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The Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action calls on our political parties to create an education system that will serve all the children in Northern Ireland, not just an academic minority.
“We have a political stalemate at Stormont but the reality is that the problems of education will not go away. We will not be able to grasp the new opportunities for children if we do not make changes,” said NICVA chair, Bob Stronge.
He noted that an exciting new curriculum has already been introduced in local schools to raise standards for everyone and to eliminate the tail of under-achievement from which thousands of children are suffering.
“We must follow that through and ensure our children will be ready for the social and economic challenges of the 21st century. That must include a more open system where all children have a range of options and gradually choose what they want to study at the ages of 14 and 16.
“Our political parties need to listen to everyone involved in education, not just the vested interests,” Mr Stronge said.
“We cannot fool ourselves that our education system is capable of delivering the changes that we need in modern society. Most of all we need to create a high-value added economy and that demands higher levels of achievement for all children and adults.”
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