Risk assessments could be carried out on pupils suspected of carrying knives in school following the killing of Aberdeen teenager Bailey Gwynne.

The 16-year-old died after being stabbed at Cults Academy on October 28 last year.

An inquiry into the killing concluded that it could have been avoided if pupils who knew the killer carried weapons had told teachers.

Aberdeen City Council has now published a draft copy of a new anti-knife strategy.

It includes plans to carry out individual risk assessments on children who carry or are suspected of carrying knives.

The council already does this when pupils return to school after being excluded for weapons-related offences.

It emerged following Bailey's death that teachers had spoken to his killer about the dangers of knives but no further action was taken.

The Educational Institute of Scotland has rejected calls for teachers to be given greater powers to search pupils.

The council's proposals do not include plans to let staff search pupils without their consent, which would require a change in the law.

The strategy is expected to be approved when it is put to the local authority's education committee next week.