🔓 Unlocking Safer Futures: Lessons from Lived Experience

🌍 Today, students took part in powerful workshops delivered by Diversify and The Block, focusing on social inclusion, prevention, and positive choices.

⚖️ Gun & Knife Crime Workshop
Led by someone with lived experience, students explored the reality of weapons and the law, the consequences of poor decisions, and how to resolve conflict without violence. Role play and open discussions encouraged pupils to share their perspectives and learn safer strategies.

🚆 County Lines Workshop
Students heard first-hand from ex-gang members about how grooming starts young, the risks of being drawn into drug networks, and the dangers of exploitation and violence. These sessions shone a light on the truth behind county lines and gave young people the tools to make safer choices.

✨ Honest. Real. Impactful.
Helping young people understand the risks and choose a different path.

🙏 A huge thank you for bravely sharing your story and experiences with our students today, and to Diversify and The Block for delivering such powerful sessions.

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