Warwickshire Police Youth Academy
The Warwickshire Police Youth Academy took place over 15th & 16th October at Newbold Revel, Stretton On Fosse.
Over 160 young people aged between 14-16 years old attended for the full two day event which included sessions on Sexting; CSE; Hate Crime; Drugs; Prison Me No Way and Police - Have Your Say. They also saw demonstrations of Drones, Police Dogs and Firearms as well as a full emergency services (police, fire, ambulance) mock Road Traffic Collision (RTC).
Feedback from the young people involved in the event was extremely positive. From the 139 forms received, 100% said they would recommend the Youth Academy to other people and schools, and 84% said they would apply for police cadets in future. The sessions themselves were also scored very highly, with 80% of the scored in the 8,9 and 10 markings (10 = Excellent).
On the forms there was a free comment section, and below are just a selection of the quotes :-
- “I really enjoyed the weekend because it has made me realise I don’t need to be naughty to do things right and make people laugh”
- “I have really enjoyed the weekend and made me want to go in the police cadets”
- “this has been the best weekend ever and I would like to do it again"
- “I thought it was really good and an amazing experience”
