IS YOUR SCHOOL INVOLVED - IF NOT, WHY NOT?
Schools across the Borough are invited to take part in the ‘Roach’ Project ran by Stockton Council’s Community Safety Team. The project uses 10 cockroach characters who depict types of crime and anti-social behaviour for example ‘Vando’ for criminal damage and ‘Arso’ for arson.
The project is aimed at Year 6 and 7 pupils and encourages young people to become good citizens, not commit crime and disorder and report crimes to Crimestoppers or on-line direct to the Council’s Community Safety Team. Schools are offered a learning pack, and a member of the Community Safety Team will attend their citizenship lesson to give more information on crime and anti-social behaviour, and to promote the reporting of crimes by young people. The lesson gives pupils the opportunity to discuss in more detail the crimes that they come into contact with and to inform them the sanctions that could be used.
The pupils are also given a set of cards to swap amongst their class to gain a full set of 10 Roach characters. Each card shows the Roach, the facts on the type of crime or anti-social behaviour, and displays the Crimestoppers number.
Young people are shown mini movies of the Roaches, which can be viewed on line by clicking on the Roach, there is also the opportunity to play a game which uses the Crimestoppers number in an innovative and fun way.
The Project is offered to all Year 6 and 7 pupils across the Borough for more information on the project please contact Claire Sills, Senior Community Safety Officer or e-mail communitysafetyteam@stockton.gov.uk