Prevent Duty Training | E-Learning

Prevent Duty Training | E-Learning

The duty to prevent radicalisation is a legal obligation for those working in education and specified public sector roles.

The Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 placed a statutory Prevent Duty on a wide range of organisations, including schools, colleges, universities, local authorities, police, healthcare bodies and prisons, to have “due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism.” For those working in education, this duty is among the most directly relevant safeguarding responsibilities they carry.

Meeting the Prevent Duty requires more than having a policy. It requires staff who understand what radicalisation looks like in practice, who know how to respond to concerns, and who are familiar with the referral process to Channel, the government’s early intervention programme.

This CPD-approved online course provides that foundation. It is designed for those working in education and other specified sectors who need to understand their Prevent Duty obligations and how to discharge them confidently and appropriately.

What You Will Learn

The legislative and policy framework

• The Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015: the Prevent Duty and what it requires of specified organisations
• The Contest strategy: Prevent, Pursue, Protect and Prepare, and how they work together
• The Channel programme: what it is, who it serves and how referrals work
• Your organisation’s Prevent policy and designated lead responsibilities

Understanding radicalisation

• What radicalisation means and how it differs from ordinary ideological disagreement
• The factors that make individuals vulnerable to radicalisation, including identity crises, grievance, social isolation and online influence
• The ideological bases for different forms of extremism, including far-right, Islamist and other forms
• What radicalisation can look like in educational and public sector settings: behavioural, social and presentational indicators

Your role and responsibilities

• Basic human rights as the foundation of safeguarding: everyone’s right to live free from harm and exploitation
• How to approach a concern about a student, colleague or service user without making unfounded accusations
• The referral process: when to refer, how to refer, and what happens next
• Balancing Prevent responsibilities with freedom of speech and the right to debate
• The importance of inclusive, non-stigmatising practice: Prevent does not mean targeting particular communities

Course Details

Certificate:

• PDF format certificates are issued as standard, as soon as you complete the course.

Course duration:

• This Prevent Duty Training (online) course will take the average learner around 1.5 hours to complete.

Test:

• This course is tested online & you’ll need to gain a minimum of 70% to pass.
• You will undertake a multiple choice exam at the end of the course with short tests throughout to help cement your learning.

Pre-requisites:

• We recommend that you have a reasonable understanding of English & maths (e.g. GCSE grade C/Level 2) before undertaking this course.

Candidates:

• Purchase a place for yourself, or purchase a bundle for your colleagues.

Geographical coverage:

• The course is available to candidates in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
• The course can be delivered in other countries however candidates should be aware that the content was developed in accordance with current UK practice, protocols & guidance.

Venue:

• This Prevent Duty Training (online) course can be run on any electronic device, but we recommend that a laptop/desktop is used to ensure that you can see the screen clearly.

Joining instructions:

• Shortly after you purchase your place on the course, we will email you your login details for the course.
• Visit this page to read the course joining instructions including everything you need to know about our e-learning courses.

Links:

• Gov.UK Prevent Duty Guidance

Related Course

For broader safeguarding knowledge, see our Level 2 Award in Safeguarding Children and Young People.