Children are to get extra lessons to steer them away from knife crime and gang culture by teaching them the importance of good role models like youth workers and sports coaches Children aged 11 to 16 will be taught the importance of having good role models Lesson plans were sent out to 20,000 teachers in bid to cull knife crime Government is preparing for surge in violence over the summer holidays
By Sophie Borland for the Daily Mail
Published: 00:54 BST, 6 June 2019 | Updated: 00:55 BST, 6 June 2019
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School pupils are to be given extra lessons on knife crime ahead of a possible surge in violence over the summer holidays.
Children aged 11 to 16 will be taught the importance of having good role models instead of being influenced by gang leaders.
The lesson plans which were sent out to 20,000 teachers yesterday are the latest Home Office initiative to curb the youth knife crisis.
Knife crime is at record levels and with a total of 40,829 offences reported by police last year, a 6 per cent increase on 2017.
Children aged 11 to 16 will be taught the importance of having good role models instead of
