TTPS QUARTERLY No.1 (1)

Students sent on suspension are referred by the Principal and School
Supervisor to the Sangre Grande Youth Development Centre managed by a
group of key stakeholders namely: community police officers, a representative
from the North Eastern Education District, retired school principals and
teachers, qualified counsellors and life skills instructors.
Parents and or guardians are required to give consent for admission to the CITY
programme since their assistance is needed to complete an evaluation of each
student. This will allow recommendations for prescribed interventions to be
made on behalf of the student and provide guidance on enrolment in the
Parenting Skills Workshops, offered by the Community Policing Unit. The
following activities are provided at the Police Youth Development Centre as part
of the CITY programme:
• Literacy Skills (students and parents)
• Counselling
• Computer Literacy Skills (students and parents)
• Conflict/Anger Management
• Spirituality
• Life Skills
A forum is held for parents and students, who participated in the programme,
to share their experiences at the end of every school term. The feedback gained
from these sessions is usually very reassuring. Parents have reported a
noticeable change in behaviour and attitude in their children whilst the students
have admitted to being more focused, less disruptive and rebellious in school
and are now working more harmoniously with parents and teachers to achieve
their newly set goals.
In the near future, the following additional services will be introduced to
promote the desired outcomes of CITY:
• Home Work Centre
• Life Skills / Apprenticeship – Needlework, Gardening, Cooking,
Carpentry, Masonry
• Community Service
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