London schools teach self-defence and first aid to protect pupils from knife crime
The IndependentThe best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Schools and colleges are introducing self-defence and first aid classes to protect their pupils from harm as a knife crime epidemic seizes the capital. Gill Burbridge, principal of Leyton Sixth Form College in Waltham Forest, east London, is set to introduce self-defence and first aid classes in the new year after students called for more help. She said: “We don’t have a problem on site but we are aware that it is when young people go to and from college where these things are very immediate issues to them.” At least four young people have been killed in the borough of Waltham Forest this year – and a former pupil of the college lost their life in Hackney. Last week, the college principal pressed London mayor Sadiq Khan over youth violence as part of an “accountability assembly”, organised by grassroots’ campaign London Citizens.
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