Tackling educational disadvantage – A seminar for Community Activists

Most recently a working group of head teachers, educational administrators, academics and community activists led by former MLA Dawn Purvis highlighted the issue of the educational underachievement of Protestant working class boys. 

Their subsequent ‘Call to Action’ asks some serious questions and proposes interesting recommendations on how to fix our education system; recommendations that could improve the system for all of our young people.

While the Working Group’s report focuses on Protestant working class boys it recognises that educational disadvantage is a much wider issue and the working group is keen to broaden the debate and discuss the impact of educational disadvantage in communities right across Northern Ireland.

Interest in this issue is already high among those working in the voluntary and community sector, as many work daily with the manifestations of educational underachievement.

With that in mind NICVA is organising a special seminar for community activists to explore the issue and see what action we can take to help increase educational equality and improve the attainment levels of our young people.  Information from this session will also feed into a range of meetings with departmental officials and other relevant decision makers.

Lunch will be provided after the event.

Copies of the working group's 'Call to Action' and summary document can be downloaded below.