The London Borough of Bexley is working with five local schools and the Sidcup Partners, to create posters to help the public identify Sidcup school students by their uniforms.

Bexley’s Community Safety team are working with students from Cleeve Park School, Hurstmere School, Blackfen School for Girls, CTK St Mary’s – A Christ the King Sixth Form and Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School.

The young people came up with the idea for a QR code poster to help people to identify school uniforms and report both positive and negative behaviour directly to the schools.

The students have also taken part in different workshops, including emergency first aid training from Street Doctors which covered helping those that are unconscious, seriously injured or have blood loss.

Sidcup Partners (Sidcup’s Business Improvement District) has helped to promote the posters online and have organised for the posters to be displayed in shop windows and near till counters.

Councillor Sue Gower MBE, Cabinet Member for Communities and Housing, said:

This pilot project has been co-produced with local students and represents a collective commitment to the safety and well-being of our communities. The posters empower the public to report anti-social behaviour among school students, paving the way towards safer communities and brighter future for our schools.

The brilliant students involved are really taking ownership of their high streets, local area, and behaviour. I am confident that this pilot will be a success in Sidcup and hope that it can be rolled out across the whole borough.”

Bexley's Community Safety team works with partners to tackle anti-social behaviour.