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A toolkit for schools and education settings

Addressing antisemitism in child safeguarding and protection Safeguarding measures in schools are vital in the fight against antisemitism. By embedding clear policies and proactive strategies, schools can create safe, inclusive environments where prejudice is challenged and respect is promoted. Effective safeguarding begins with staff training, ensuring teachers and leaders can identify antisemitic language, behaviour or […]

Educate Against Hate – Explainer Series

This explainer series is a suite of documents designed to help educators understand and identify a range of issues affecting young people.

Subject area:: Extremism, Misogyny, Online safety, Stereotyping
Age group:: KS 4, KS 5
Resources:: Non-statutory guidance
Format:: Pdf

Prevent duty guidance update (September 2023): a briefing note for schools and early years providers

This short briefing note explains what the key changes in the updated Prevent duty guidance are for those in leadership and safeguarding roles in schools and early years providers. It covers what the key changes are, how the changes affect schools and early years providers, and signposts the support available to them in implementing Prevent.

Subject area:: Prevent duty
Age group:: Early Years, KS 1, KS 2, KS 3, KS 4
Resources:: Fact sheet
Format:: Pdf

Home Office Channel or Prevent Multi-Agency Panel (PMAP) e-learning course

Channel is a multi-agency programme across England and Wales that provides support to anyone vulnerable to being drawn into or supporting terrorism. In Scotland, the programme is known as Prevent Multi-Agency Panel (PMAP). This course is for: Local authority Channel panel or PMAP chairs Channel or PMAP members anyone who may be asked to contribute […]

Subject area:: E-learning
Age group:: KS 1, KS 2, KS 3, KS 4, KS 5
Resources:: Training
Format:: Interactive site

Home Office Prevent referrals e-learning

This course is primarily designed for Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSL), Prevent professionals or equivalent roles who make Prevent referrals. If that responsibility is a part of your job role, regardless of your job title, then this course is for you. This course builds on your existing awareness of Prevent and will explain how to make […]

Subject area:: E-learning
Age group:: KS 1, KS 2, KS 3, KS 4, KS 5
Resources:: Training
Format:: Interactive site

Home Office Prevent awareness e-learning

This course is for anyone new to Prevent. If you’re unsure what Prevent is and what signs to look for when it comes to risks of radicalisation, awareness is the first course in our Prevent duty training. This course will give you an introduction to the Prevent duty, the forms of extremism and terrorism threatening […]

Subject area:: E-learning, Prevent duty
Age group:: KS 1, KS 2, KS 3, KS 4, KS 5
Resources:: Training
Format:: Interactive site

Enough

Enough is a campaign by the Home Office which aims to highlight different forms of violence against women and girls.

Subject area:: Safeguarding
Age group:: KS 3, KS 4, KS 5
Format:: Web pages

Prevent Duty Self-Assessment template for Schools

Self-assessment template created by the Department for Education to help schools better understand how well they meet their Prevent duty responsibilities.

Subject area:: Prevent duty
Age group:: KS 1, KS 2, KS 3, KS 4, KS 5
Format:: Web pages

UK Trauma Council: Traumatic Bereavement

Guidance which aims to help schools and colleges identify and support traumatically bereaved children and young people.

Subject area:: Safeguarding
Age group:: KS 1, KS 2, KS 3, KS 4, KS 5
Resources:: Teacher guidance
Format:: Pdf, Videos

LGfL Teacher Training Videos

Video training resources to provide guidance for teachers on how to implement the Prevent duty.

Subject area:: Extremism, Fundamental British Values, Prevent duty, Radicalisation, Reporting concerns, Safeguarding, Terrorism
Resources:: Teacher guidance, Training
Format:: Videos, Web pages

Robbie’s Story

Video resource and CPD session plan for teachers centred around former extreme right-wing member Robbie.

Subject area:: Extremism, Prejudice, Prevent duty, Reporting concerns, Safeguarding, Terrorism
Resources:: Training
Format:: Pdf, Videos, Web pages

Hackney Shared Values Toolkit

Guidance to support schools and share good practice of promoting fundamental British values.

Subject area:: Fundamental British Values, Prevent duty
Resources:: Teacher guidance, Training
Format:: Pdf

Safeguarding Young People on the Autism Spectrum

Guidance for professionals on safeguarding and child protection, with specific reference to autistic young people.

Subject area:: Prevent duty, Safeguarding
Resources:: Teacher guidance
Format:: Pdf

Hosting Speakers on School Premises

Guidance on what to consider when hosting external speakers at school venues.

Subject area:: Prevent duty
Resources:: Non-statutory guidance
Format:: Pdf

Fundamental British Values Mapping Documents

Exemplar documents and templates to support teachers and leaders in embedding the promotion of British values in the curriculum.

Subject area:: Fundamental British Values
Age group:: KS 3, KS 4, KS 5
Resources:: Policy templates
Format:: Excel sheet, Pdf

Channel Awareness Training

Government training for staff who may be asked to contribute to, site on or run a Channel Panel.

Subject area:: Prevent duty, Radicalisation
Resources:: Training
Format:: Interactive site

Prevent Referrals Training

Government training to support staff in responding to concerns proportionately and making robust referrals.

Subject area:: Prevent duty, Radicalisation
Resources:: Training
Format:: Interactive site

Prevent Duty Training

Government training to help staff understand and implement the Prevent duty.

Subject area:: Prevent duty, Radicalisation
Resources:: Training
Format:: Interactive site

Respectful School Communities: Self Review and Signposting Tool

A tool to support schools as they develop a whole school approach that promotes respect and discipline.

Subject area:: Fundamental British Values, Hate crime
Resources:: Policy guidance
Format:: Pdf

Education for a Connected World framework

A framework by UKCCIS describing the digital skills and understanding children should have according to their age.

Subject area:: Online safety
Resources:: Teacher guidance
Format:: Pdf

Promoting Fundamental British Values

DfE guidance for schools providing advice on promoting fundamental British values through the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils.

Subject area:: Fundamental British Values
Resources:: Non-statutory guidance
Format:: Pdf

Debating Matters

Guides and resources for setting up debate clubs in schools, together with details on the Institute of Ideas’ National Debating Matters Competition.

Subject area:: Debate and discussion
Age group:: KS 5
Resources:: Teacher guidance
Format:: Pdf, Web pages

Prevent duty: good practice

Advice on Prevent duty good practice for schools which complements the statutory guidance.

Subject area:: Prevent duty
Resources:: Non-statutory guidance
Format:: Pdf

Westminster Prevent

A range of resources to assist schools with meeting the legal requirements of their ‘Prevent duty’.

Subject area:: Prevent duty
Resources:: Policy templates
Format:: Pdf, Word document

Working together to safeguard children

Statutory guidance for local authorities and agencies working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children in their care.

Subject area:: Safeguarding
Resources:: Statutory guidance
Format:: Pdf

Radicalisation in Social Media

A guide for schools about the use of social media to radicalise young people online.

Subject area:: Radicalisation
Resources:: Fact sheet
Format:: Pdf

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