Weapons
Click and play: Weapons
Session time: Approximately 7 minutes
Audience: KS3, KS4 and post-16 pupils
Aim: To educate young people around the subject of weapons to safeguard and protect them and to prevent young people entering the criminal justice system.
This session covers:
- Information around weapons
- Consequences and the law
- Why someone may carry a knife
- The impact of knife crimes
It also covers firearms and the law, police 'stop and search', and helpful advice and where to go to for help.
Click and play: Operation Sceptre
Audience: KS3, KS4 and KS5
This session is designed to give students a clear understanding of the legal consequences of carrying items such as catapults, BB guns, and sharp, pointed objects in schools and public places.
It provides a clear definition of what constitutes an offensive weapon and features videos from the Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner and Armed Response Unit.
External resources
No Knives, Better Lives is a prevention, early intervention and education programme in Scotland. Classroom resources are available for primary and secondary pupils.
Weapon attacks involving young people hit the headlines too frequently.
Fearless explains the knife crime laws for the UK. Please note there are some variations in the law between England, Wales & Scotland.
Street Doctors - Empowering young people affected by violence to keep themselves and others safe.