School children in England are to have lessons warning them against using loan sharks. The Illegal Money Lending Team (ILMT) in England is offering schools ready-made lessons designed to warn their pupils about the danger. The educational packs, which include videos, have been funded by confiscated money from convicted loan sharks. More than 2,500 primary and secondary schools have already expressed an interest. Yeading Junior School in west London has been trialling the lessons, which have been developed to raise awareness about the dangers of loan sharks and help children manage their money wisely. In one classroom, when asked what a loan shark was, hands shot up in the air. "A loan shark is an illegal money lender who is friendly to you but then after a while they turn nasty and put interest on the money they lent out," piped up 10-year-old Ariana.....Read more here