POLICE have visited a school in Waltham Forest to talk to 10-year-olds about their experiences of weapons.

It was part of a new project run by Operation Trident, which now tackles all gun crime in the capital, aimed at keeping children away from gangs.

During the visit, it was revealed that one in three Year Six pupils at the school believe carrying a knife is acceptable.

Officers are now considering extending the project, which aims to deliver a more hard-hitting message about gun and knife crime, to primary schools after working with 14- and 15-year-olds.

Scotland Yard said primary school visits from Trident were still under consideration and that they would be more likely to tackle bullying and conflict resolution.

Officers have already delivered harder hitting presentations, entitled Decisions and Consequences, to teenagers in a bid to spread the message of the reality of gun crime.

The presentations aim to show the impact using a gun can have and highlight the work Operation Trident does.

The talks would be tailored for younger audiences if given the go ahead, it has been reported.

A police spokeswoman was able to confirm the school was in Walthamstow but not which school.

A programme aimed at deterring primary school children from knife crime was launched in June this year at four Walthamstow schools.

Mission Grove, St Patrick’s, Coppermill and Stoneydown Parks schools were all visited after officers at the High Street Safer Neighbourhoods team became concerned primary schools were being overlooked.

The Trident scheme for teenagers has already begun in schools in Haringey, Hackney, Brent, Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham.