Members of the Police Youth Engagement Team (YET) have been to Chapel High School to deliver a knife crime presentation. 

The visit was part of police efforts to talk to young people about the impact that knife crime can have and ways to support their plea to #DropTheKnife.  

PCSOs Karen Green, Will Brockett and Brian Buller, as well as their colleague Julie Berry from Derbyshire Police headquarters, all spent time with the Year 11 students.  

The event included the use of Derbyshire Constabulary’s new, first of its kind, game that has been devised to help divert children and young people away from crime. 

The board game is a partnership project created by the force's in-house multimedia team and has been supported by local authorities in Derbyshire. The collaborative project includes video that stars youngsters from the Police Cadet programme. 

By talking to schools and young people about the impact and answering their questions, the aim is to educate them on the many ways that knives can shatter lives and to make the right choice. 

Police drop-in sessions for pupils 

Pupils have also taken the opportunity to chat with local police during the regular drop-in sessions held at Glossopdale School, St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy and New Mills School and Sixth Form. 

The monthly drop-in sessions are regular events run by the Glossop Youth Engagement Team. 

During the events, lots of students wanted to engage, chat, and have selfies with the team. 

Members of Buxton Youth Engagement Team have also been visiting students at Hope Valley Pathways. 

They talked about staying safe at home and in the community, how to contact police and answered many other concerns they had. 

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