Northamptonshire Police Win National Award

Northamptonshire Police has won a national award for their exceptional partnership work in tackling Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG).
The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) has honoured the important work the Force and the Northamptonshire County Schools Challenge team has undertaken with secondary schools. Helping thousands of pupils to understand, recognise and discuss VAWG and misogyny.
The NPCC VAWG awards attracted 175 nominations, with the Force winning the ‘Effective Working with Children and Young People Regarding Violence Against Women and Girls’ award category.
The Northamptonshire County Schools Challenge (NCSC) is a police-led partnership project run across secondary schools in Northamptonshire. Each year, it helps pupils learn about important social issues while teaching them invaluable skills. This year’s social issue centred around VAWG. Pupils use a business approach to raise awareness and develop creative ways to tackle the problem by developing innovative products or services.
Detective Chief Inspector Nickie Deeks, the Force lead for VAWG, worked closely with the NCSC team to develop training sessions and information that could be shared with schools and Key Stage Three children.
DCI Deeks said: “We are delighted to have won this NPCC award. It’s only when we work together as a community that we can hope to change things.”
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