Schools could have their own police officer under Government plans to increase the number of Safer School Partnerships (SSPs), which see a police officer based in a school or overseeing a group of schools.
The Government claims that the partnerships are "proving effective in improving behaviour and attendance" and help tackle criminal and anti-social behaviour - including knife, gun and drug crime - among pupils.
A total of 5,000 UK schools have already signed up to the scheme. To encourage more to join, a series of conferences for teachers, police and children's groups are to be held around the country.
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