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Cookstown - Education

Tuition fees should be abolished
There should be greater education in areas like LGBT rights, Mental Health, Money management and Sex Education.
There needs to be a greater awareness of neurodiverse conditions for both students & teaching staff
The cuts to the student nursing bursary should be reversed & extended to all health & social care students
There needs to be compulsory, comprehensive and standardised relationships and sexuality education (RSE) in schools
There needs to be an improvement in political education in schools, higher education & workplaces
'Activism' should be introduced as a compulsory school module
There should be greater funding for both SEN schools and SEN pupils in mainstream schools, as well as more training and access to resources for staff/practitioners to support SEN
There needs to be equal opportunities and access to higher education for all
There should be a reform of the RE curriculum to remove the Christian centric nature of the curriculum and provide more of a general education in world religions, philosophies and ethics to increase inclusivity as schools become more multicultural
Education classes/resources should be held by local community centres/schools to offer support and networks for new parents and families (e.g parenting classes, homework support classes, play groups) and more funding made available for programmes like Sure Start
Comments
  • Neurodiversity, sexuality and gender need to be introduced to all schools. Politics is an active process and involves engagement from the public, it seems in Northern Ireland most people do not understand how a healthy and functioning democracy works. Many people are disillusioned and apathetic and it is a reflection of our dysfunctional political system. We need more people to engage and be politically motivated to make better communities.