Year 3 children really enjoyed their police afternoon. Local police officers came into school to lead a session on emergency services. Officers spoke to children about how to make an emergency call to 999 or 112, what information they would have to give to officers and how they need to keep themselves safe. Officers spoke to the children about the importance of not making hoax call and how this could affect someone in real need of police help.

Children really enjoyed handling police gear and learning about police cars.

Pupil Voice

“Sometimes, police aren’t here to arrest you, they are here to help”

--- Molly

“Never prank call the police.”

--- Jack

“You have to say whether you need to police, ambulance or fire service when you call 999 or 112”.

--- Frances

“You need to say what the emergency is and where the location is.”

--- Evey

“I enjoyed sitting in the police car.”

--- Meghan

“That was so much fun.”

--- Aryan

Staff Voice

Teacher 1:

“The children were engaged and had lots of questions to ask. They understood how to make emergency phone calls, enjoyed looking at the police car and working the siren.”

Teacher 2:

“This was a stimulating workshop that enabled the children to be inquisitive about the role of the police. It got them thinking about the police in a positive manner.”