The Prevent Strategy Stopping people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism. Rebecca Skellett Schools and Colleges Prevent Engagement Officer Tri-Borough Prevent Team
Prevent Overview: Prevent is about all forms of terrorism. • Prevent is apart of the Home Office’s Counter Terrorism Strategy known as Contest. • Prevent is a cross Government programme with local authorities working with to deliver local strategies • There are 3 distinct strands to Prevent; ideology , individuals , institutions . • Prevent is based on having conversations with trusted colleagues and using professional judgement to understand when to intervene
Prevent is Pre-Criminal The act… Recruitment Radicalisation Fundraising
What you need to know 1) Arrange a training session: on Prevent and Schools 2) How to refer: ‘Channel Panel’
1) Staff training Workshop to Raise Awareness of Prevent: Schools version • Recognising vulnerabilities to radicalisation • How concerns about a vulnerable individual can be referred for specialised support • What role schools play
2) What is Channel? • A multi-agency process which provides support for those who may be vulnerable from being drawn into terrorism • Chaired by the local authority • It is Confidential and V oluntary Support available: • Diversionary Activity Process: • Sports • Referral received • Faith Groups • Information from Local Authority gathered • Education • Multi-agency panel • Housing • Risk assessment • Training • Voluntary intervention • Mentors • Post intervention assessment • Work/Financial • Theological/ Political
Identification and referral of concern Checking Screening Process Communicate Process Police Channel Panel Coordinator decision to gathers additional information to ensure Police check to referrer and referral is not malicious or misinformed ensure referral is forward referral not subject to live investigation to existing . safeguarding NOT panels APPROPRI Preliminary assessment ATE FOR Police Channel Coordinator (via L.A. CHANNEL For example: Prevent Coordinator) consult colleagues • MAPPA to decide if referral meets Channel • MARAC threshold • Serious Case Review Panel • Risk of Serious Harm Panel CHANNEL • Locality Services Channel Panel Meeting INTERVENTI Panel Meetings ON NOT Panel collectively discusses and assesses • Looked After REQUIRED risk, support needs and whether specialist Children Services Monitoring Channel intervention is required • Gangs Unit Triage Channel Panel monitors Refer back to progress from Channel Panel intervention provider and Channel Intervention if necessary safeguarding professionals Channel intervention commissioned from approved Channel Intervention provider
“Safeguarding vulnerable people from radicalisation is no different from safeguarding them from other forms of harm” Home Office, The Prevent Strategy
3) Prevent & Schools Existing work schools deliver that build resilience to extremism: Schools are important because they can play a vital role in preparing young people to challenge extremism and the • Safeguarding systems; ideology of terrorism and effectively • Promote community cohesion, rebut those who are apologists for equalities & well being; it….. Awareness of Prevent and the risks it is intended to address are both • Anti -bullying policies vital. Staff can help to identify, and to • Improving attainment; refer to the relevant agencies, children • Promote wider skills whose behaviour suggests that they development; are being drawn into terrorism or extremism. • Encourage active citizenship & pupil voice; HM Government Prevent Strategy - June 2011 • Link with families & community groups.
Tri-borough offer to schools The Schools and Colleges Prevent Engagement Officer is a resource for educational institutions in a way that best suits their needs aspiring to; • Design a curriculum with learning opportunities to challenge extremist narratives and promote the exchange of ideas, critical analysis and tolerance. • Develop staff who are confident in their ability to understand , recognise and refer vulnerabilities that can lead to radicalisation.
Contacts For School’s related questions, contact: Rebecca Skellett, Prevent Schools and Colleges Engagement Officer Rebecca.skellett@lbhf.gov.uk For more information and Channel referrals, please contact: LBHF and RBKC : Pinakin Patel, Head of Improvement, Integration & Prevent Pinakin.Patel@lbhf.gov.uk WCC: Mark Chalmers Prevent Lead mchalmers@westminster.gov.uk
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