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The Safer Schools Partnership in Thames Valley is a collaboration between Thames Valley Police and education settings

The Safer Schools Partnership in Thames Valley has the following aims:

To take early action to ensure pupil safety and to prevent young people from being drawn into crime or antisocial behaviour
To improve young people’s relations with the police and the local community
To ensure that the whole school community including our young people, school staff, parents, and the local community have a safe environment in which to study, work and visit
To help young people manage healthy relationships and deal with situations that may result in their becoming victims of crime and bullying
To provide access to resources to support schools with delivery of crime and community safety education through the Crime Education Hub

Secondary Schools

To deliver on these aims, there are 16 Police Officers who are designated as Safer Schools Officer’s across the Thames Valley with an officer allocated to each of our secondary schools. In partnership with teachers, education services and related agencies, Schools Officers will work with a cluster of schools to:

Provide a visible, consistent, and accessible policing presence within the school and the wider community
Work with the school to deliver crime education sessions on prearranged and targeted harm types to improve community safety
Share information where appropriate with identified school staff to prevent offending and harm to young people, staff, and the wider community (Section 115 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998)
Attend appropriate multi-agency meetings
Participate in initiatives to improve the school-learning environment and contribute towards community priorities
Plan with school staff the most appropriate way of dealing with incidents involving young people
Identify, support and work with young people regarded as being at high risk of victimisation, offending and social exclusion

Further details on the role of the Safer Schools Partnership can be found within the Safer Schools Partnership Agreement. This document is currently under review and will be published in Spring 2026.

To be put in touch with your designated School’s Officer, please use the email contact list below:

Berkshire East Local Command Unit – BerkshireEastschools@thamesvalley.police.uk
Berkshire West Local Command Unit – BerkshireWestschools@thamesvalley.police.uk
Buckinghamshire Local Command Unit – Buckinghamshireschools@thamesvalley.police.uk
Milton Keynes Local Command Unit – MiltonKeynesschools@thamesvalley.police.uk
Oxfordshire Local Command Unit – OxfordshireSchools@thamesvalley.police.uk

PLEASE NOTE: These contact details are not for reporting crimes or incidents – to report a crime or incident, please contact Thames Valley Police on 101 or 999 in an emergency.

Primary Schools

For primary schools, liaison and engagement is led by the Local Command Unit’s Neighbourhood Policing Team. To contact your local Neighbourhood Policing Team, please visit the Thames Valley Police website.

PLEASE NOTE: These contact details are not for reporting crimes or incidents – to report a crime or incident, please contact Thames Valley Police on 101 or 999 in an emergency.