Digital democracy and preventing school leavers falling into the NEETS category are topics expected to provide lively debate in the Tynwald Chamber today (Mon 16th)
These are two of the topics which will be discussed at this year's Junior Tynwald.
Organised by the Isle of Man branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association with the Department of Education, the initiative brings together year 12 students from the Island's five state secondary schools who will assume the roles of politicians.
During the sitting of the court young people will take the seats of Tynwald members and take part in a live sitting, debating issues that matter to them.
The students will also have a tour of the Legislative Buildings followed by a pre-briefing session and each school will ask three questions to be answered by a Tynwald member and two motions . . . one by a representative from Castle Rushen High School and the other from St Ninian's High School.
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