To: UK Government, The Rt Hon Gavin Williamson CBE MP
Make the syllabus more diverse for high school students
Diversify the syllabus for high school students, include topics such as finance, Budgeting, a wider range of perspectives on history from POC. Diversify school library books, make work experience in high school compulsory and provide optional volunteering opportunities as part of after school clubs.
Why is this important?
I believe this will not only help the future labor force but teach them that things they learn in school have real life application. This will teach younger students to be more involved in their local community to respect and understand people they live and work with a little better. Not only this allowing for work experience is an invaluable experience as most jobs nowadays require previous experience which is quite hard in the current environment as well as sparking real interest into future career. Allowing for this material to be compulsory will help make better well rounded individuals and hopefully prevent people from falling through the gaps.
