PC Kenny Blades, Community Safety Officer from Police Scotland, shares his story about working with young people to prevent knife crime in North Lanarkshire.
A View from the Front Line
Youth workers play a very important role when it comes to the reduction of young people carrying knives. The G15 Youth Project operates in the north west of Glasgow with young people aged 12-25.
NKBL In Polmont
I am a Sergeant in Police Scotland and have completed 29 years police service in a variety of mostly front-line roles.
10 Years of NKBL in North Ayrshire
My name is Damian Taylor and I’m a Community Worker for North Ayrshire Council. I’ve been working with the national No Knives Better Lives Team for 10 years.
Top 5 Tips for Prevention Work
Over the last eight years (yes, eight years!), we’ve learned a lot about best practice in prevention from the young people, practitioners, peer educators, organisations and researchers that we’ve had the privilege of working with.
NKBL Play Reaches 6,000 Young People in 4 Weeks
The NKBL tour has reached the halfway point. ‘Balisong’ has already been seen by 6,000 young people and will reach a further 6,000 young people before the end of November.
Building the Team
A few months ago, I was asked to speak at a typical Scottish high school. On that typically Scottish day, I spoke with a year group about sexting.
Case Study - Pat and Car in Wester Hailes
Hey guys, we are Pat and Cat, a couple of youth workers who work together on a Monday night. We deliver sessions on various subjects, play games and ALWAYS have fun with our youth club.
Unconference Round-Up
We held our first unconference on Friday and it was a great way to finish a busy September! In case you missed the hype, an unconference is a participant-driven event that gives people the space to focus on issues that matter to them.
NKBL is Going on Tour!
‘The Balisong’ (another name for a butterfly knife) is a brand new NKBL play developed in collaboration with, and performed by, young people.
Introducing Playing it Safe
This week we are launching our new resource, Playing It Safe, at the Scottish Learning Festival for practitioners and professionals working with children aged 6+.
Why Theatre? Why Not?
Using theatre as a way to pose questions and raise awareness of issues isn’t a new thing. It’s what theatre has done for hundreds of years, whether it’s telling the tale of star crossed lovers, or jealous kings waging war on distant shores.