Makenzie Evan Jack Thomas

Candidate Statement: I’m a student at Headlands School which is a school for young people with additional learning needs. The school has provided me with an opportunity to thrive in an environment that better suits my needs as the mainstream education system wasn’t right for me and was holding me back. Since joining the school, I have been supported and encouraged to pursue my ambition of raising awareness of the issues that are incredibly important to me and close to my heart. I was adopted at the age of 3 by my wonderful adoptive parents and my experience has been very positive. I know that this is not always the case for many other young people and my desire is to help ensure that the adoption process is normalised and improved overall so that many more can benefit from better experience.