Project Solace Works In Partnership With Tredworth Junior School To Promote ASB Awareness

Pupils at Tredworth Junior School have helped Project Solace and Gloucester Police to promote awareness of anti-social behaviour (ASB).

Year 5 students have designed posters to encourage their peers to report problems to teachers, parents and local agencies. The posters include slogans “Anti-Social Behaviour Stops Here” and “If You See Someone Doing Something Wrong, Walk Away and Tell Someone about It!” They highlight the consequences of perpetrating ASB and the effect it can have on victims, and tell people how to report it.

Pupils at the school were part of a pilot scheme that Project Solace is set to roll out across the city. Year 5 classes took part in a lesson with Anti-Social Behaviour Officers and local PCSO’s, and discussed bullying, as well as low-level anti-social behaviour, higher level ASB and the consequences of perpetrating it. Students were keen to get involved and shared their own experiences, as well as participating in a Q&A session. 

Following the lesson, pupils designed the posters, which will be displayed in Barton Street Police station and at Gloucester City Homes’ offices, where Project Solace is based.

Tredworth Junior School Head Teacher, Mr Andrew Darby, said; “We are proud to be involved with this groundbreaking project to raise awareness of the issues around anti-social behaviour. We are confident our children and families will derive a huge benefit from the project.”

Barton and Tredworth Local Policing Area Sergeant, Lynn Northfield, said; "This project is a very positive team effort; it’s lovely to see the school community joining together with local Officers and the Project Solace team to reduce anti-social behaviour in the area. I gather the youngsters involved enjoyed the session and learnt a lot. I'm sure that the staff and pupils at Tredworth School have benefited greatly from the project and the good work on the day will reap benefits for all concerned in the future." 

Victoria King-Lowe, Project Solace and Gloucester City Homes Tenancy Services Manager, said; “Project Solace was set up to provide enforcement action for serious cases of ASB. However, we are also dedicated to prevention work, and our schools projects are an integral part of this. Project Solace and Gloucester City Homes are committed to partnership working, and I am delighted that local schools are so proactive in working with us. We always find that students are keen to take part, and young people are often the key factor in helping to stamp out any ASB within their own peer groups.”

Project Solace is currently working with Gloucestershire Constabulary’s Local Policing Area teams to deliver a wider Restorative Justice project in city schools. Anti-Social Behaviour officers and Police officers will hold assemblies and take lessons with year 5 and 6 pupils in local junior schools, to discuss issues such as bullying, anti-social behaviour and stranger danger. The project will begin before the 6-week summer holidays, and continue in the new school year in September.

For further information please contact Project Solace & Gloucester City Homes Tenancy Services Manager Victoria King Lowe on 01452 396553.