Hundreds of school children gathered outside the Northern Ireland Office today in order to protest against education funding cuts that they say will harm their future.
Dozens of schools from West and North Belfast took part in the demonstration outside Erskine House in Belfast City Centre where they expressed their deep concern and anger over proposals to cut vital programmes such as the Full Service Community Network, Youth Services, Happy Healthy Minds, Engage Funding and Extended Schools Funding, and Holiday Hunger payments.
All of these programmes have made a huge different in the lives of children, boosting their educational attainment along with supporting their mental health and wellbeing and there are fears their loss could have a huge impact on other services like CAMHs as a result.
