Prevent - PowerPoint Presentation

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Prevent

Rob Dawson

Lauren

Cordy

August 2015Slide2

Today’s presentation

What is

prevent

Violent/Non-violent extremism

Freedom

of Thought/ Freedom of

Speech

Different types of extremism

HEI’s duties

Schools’ dutiesSlide3

What is Prevent

Part 1 of the 4 part CONTEST strategy

Pursue

– to stop terrorist attacks

Prevent

– to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting themProtect – to strengthen our protection against a terrorist attackPrepare – to mitigate the impact of a terrorist attackSlide4

Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015

The Prevent Duty

Due

regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism

Section 26 – the Duty placed on certain bodies.

Local AuthoritiesSchoolsFurther EducationHigher EducationThe Health SectorPrisons and ProbationPoliceSlide5

What is Prevent

The Prevent strategy specifically;

• responds to the ideological challenge of terrorism and the threat we face from those who promote it;

• prevents people from being drawn into terrorism and ensure that they are given appropriate advice and support; and

• works with sectors and institutions where there are risks of radicalisation which we need to address.Slide6

- Prevent strategy summary

“

We remain absolutely committed to protecting freedom of speech in this country. But preventing terrorism will mean challenging extremist (and

non-violent

) ideas that are also part of a terrorist ideology.

Prevent will also mean intervening to try to stop people moving from extremist groups or extremism into terrorist related activity”Slide7

Different types of Extremism

It is important to note that it is not all about Islamism.

Ethno-national Extremism

– those who have a particular idea of what they want the nation to be like, which is often one culture excluding all others

.

eg IRA or UDAPolitical Extremism – Both far-left (e.g. Environmental & Animal Rights extremism Earth Liberation Front) and far-right (e.g. Neo-Nazism) or other political ideology Religious Extremism –

ISIS & Boko Haram (Islam),

Klu

Klux Klan & Army of God, Terror against Terror (Judaic),

Rashtriya

Jagaran

Manch

&

Rashtriya

Swayamsevak

Sangh

(Hindu),

Babbar

Khalsa

(Sikh).

Islam/Islamism

. Islamism (also known as Political Islam) is a set of ideologies holding that Islam should guide social and political as well as personal life.

Clearly not

all followers of Islam are followers of

Islamism.Slide8

Violent &

Non-violent

extremism

radicalisation is driven by an ideology which sanctions the use of violence

some terrorist ideologies draw on and make use of extremist ideas which are espoused by apparently non-violent organisations very often operating within the law.

People can be drawn to right-wing terrorist ideology through the rhetoric and language of apparently non-violent right-wing extremist groups.

preventing terrorism will mean challenging extremist (and non-violent) ideas that are also part of a terrorist ideologySlide9

HEI Duties

Risk Assess

Where students can be drawn into terrorism or extremism

Action Plan

Based upon above

Work in PartnershipBIS Prevent Co-OrdinatorStaff TrainingUnderstand factors that draw people in to terrorism or support terrorist ideologiesChallenge extremist ideasPolicies & ProceduresChaplaincy & Welfare Support

IT Policies

filtering

Student Unions & Societies

HEI & SU work together

Monitored & Enforced

HEfCESlide10

HEI duties

The Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 imposes a duty on HEIs to have due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism. The following are highlighted as areas to focus on;

External Speakers & Events

Delicate balance between the Prevent strategy and the rights of freedom of thought and freedom of speech.

Ensure that the University is not being used as a platform for the encouragement of terrorism. External speakers, posters, events should all be assessed.

Radicalised students can act as a focal point for further radicalisation through personal contact. These students may display changes in behaviour and outlook that are visible to University staff.Slide11

HEI Duties

Staff

Training

Compliance with Prevent

requires

HEIs to demonstrate willingness to undertake Prevent awareness training.Staff are then able to challenge extremist ideas which risk drawing people into terrorism. Prevent expects staff to be able to recognise students who are vulnerable to being drawn into terrorism, and be aware of what action to take in response. For example, when to make referrals to the Channel programme.Slide12

HEI Duties

Partnerships

Universities

should make partnerships with local Police and FE Prevent

co-coordinators.

HEIs should share information about Prevent across the institution.HEIs should make regular contact with the Prevent co-ordinator.Develop mechanisms to share information about Prevent across the relevant faculties of the insitutionSlide13

HEI Duties

Welfare and Pastoral care

Sufficient

chaplaincy and pastoral support

available

for all students. Clearly advertised and widely available prayer rooms. Students should not feel marginalised and risk becoming receptive to extremist ideology.IT policiesHEIs must have policies regulating the use of their IT equipment. HEIs should consider the use of filters as a means of restricting access to harmful content, and develop policies for students and staff working on sensitive or extremism-related researchSlide14

Schools’ Duties

Risk Assess

Whether children can be and protect children from being drawn into terrorism or extremism

Work in Partnership

Local Safeguarding Children Board

Train StaffIdentify Children at RiskChallenge extremist ideasIT Policiesfiltering

Monitored & Enforced

OfSTEDSlide15

Schools’ Duties

Identifying Vulnerable Children

All schools are subject to the

Prevent

duty. In order to fulfil the

Prevent duty, staff need to be able to identify children who may be vulnerable to radicalisation, and know what to do when they are identified.Schools must ensure that their Designated Safeguarding Lead undertakes Prevent awareness training and provides advice and support to other members of staff.Slide16

School’s Duties

Building resistance to Radicalisation

Schools

can

build

pupils resilience to radicalisation by promoting fundamental British values and enabling them to challenge extremist views.Schools are already expected to promote the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils and, within this, fundamental British values.

Advice on promoting fundamental British values in schools is available.

Schools

should provide a safe environment for debating controversial issues and helping

pupils understand

how they can influence and participate in decision-making.Slide17

School’s Duties

Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) can be an effective way of providing pupils with time to explore sensitive or controversial issues, and equipping them with the knowledge and skills to understand and manage difficult situations. The subject can be used to teach pupils to recognise and manage risk, make safer choices, and recognise when pressure from others threatens their personal safety and wellbeing. They can also develop effective ways of resisting pressures, including knowing when, where and how to get help. Schools can encourage pupils to develop positive character traits through PSHE, such as resilience, determination, self-esteem, and confidence

.

- Department for Education

Prevent

SummarySlide18

School’s Duties

Risk Assessment

The Prevent guidance makes it clear that schools are expected to assess the risk of children being drawn into terrorism, including support for extremist ideas that are part of terrorist ideology.

general understanding

of the risks affecting children and

specific understanding of how to identify individual children who may be at riskSlide19

Issues…

HEI Staff

Prevent Training

Online

DPA & Anti-Bribery

Be mindful/aware… NOT snoopingChanges in Student behaviourBecoming isolatedExpression of extremist viewsHate rhetoricInterests in extremist ideology

Trainees

Prevent included in Safeguarding curriculum

Does partner school have a policy?

Requirement -

OfSTEDSlide20

Useful websites

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

http

://www.safecampuscommunities.ac.uk

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https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/protecting-children-from-radicalisation-the-prevent-dutyhttp://www.safeguardinginschools.co.uk/prevent/

http

://www.preventforschools.org

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