Prevent Strategy

What is the Prevent strategy?

Prevent is a Government strategy designed to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorist or extremist causes.

The Prevent strategy covers all types of terrorism and extremism, including the extreme right wing, violent Islamist groups and other causes.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/prevent-duty-guidance

How does the Prevent strategy apply to schools?

All schools have a duty to safeguard children from radicalisation and extremism.

This means we have a responsibility to protect children from extremist and violent views the same way we protect them from any other harm.

Importantly, we can provide a safe place for pupils to discuss these issues, at an appropriate level so they better understand how to protect themselves.

Preventing Radicalisation in School:

Building resilience in our young people and the promotion of fundamental British values is at the
heart of preventing radicalisation. We do this by providing a safe place in which children can discuss
issues, and we aim to give them the knowledge and confidence to challenge extremist beliefs and
ideologies.

Our new prevent duty is carried out under the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015, which
legally requires us to take steps to prevent pupils from being drawn into terrorism.

We recognise that we play a vital role in keeping children safe from harm, including from the risks of
extremism and radicalisation, and in promoting the welfare of children in our care.

What we do if there is a concern:

If we have a concern about a particular pupil we will follow the school’s normal safeguarding
procedures, including discussing with the school’s Designated Safeguarding Lead or a member of the Safeguarding Team where deemed necessary, with children’s social care.

We may contact the local police force or other government agency who will be able to speak to us in confidence about any concerns and provide access to appropriate support and advice

The Department for Education has dedicated a telephone helpline (020 7340 7264) to enable staff
and governors to raise concerns relating to extremism directly. Concerns can also be raised by email
to counter.extremism@education.gsi.gov.uk Please note that the helpline is not intended for use in
emergency situations, such as a child being at immediate risk of harm or a security incident. In an
emergency situation we will follow the recommended emergency procedures.