The ABC Project (Attitudes Behaviour Consequences) Limited.

The ABC Project was developed following a joint initiative between Northumbria Police and Newcastle City Council and designed in 2007 to help children in primary schools understand the meaning of antisocial behaviour and how they can avoid behaving in an antisocial way in school and in their local community. It was designed to run for one year and be delivered to children in years 5 and 6. Its purpose was to prepare children for the move to year 7,  and the second phase of their education; to reduce antisocial behaviour; to improve school attendance, and, as a result, to enhance the life chances of the children.

The ABC Project has undergone substantial development since its inception. There are now programmes for primary school children in years 4, 5 and 6. Each programme has a course-specific workbook with exercises supporting coursework and interesting explorer page activities supporting the lessons. The principle employed is one of ensuring that the children have an opportunity to remain focused and productive throughout the lesson but, in doing so, to provide them with the opportunity for self-direction in their choice of explorer activities. For children in Year 5, there is a bonus as they get to see some of the uniforms and equipment police officers use and wear.

The aim of The ABC Project, which complements the work done in PSHE and employs the five key points in social and emotional aspects of learning - self-awareness, managing feelings, motivation, empathy, and social skills - is to help children make informed decisions about antisocial behaviour as they discover that each individual must take responsibility for his or her actions. The programme is recognised by Safe Newcastle as contributing to the education and development of young citizens.