The more red it is the more deprived it is, but if we compare this to education in the area, I am simply horrified that I actually take my daughter to a school in this area.
The overall absence in all schools in my area is given as 9.01% as compared to 5.78% for the whole of Milton Keynes and 6.23 for England. The persistent absentees in all schools in the area is given as 7.5% as compared to 2.8% for Milton Keynes and 3.6% for England (http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/leadTableView.do;jsessionid=).
If education is so low in my area what chances do the children have of becoming active citizens I ask? I think it goes with the territory, if education is low the children do not have the capacity to play an effective role in the society, they are not well informed, they are not thoughtful, not responsible citizens and are not aware of their rights and not conscious of their duties either. I think what you learn from an early age has a ripple effect wherever you go and it is very important to get the education right because it is your future and will have an effect on the people around you. Thank you Greg I now know why my area is so rough, they don't get the education!!. Most of them are not politically, socially or economically literate hence not informed on anything other than what they get on the streets.
Looking at fire and rescue services, fires attended to were 9, Milton Keynes was 674 and England was 131,258 and a total casualties of 3 in my area out of 52 in Milton Keynes.
One of the definitions given on active citizenship is ensuring there are opportunities and mechanisms for all to participate in public life and decision-making, regardless of age, ability, culture, lifestyle or location, I think that definition basically stinks, because if children don't get equal opportunities in education how is this definition achievable? If I compare my previous address with current as far as education is concerned it just tells that the above definition should be replaced with something like where you live has an effect on what kind of citizen you become.
This is education deprivation for Epsom in Surrey.
If we have a look at crime in my area, it is quite high but then again it is not a surprise given the level of education deprivation. In my view education is the key to young people's better future. Most families in the area have about three failed generations from grandparents to parents and their children. None of them knows better than the other one since none of them received the education they deserve and hence have no chance of becoming responsible citizens.
I don't think we can ever achieve sustainable communities in such areas unless we have ways and means of breaking these generation failures in families and communities. As it has been said before, one of the central themes underpinning sustainable development is equality and fairness, from the information available in my super output area, it just shows how far away we are from achieving equality and fairness towards sustainable development. The only thing that is looking up in my area is living environment and barriers to housing and services, and I am guessing it is because not many people want to live there.
Income deprivation is high in the area so I am guessing not many people work as probably not many of them have any skills or are even willing to work.
However, there has been an improvement of local public services especially the collection tipped rubbish so the area is getting cleaner by the day, and there is also an improvement in tackling anti-social behaviour and extremism as there is always the presence of the police in the area even on their bikes. So despite all the failures, something is looking up but more needs to be done if sustainable community is to be achieved in the area.
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