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Naomi Long

 scored on climate education?

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Climate Education Report Card

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Candidate Name:

Naomi Long

Constituency:

Belfast East

Party:

Alliance Party (NI)

Date:

3.7.24

Notes:

No notes given.

Question

Score (/5)

Do they support the integration of climate change throughout every subject?

5

Do they support the teaching on solutions for climate change, as well as the causes and impacts?

5

Do they support more training for all teachers around the climate crisis?

5

Do they support more money being spent to upgrade schools so they are carbon neutral?

5

Do they support more green skills being taught in job-related education? 

5

Total Score (/25)

25

Candidate's Responses

  1. Do you support the integration of climate change throughout every subject?

    "Yes, as part of Alliance's plan for a Green New Deal we would want better education and training infrastructure. This will include the teaching of climate change in every subject, to allow for a job-rich, low-carbon, worker- led transformation."

  2. Do you support the teaching on solutions for climate change, as well as the causes and impacts?

    Yes, as part of the Alliance Green New Deal it is needed.

  3. Do they support more training for all teachers around the climate crisis?

    Yes - Skills are delivered through Universities, Colleges and Schools. There is some knowledge on this matter however, what is needed is a skills strategy which will inform the curriculum to be changed to focus on new job creation and therefore new training required to teach.

  4. Do they support more money being spent to upgrade schools so they are carbon neutral?

    Alliance as part of our Green New Deal want to develop an ambitious retrofitting program.

  5. Do they support more green skills being taught in job-related education? 

    Yes absolutely