'Mini Police' scheme launched in Derbyshire
It's giving young people the chance to learn about safety and the work police do in the community
A new project has been launched in several Derbyshire schools to give children the opportunity to learn about safety and police work.
Children at Landau Forte Academy Moorhead in Alvaston, Spire Juniors in Chesterfield, and Peartree Juniors in Normanton are all involved in the 'Mini Police' scheme, which sees them presented with special hi-vis vests, a mini police cap and a pocketbook.
They will get weekly visits from local PCSOs, as well as Derbyshire fire officers, RNLI staff and representatives from local cadet organisations.
Its aimed at children in years 5 and 5 and focuses on the positive contributions they can make to their communities.
Project lead Sarah Robbins from Derbyshire Police:
“As a thank you for them doing these jobs we will arrange an exciting visit by some of the different departments within the police, so they can learn more about what police officers do.
“This might be a visit from the police dogs, Roads Policing, DFRS or visiting HQ or their local Police Stations and putting into practice some of the educational content they have learnt by identifying local water dangers or areas of anti-social behaviour.
“We are looking forward to getting the whole force involved in this fantastic new youth engagement opportunity and will be posting updates on our new Instagram page alongside our more established cadet posts.”
Its hoped the project will be rolled out to the whole of the county over the next five years.