PREVENT Training
The principal purpose of staff training on PREVENT is to equip staff with the ability to recognise signs that someone might be on the path to becoming radicalised. In this way, it can be incorporated into the Safeguarding training staff are given at induction or during continuing professional development, in the same way that staff are taught to identify signs of self-harm or physical or domestic abuse, etc. All staff should know who to contact if they worry that a learner is becoming radicalised.
Hampshire PREVENT Partnership Board’s Training Strategy
The PREVENT Partnership Board recognises that central to effective working around PREVENT is a competent and well trained workforce. As part of its commitment to ensure the local workforce is competent and confident to carry out their responsibilities to safeguard people against the risk of radicalisation, the Board has developed a training strategy. It aims to support the development of best practice in PREVENT work and to ensure that professionals across all sectors, who are working with children and adults at risk of radicalisation are able to meet the statutory PREVENT duties introduced under the Counter Terrorism and Security Act 2015.
Hampshire PREVENT Partnership Board Training Strategy
NHS PREVENT Training and Competencies Framework
The Framework has been developed by NHS England to provide clarity on the level of training required for healthcare workers; it identifies staff groups that require basic PREVENT awareness and those who have to attend Workshops to Raise Awareness of Prevent (WRAP). It supports NHS provider organisations and organisations providing services on behalf of the NHS to meet contractual obligations in relation to safeguarding as set out in the NHS Standard Contract. View the Framework here:
PREVENT Training and Competencies Framework
PREVENT training and awareness raising resources:
Home Office Prevent e-learning
Other Useful Resources
FAST
FAST Campaign Film “Act on the Signs”
Helping You Spot the Signs of Radicalization
Inspire
Sisters Message to Girls Thinking of Joining ISIS Film
Prevent An Introduction
Extreme Dialogue
A series of films accompanied by a set of educational resources that can be used with young people in classrooms or community settings and are intended to build resilience to extremism by creating a safe space for debating controversial issues and enhanced critical thinking
Radicalisation booklet
Provides guidance on engaging with young people and community groups
Radicalisation workshop booklet, general (no. 205)
Online Safety
Online radicalisation, either through accessing inflammatory material or through online grooming is an increasing danger and means that partner organisations have to be alert to this issue regardless of sector or geographic location. People my be surprised to learn that there are some online extremist propaganda magazines and websites containing sophisticated propaganda which lead to automatic arrest if downloaded. For example, education and training organisations can help safeguard learners by blocking access to dangerous or illegal sites and also by helping to identify people who may be curious and susceptible to radicalisation. Online safety does not mean automatically referring someone who has searched for something potentially dangerous but it should trigger an awareness of potential risk to radicalisation. Organisations can promote online safety by ensuring there are policies on the use of IT on their premises and having general usage policies referring to misuse of computer equipment. Some organisations also use filtering as a means of restricting access to harmful content and to prevent people from being radicalised. For more information about online safety, please visit:
Safe4Me
Home Office PREVENT training catalogue
PREVENT training catalogue can be accessed by visiting: