The top 30 things British people wish they'd learned in schools
A new study has found the top 30 things adults wish they'd been taught in schools. At number 2 is "the importance of getting insurance". Not even "how to get insurance" but just that insurance is important enough to look into.
100% of those surveyed by Able Skills were lying in a blocked bath with a baby whilst attempting to wire a plug (in the dark) crying about their bank balance, covered in grouting and wondering how the hell fences stay upright. Or so it would appear...
The top 30 things British people wish they'd learned in schools
1. How to budget
2. The importance of insurance
3. How loans work
4. How to wire a plug
5. How to take out a pension
6. How to drive
7. How to buy a house
8. How to put up a shelf
9. How to open a bank account
10. How to plaster a wall
11. How to change a car tyre
12. How to turn the water off in the house
13. Things to look for when buying a second hand car
14. How to change the taps
15. How to lay a carpet
16. How to tile a room
17. How to cook a Sunday roast
18. How to jump start a car
19. How to unblock a toilet
20. How to strip wallpaper without damaging the wall
21. How to assemble flat pack furniture
22. How to bring up a baby
23. How to unblock a plug
24. How to grout
25. How to use a drill
26. How to read an electric/gas meter
27. How to fix a bike
28. How to put up a fence
29. How to build a wall
30. How to change a lightbulb.
Check out our finance section for guides on how to do a lot of this stuff.