Equipping educators and youth practitioners to address knife crime & youth violence
The Educate Hub Knife Violence Prevention Resource is Lives Not Knives new violence prevention resource for educators within schools and community services for children aged between 11-16.
The platform is a unique and powerful collection of tools based on lived experience and insight for educators to teach young people about the impact of knife violence.
Suitable for KS3, KS4 & KS5
Join the Educate Hub
Real Stories & advice
Our videos (including real life testimonies), show the lived experience of the effects of knife violence on individuals, families, and communities.
Each resource we offer provides a different aspect of help and/or education to young people, ensuring that they are supported in a multitude of ways. These resources are there to not only educate young people, but make a teacher’s life easier with pre-built lessons.
Get a free resourcePractical guides & worksheets
Our resources identify the socioeconomic factors that can increase the risk of carrying a knife or offensive weapon and we offer lesson plans to provide the opportunity for young people to discuss with their educators the alternatives so that all young people can look forward to fulfilling lives.
Get a free resourceCommunity & planning tools
Our videos (including real life testimonies), show the lived experience of the effects of knife violence on individuals, families, and communities.
Trained teachers
Students supported
Identified "at risk"
Created in partnership
Due to rising demand for resources from Schools, Children’s services, youth groups and public services. Lives Not Knives have spent the last few years strategising with teacher’s, young people and various people within the community with lived experience of youth violence to create, support and strengthen the knowledge for youth leaders to feel better equipped to deliver resources as an intervention for young people.
Get this full resource directly to your inbox
Frequently asked questions
-
What is the Educate Hub?
The Educate Hub Knife Violence Prevention Resource is Lives Not Knives new violence prevention resource for educators within schools and community services for children aged between 11-16.
The platform is a unique and powerful collection of tools based on lived experience and insight for educators to teach young people about the impact of knife violence.
-
Who is the Educate Hub for?
Our Educate Hub is a resource developed to support teachers/educators. Schools can fund access to the Educate Hub with Pupil Premium funding.
Other charities and businesses especially those supporting young people or offering mentoring could benefit from using the Educate Hub
-
Is there funding available to access the Educate Hub?
Schools can fund access to the Educate Hub with Pupil Premium funding.
This its currently the only funding available to access the Educate Hub.