From understanding credit scores to picking up some basic DIY, how about an alternative curriculum that would make ‘adulting’ so much easier

If you’ve ever wondered whether you were absent from school the day everyone learned the art of successful adulting, you’re not alone.

More than 94% of parents surveyed by an education charity believe that life skills, such as managing finances, problem solving and communication, ought to be a key part of the curriculum, but the savings service Wealthify found that three-quarters of adults taking part in a study did not have the knowledge they needed to make good financial decisions.