manage their pocket money, thanks to an educational tie-up involving the Bank of England and Beano comics.

A 12-lesson course on financial literacy, called Money and Me, will be introduced to English, Scottish and Welsh school curriculums from July, teaching children between the ages of five and 11 the basics of money and how the economy works.

The lessons, a collaboration between the Beano, the Bank and Tes – formerly known as the Times Educational Supplement – will be included in the PSHE (personal, social, health and economic) curriculums.

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