Click on the relevant links above to see how we can help you with your staff training. If you are after more targeted or specific advice/support please feel free to contact us directly.
Any client will receive a lifetime of telephone support. This could for example be to discuss any potential concerns regards a young person/staff member, to assist you in preparing for the next steps.
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How to embed prevent?
We need to move away from the notion that Prevent is something additional to safeguarding. PREVENT IS SAFEGUARDING. Some of the warning signs may be unique to other forms of harm but the way in which Young People are targeted and groomed are exactly the same. We need to embed Prevent in to the general safeguarding of our young People through regular staff training, risk assessments, and creating opportunities for Prevent to be discussed in the classroom, through age appropriate workshops, or discussion groups.
I can do all of these things for you.
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Any client will receive a lifetime of telephone support. This could for example to discuss any potential concerns regards a young person/staff member, to assist you in preparing for the next steps.
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Working with Professionals
The latest changes to Prevent duty guidance came in to effect on December 31st 2023. New guidance asks providers to ensure all staff are trained to an appropriate level to understand Radicalisation, and the ways it may present itself in your setting. It also asks that any SPOC/safeguarding lead receive more 'in depth' training around ideologies and making referrals. I talk about all of the changes in more detail in this month's newsletter. If you have not subscribed for regular updates you can do so in the 'contact me' section.
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I have worked alongside Ofsted Inspectors at Regional Director level and possess a strong insight into Ofsted expectations when looking at PREVENT in schools.
I can assist you in the following ways:
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Document writing (creating risk assessments that demonstrate that you are PREVENT focused)
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Staff training (face to face or virtually)
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PREVENT related advice on concerns/referral advice, Channel Panel process.
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Workshops for Young People (more details in ‘working with young people’)
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Advanced SPOC training.
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Reviewing PREVENT related policies and assessments for inspection.
Working with Young People
Years 3&4 - Increase their resilience to online groomers.
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To understand the dangers of the internet through puppet work
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To empower young people to make safe decisions
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To think about who is important to us and who we can trust
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To know what to do if we feel unsafe
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Increase self-esteem and self-worth
Years 5&6 - Radicalisation
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To understand the effects our actions have on others
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increase resilience by understanding radicalisation and the grooming process
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To increase self-worth through positive affirmation
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To understand our own importance in our community
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To understand the process of Radicalisation
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Years 5&6 - Knife crime
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Why do people carry knives
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Debunking unhelpful attitudes towards knives
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Dangers
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Who is affected?
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What are your options?
Years 7-11 Exploitation workshops
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These can be done as small group work in the classroom or as an assembly type scenario
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Understanding the causes of Radicalisation
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Exploring dangerous attitudes such as toxic masculinity and INCELS
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Anti Semitism
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Islamophobia
Staff Training Packages
Prevent in Education
Often referred to as WRAP training (all staff have a requirement to receive this training). This training will typically cover the following areas:
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Defining ‘Prevent’
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CONTEST
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The 4 p’s
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The current National/Local Risk and Threat e.g. Cultural Nationalism, White nationalism, White Supremacy, Islamist Extremism, INCELS, LASIT.
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Exploring the Push and Pull
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The exploitation process
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Conspiracy Theories
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Warning Signs
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What to look out for
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Secret Codes
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Legislation and Key Guidance
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Referral Process
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Channel Panel Support and what to expect following a referral.
SPOC and DSL specific training
This training is specifically designed to assist the SPOC and DSL’s in embedding ‘Prevent’ in to the curriculum, and in to the schools safeguarding practice. This training typically looks at:
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Ofsted Inspection Judgements – Behaviour and Attitudes, Personal Development, Leadership and Management.
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Ofsted priorities
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What might Inspectors explore?
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To understand the Prevent duty and to be able to identify children who may be vulnerable to radicalisation, and know what to do when they are identified.
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Key aspects to the school role: protecting children and building children’s resilience to radicalisation.
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Useful websites and recommended organisations to build resilience in the classroom.
