Mini Police

Based in primary schools, Mini Police is a fun and interactive volunteering opportunity for 9 to 11-year-old children.

Police & Communities Together

Led by school staff and supported by police, children will learn about policing issues, staying safe and undertaking some volunteering activity in support of a local policing priority.

As well as benefitting the community, research highlights the benefits for the personal development of young people involved and the positive benefits this can have on their overall trust and confidence in the police.

Mini Police so far

•Years 5 and 6 pupils have applied to become Mini Police.

•The school have selected the students from their application.

•Neighbourhood Policing Team have visited the schools for introductions to the students, talking about values and skills required to be a Mini Police student and getting to know each other.

•The Mini Police have learnt First Aid giving them a good life skill.

•The Mini Police have learnt about all the police equipment that is used to help them with their job, including looking at the vehicles.

•9 schools have signed up to the Mini Police scheme.

•That’s 140 Mini Police!

Making Darwen a Safer Place

The Mini Police Students of Avondale Primary school have chosen to work on a community project looking at Knife Crime. They want to make Darwen safer place by asking people to surrender their knives.