One headteacher acknowledged the 'unfortunate' reality that violence is 'on our doorstep', adding: 'We want our young people to be ready for the real world.'
. The training could save lives, with bosses saying it's vital kids across Greater Manchester know what to do in the wake of a knife attack.
The 'Stop the Bleed' project by the region's violence reduction unit , could be rolled out to secondary schools across the country next year. The skills learned, bosses say, can also help kids deal with accidental injuries, car crash victims and animal attacks. The 16-year-old was chased by three teenagers and stabbed. Ryan Cashin and Giovanni Lawrence were jailed for life for his murder, while Marquis Richards was sentenced to the youth equivalent of life and locked up for at least 18 years following a Crown Court trial.
On the Stop the Bleed project, she said: "I feel like it's needed. I think we should be targeting children in year 5 and 6 in primary schools - before they go into that transitional age. 'Ready for the real world' Charity citizenAID - which educates people on how to act in multiple casualty incidents - helped develop the training with pupils from The Derby High School in Bury. Pupils were in a video, which was this week shown to 14 schools across the region as they delivered the training.
"They were so engaged in the training," she added. "We want our young people to be ready for the real world. I believe this kind of training should be part of the National Curriculum." "Part of this involves educating young people, supporting them to make better choices and if necessary, giving them potentially life-saving advice should they ever need it. I hope they will never need it, but I am grateful to citizenAID and Greater Manchester VRU for organising this event today. The lessons are invaluable and could be used in any walk of life where a person is injured and could very well save lives.
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