As part of the 'ASB and us' campaign the Neighbourhood Watch Youth Council wrote an open letter to policy makers, asking for antisocial behaviour to be added to the schools curriculum.
We, the Neighbourhood Watch Network Youth Council, are writing to you as young people who see and experience the impact of antisocial behaviour (ASB) in our communities every day.
Whether it’s vandalism (environmental ASB), intimidation (personal ASB), or disruptive behaviour (nuisance ASB), these issues make our neighbourhoods feel unsafe. We believe that schools have a vital role to play in tackling these problems. They can help young people to understand the causes, and take targeted action to prevent crime.
That’s why we’re calling for mandatory education on antisocial behaviour in Personal, Social, Health, and Citizenship Education (PSHCE) lessons in both primary and secondary schools and better training for teachers to help them address it when they see it happening.
The changes we would like to see are:
- Make education on antisocial behaviour a core part of the PSHCE curriculum – teaching students about the impact of their actions, peer pressure, and how to make better choices.
- Provide teachers with the training and resources to recognise, address, and report antisocial behaviour early on, both inside and outside of the classroom.