School Engagement/Lunchtime Drop-in Session at New Mills School - Promoting Cadet Recruitment and 'Hate Crime Awareness Week'

Glossop SNT - School Engagement/Lunchtime Drop-in Session

PCSO Buller of the Glossop Youth Engagement Team (YET) and Cadet Leader Brenda Smith completed a lunchtime drop-in session at New Mills Secondary School, Church Lane, New Mills today, Tuesday 14th October.

We were there to promote Cadet Recruitment for the Glossop Cohort. As the deadline for applications approaches at the end of October, we kindly urge interested individuals to submit their applications as soon as possible.
We are particularly seeking young individuals aged 13 to 18 from the Glossopdale and New Mills areas. 
The sessions take place on Wednesday evenings in Glossop from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM during term time. 

We look forward to welcoming new members to our program.

Find out more about becoming a cadet or cadet leader here: https://orlo.uk/cadets_AANr7

It is also ‘Hate Crime Awareness Week’ this week - So our aim today was to display information about what a hate crime is, what are the monitored strands and the CPS (Crown Prosecution Service) definition, including learning about the effects hate crime (and hate incidents) have on victims and the community at large.

🔴 Definition of a Hate Crime - A hate crime is when a Criminal Offence is committed which is perceived by the victim or any other person to be motivated by hostility or prejudice on personal characteristics (monitored strands).
🔵 Monitored Strands - * Disability (seen or unseen) * Race/Ethnicity * Religion/Faith/ Belief * Sexual Orientation * Trans Status * Alternative Sub-Cultures (since 2016) * Gender (since April 5th 2021).

And lastly it was also a great opportunity to complete some Derbyshire Talking Youth Surveys with the young people during their lunchtime today. 
We need the views, ideas and how and where young people in each of our areas feel or don't feel safe and why. 
This also included what are their preferred methods of receiving information from the Police etc.

Thank you from the team to Brenda Smith (Cadet leader), also the school Senior Leadership Team and staff for accommodating today's visit and especially to those students who engaged with the team this afternoon.

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