CYP Now - London Mayor ploughs £4.7m into tackling exclusions and violence in schools

Schools in areas of London blighted by youth violence are to be handed £4.7m to prevent children from being excluded and to better protect them after hometime.

Teachers will be trained to identify and support young people who are at risk of becoming victims or perpetrators of violence. Picture: Rawpixel.com/Adobe Stock

The money has been awarded through the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan's Violence Reduction Unit to help teachers to reduce violence and challenging behaviour and to better support pupils in high-crime areas.

The money will be used to train teachers and staff in identifying and supporting young people who are at risk of committing violence or being victims.

Peer support schemes and offering after-school activities are also included in the funding. Research released by the mayor this year found that violence incidents involving young people are more likely to happen at the end of the school day.

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