Preventing Extremism & Radicalisation

The Prevent duty aims to safeguard people from becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism, under the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015. The duty covers all types of extremism, whether political, religious or ideological.

What does this mean for our schools?

We promote the fundamental British values - of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance for those of different faiths and beliefs - in our curriculum
We make sure our school is a safe space for pupils to discuss sensitive topics, including terrorism and extremism
We ensure that we have robust safeguarding procedures to identify children at risk
We engage with our LA’s risk assessment to determine the potential risk of individuals being drawn into terrorism in our local area
We make sure we have measures in place to protect pupils from harmful online content, including setting up appropriate filtering and monitoring systems
We make sure staff receive training to help them identify pupils at risk, challenge extremist ideas, and know how to act if they have a concern

Our designated safeguarding leads (DSL) all have Prevent awareness training and it is included in our annual safeguarding training for all staff.

If we have a concern, we would follow our school's usual safeguarding procedures. Discussions would be had with the DSL, and it would then be decided whether to involve other agencies such as the LA, police, social services, or Channel (the government’s programme for identifying and supporting those at risk of being drawn into terrorism).

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