What you will learn
This online Prevent Duty Training is designed to enhance your understanding of Prevent Duty, the government’s counter-terrorism strategy, assisting you in identifying, intervening, preventing and disengaging extremism.
By the end of the course you will be able to:
- Understand the fundamentals of the government’s Prevent strand within its counter-terrorism strategy and tackle the ideological causes of terrorism.
- Learn about the factors that can make individuals susceptible to terrorism or supportive of extremism and reduce ‘permissive environments’.
- Familiarise yourself with the relevant laws and guidance on safeguarding, including ensuring that staff are trained, with the training being proportionate to the risk of terrorism and extremism in their local area and relevant to their role. You will also have access to resources necessary for conducting risk assessments.
- Acknowledge your duty to report concerns effectively.
- Be equipped to take appropriate actions if you suspect radicalisation, including using the National Referral Form for consistent information sharing and understanding the role of your local Prevent service in high-risk terrorism areas.
- Be aware of the safeguarding resources available, including the Channel programme, the dedicated Prevent website ‘Educate Against Hate’ and access to updated training and self-assessment frameworks.
Modules
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1. Pre-course Assessment
This module uses four scenarios to help you assess your current level of knowledge and begin thinking about the issues surrounding radicalisation.
2. Overview
At its heart, Prevent is another form of safeguarding, existing to stop people supporting terrorism and understand the ideological causes of terrorism. This module gives you an overview of the aims of Prevent and how groups seek to recruit people through radicalisation.
3. Legislation and Guidance
Covers the Education Act 2002 and the multi-agency approach to safeguarding against extremism, the legal guidance and framework, the requirements for safeguarding in an education environment, and access to resources for conducting a risk assessment and submitting a Prevent referral.
4. Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability to radicalisation can result from many different motivators and manifest in many ways. This module helps you recognise indicators of potential vulnerability to radicalisation in a young person.
5. Identifying Children at Risk
Covers the factors and indicators that could point to a child at risk of terrorist activity or radicalisation, how to share concerns through the National Referral Form, and the role of a local Prevent service in high-risk areas.
6. Safeguarding in Prevent
Radicalisation is a process, and Prevent can be a way of intervening when a young person is on the path towards extremism. This module looks at the methods used by Prevent and, where appropriate, CHANNEL, to refocus a young person to a less radical viewpoint.
7. Final Assessment
Using a range of scenarios, you will apply everything you have learned to an assessment of your knowledge. The pass mark is 80%, and you can retake the assessment as many times as you need before downloading your certificate.
Who is this course for?
- Education staff
- Those who work in childcare
- Staff who work in local government
- Social care workers
- Healthcare workers
- The police
- Prison and probation staff
- Administration staff that may come in contact with susceptible people
- Volunteers, youth and church leaders and charity workers
Certification
Score 80% or more in the final assessment to receive your certificate, which is valid for 2 years.
Upon successful completion of this online course, you’ll be sent a personalised digital certificate as a PDF, enabling you to download and print it.
You can access a copy, reprint or download this certificate on our LMS (Learning Management System). This is your proof that you have been trained in safeguarding best practices and achieved compliance. The certificates include a verification number so anybody can authenticate the certificate’s legitimacy.
Our certifications include a renewal date but there is no legal requirement to renew your training and certificate within a specific timeframe. However, we do recommend that you arrange refresher training after 2 years as safeguarding guidance does change. You should update your safeguarding knowledge and skills regularly.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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I do not work at a school, can I still take this Prevent Duty Training?
Has your Prevent duty course been refreshed with the latest Government guidance updates (published in September 2023)?
We have recently revised our Prevent course to align with the latest Prevent duty guidance for schools and early years providers in England and Wales.
It’s important to note that there are no new legal obligations or extra duties for schools and early years providers or changes to the Ofsted Inspection Framework or Independent Schools Standards regarding Prevent guidance. Schools and early years settings should update their understanding of Prevent duty as an integral part of their safeguarding duties, as detailed in the Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidelines. The updates offer enhanced clarity, practical suggestions and links to new resources and best practices.
