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Promotion of a Culture ofLegality and Justice in T&T
Presented by: Erlene Benjamin
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Introduction
The presentation seeks to share best practices carried out by the Ministry of Education to:
• address the promotion of democratic values and practices in schools in T&T.
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YTC Mentoring Programme
• Programmes held in 20 schools in 2005.• 4895 students reached in 2005.• In 2004-2005, a total of 35 schools and
10,200 students have been engaged in the programme.
Security Initiatives:Strengthen and enhance the security system
in schools
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Recruitment of School Safety Officers
Summary Trinidad Tobago TotalSSOs Employed 161 Nil 161Male SSOs 128 Nil 128Female SSOs 33 Nil 33Schools with 2 SSOs 79 Nil 79Schools with 1 SSO 03 Nil 03Total Schools with SSOs 82 Nil 82Schools without SSOs 02 07 09Vacancies 07 14 21
Police Lectures
•Training of 83 Deans in the identification and reporting of infractions of the law, was conducted in September – October 2004. SSOs and TTPS are conducting “in school” training.•School lectures are being conducted in schools.
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Effect of Strategies on the School Environment
• 50% reduction in suspension notices issued to secondary school students.
• Schools with safety officers deployed have no police presence.
• Reduction in the reports of incident/accident related injuries in schools.
• Increase in the number of PTAs and Student Councils in secondary schools.
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The Way Forward
• Scientific evaluation of the impact of the Action Plan initiatives on school discipline by the DERE (based on the baseline assessment conducted at the commencement of the programme). Data for two years following have been collected.
• Education for Democratic Citizenship Programme is a component of the MNS’s Citizen Security Programme.
End of Presentation
Thank You
