About the Educate Hub
The Educate Hub Knife Violence Prevention Resource is Lives Not Knives new knife violence prevention resource for educators within schools and community services for children aged between 11-16.
The Educate Hub Knife Violence Prevention Resource is a unique and powerful resource of tools based on lived experience and insight for educators to teach young people about the impact of knife violence.
Our videos (including real life testimonies), show the lived experience of the effects of knife violence on individuals, families, and communities.
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.
Knife violence is a rising epidemic and a national crisis that affects all areas of the country and not just London.
West Midlands Police recorded the highest rate of knife crime offences in England with Birmingham identified as a ‘violent hotspot.’
(Knife Crime Statistics England and Wales. 13 Oct 2023, commonslibrary.parliment.uk)
3,775 hospital episodes due to assault by a sharp object in England in 2023.
(NHS Digital data 2022/23)
The Educate Hub Knife Violence Prevention Resource can be delivered through Pupil Premium (click here for more information).
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About Lives Not Knives
In 2023, there were 244 murders involving a knife or sharp instrument in England and Wales.
13 fatally stabbed were males aged 21 or under, with five of the victims under 18.
(Knife Crime Statistics England and Wales. 13 Oct 2023, commonslibrary.parliment.uk)
Lives Not Knives is an innovative and award-winning youth-lead charity, that works to prevent knife crime, serious youth violence and school exclusions by engaging, educating, and empowering disadvantaged young people and supporting them to enjoy their lives and improve their prospects.
For over 15 years, Lives Not Knives have worked with schools and communities, delivering workshops, community engagement activities, after school and holiday provision aiming to make a difference and impact young people’s lives by providing alternatives to crime.
Lives not Knives have worked with over ? children and young people.
87% of children who attended a workshop felt more informed about the dangers of carrying a knife. (LNK Evaluation 2022/23)
In 2023, Police in England and Wales received 174 reports of attacks involving blades or sharp instruments in schools.
(The Independent Newspaper Freedom of Information figures provided by 27 of the 43 police forces in England and Wales.