Reimagining education programmes

• Better collaboration and information exchange – particularly among charities and youth support providers, to help source and acquire more robust funding, while also helping to better coordinate a unified programme to amplify their impact.
• Enhancing local amenities – community events, networking and mentorship, and cultural identity promotions must be developed within a programme to help build a sense of community and create bonds.
• Creating more affordable havens – safe spaces reflecting youths’ needs and interests (i.e., income opportunities, music, & sports) - showcased by people they can relate to.
• Generating stable income – community and youth centres must start to become more self-sufficient to stop an over reliance on local authority funding that may be cut at any time.

Preventing violence & rehabilitation

Make it fun and engaging – by working with professionals who young people can relate to –sharing their lived experiences via storytelling; introducing roleplaying scenarios and reward systems; developing entrepreneurial instincts; nurturing creative and cultural passions.• A focus on developing ‘real-world skills’ – applied across the education sector tailored for the age range – where a range of skills such as entrepreneurial, financial acumen, conflict resolution, and basic rights in criminal justice can be offered. Potential skills offerings will be proposed to students via a survey to see what they would prefer (see sub-section below).

More role models showcasing positive pathways –relatable figures from the community, such as locally raised athletes, entrepreneurs, and reformed criminals being more engaged with and better known to youths.• Better advice and training for parents – providing them with more awareness on how to seek help, if needed, and to better demonstrate the value of positive family role models.• Stronger integration for PCSOs – into everyday community settings with productive interactions, to foster trust and familiarity for youth at an early age. Ideally, making PCSOs’ remit more focused on supporting collaborative projects and less so on officer-related duties.