Children's Secretary Ed Balls and Home Secretary Jacqui Smith made the announcement today, after the government, the Association of Chief Police Officers, the Youth Justice Board and teaching unions launched new guidance on SSPs.
The guidance aims to make it easier to set up SSPs, a formal agreement between schools, police and other agencies working to keep young people safe and improve behaviour in the community. It cites better relationships between pupils and police and more support for victims of crime as some of the positive outcomes of the partnerships.
A recent police survey suggested there are now over 5,000 schools involved in SSPs.
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