Anti-knife crime campaigner determined to make a difference in schools across Sheffield
Anthony Olaseinde helps to raise awareness on knife crime in local schools through workshops
Secondary school pupils across South Yorkshire tell us 'It's becoming common' for young people to carry knives as a way of protecting themselves.
Figures we've been given from South Yorkshire Police show the number of kids under 11 arrested on suspicion of carrying a knife increased by 13% last year.
Anthony Olaseinde is an anti-knife crime campaigner from Sheffield - he puts on intervention assemblies at local schools in the city.
"My way of talking about things is very different, unique and engaging.
"These kids are from Sheffield and so am I. I see these kids in the streets, I'm from this area and I want to make a difference.
"I think you've got to be in the community to want to change things for the better, and I'm certainly in the community and I'll do all I can to help these young people.
"We're at a point where knife crime has become normal in society, therefore people seem less inclined to do something about it.
"We're at a make-or-break point now where a lot of young people are acting like they're surviving for something, but what are they really surviving for?
"These young people are vulnerable. If they go onto a social media app and see an instance of knife crime, then they may think it could happen to them.
"When I started doing this type of work 5 years ago, I promised myself that I wouldn't go near primary school kids.
"To me, they're babies and just so innocent.
"However, their reality now growing up is that knife crime is a real thing and they're also worried.
"Kids aren't kids for long anymore."
We've been down to one of his sessions at Yewlands Academy, where this 13-year-old tells us why he thinks more kids are carrying knives:
"More young people are doing it because they could just look at someone wrong and then be threatened to be stabbed.
"So, that will make people want to carry a knife for their own protection.
"I've seen it happen outside of school in an alley way before."
Meanwhile, another pupil in year 11 says he can't see an end to knife crime in Sheffield:
"Knife crime is always going to be around I think, there's always going to be post code wars.
"Someone else will carry a knife, which will make other people feel the need to protect themselves by carrying a knife.
"I don't really see what can be done to put a stop to it, it's scary."
You can follow Anthony Olaseinde's progress on his website below: