This article has been brought to you by Slough Borough Council's Education Safeguarding Professional, Jatinder Matharu, for the attention of All Secondary Schools.
Prevent Duty: Act Early Stories (LGfL/Counter Terrorism Policing)
LGfL and Counter Terrorism Policing have developed a new educational resource, 'Act Early Stories'. The toolkit is aimed at DSLs, PSHE/RSHE leads and youth leaders in secondary schools and out of school settings.
The activities and lessons aim to raise awareness of exploitation, spark discussion with young people around extremist narratives and promote critical thinking. This new resource hopes to help build staff confidence to promote dialogue to address this difficult subject with young people.
Based on real-life stories around radicalisation, the resource includes videos, ready to use session slides with activities and guidance notes so they can be used by experienced practitioners as well as those who may not have much knowledge of the issues raised.
Find the resources here: The National Grid for Learning - Act Early - Stories (lgfl.net)
The Prevent duty requires all education providers ‘to have due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism’. This includes safeguarding children, young people and adult learners from extremist ideologies and radicalisation.
Most importantly, providers should consider the needs of children, young people and adult learners at each stage of the safeguarding process. Providers should consider radicalisation concerns in line with their existing safeguarding processes, skills and experience. DfE have updated the Prevent Duty and produced a self-assessment for education settings. Please click: The Prevent duty: safeguarding learners vulnerable to radicalisation - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Prevent duty self-assessment tool for schools - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
The LGfL and Counter Terrorism Policing have also developed a new educational resource, 'Act Early Stories'. The toolkit is aimed at DSLs, PSHE/RSHE leads and youth leaders in secondary schools and out of school settings. Based on real-life stories around radicalisation, the resource includes videos, ready to use session slides with activities and guidance notes so they can be used by experienced practitioners as well as those who may not have much knowledge of the issues raised. https://national.lgfl.net/digisafe/actearlystories
Further details on local prevent contacts:
Referral should be made here:
preventreferralsslough@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk | 01865 555618
Queries can be directed to:
Lubna Hussain lubna.husain@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk | 07973 203091
Ranjit Benning ranjit.benning@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk | 07970 145236