9 Subjects That Should Be Compulsory In School

Financial Literacy

– How to track expenses.

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– Understanding needs vs. wants.

– Creating and maintaining a budget.

– How to establish and maintain good credit.

– Compound interest & the time value of money.

– Different types of debt and outcomes (credit card, mortgage, student loans).

– Different types of savings & investment vehicles (savings, bonds, stocks, mutual funds)

How Taxes Work

– What their tax contribution will be.

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– How taxes impact their income and expenses.

– Ranges of tax and how they affect different incomes.

– Which incomes/savings are taxed at different rates (isa’s etc. )

– Understanding pensions, auto-enrolment, and employer contributions.

Stress Management

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– How to recognize stress early on.

– Different ways to cope with stress.

– How to build resilience towards stress.

– Understanding the different types of stress.

– How to help someone who is going through a lot of stress.

Time Management

– How to schedule tasks.

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– How to prioritize tasks effectively

– How to set clear and impactful goals.

– How to organize your time effectively.

– Understanding productivity and how to work efficiently.

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Critical Thinking

– How to interpret sets of data.

– How to access the credibility of sources.

– How to express ideas clearly and coherently.

– How to compare and contrast different ideas.

– How to draw logical and well-supported conclusions.

Soft Skills

– Collaborate effectively in team settings.

– Build professional relationships for career growth.

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– Analyze complex situations and make informed decisions.

– Achieve mutually beneficial agreements through negotiations.

– Actively listen, understand, and respond thoughtfully to others.

– Recognize , understand, and manage one’s own emotions and others.

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Public Speaking

– Understanding body language.

-How to speak clearly and coherently.

– How to thrive outside your comfort zone.

– How to persuade and influence through speech.

– How to speak confidently in front of an audience.

Using AI

– How to solve problems faster with AI.

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– Preparing for AI-driven work opportunities.

– How to use AI to cater to your own learning style.

– How to build prompts to maximize the effectiveness of AI.

– How to utilize new tools to improve your efficiency and productivity.

Coding/IT

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– Introductions to coding languages.

– Introductions to the applications or coding.

– How coding can build businesses and products.

– How to use coding logic to solve problems faster.

-Understanding the importance of data and how to organize and manipulate it.

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