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The Prevent Duty and It’s Importance in Society

Course Overview

The Prevent Duty is a vital aspect of safeguarding in today's society, aiming to protect individuals from being drawn into terrorism and extremism.

Our online course on the Prevent Duty and Radicalisation Awareness is designed to help education providers understand the importance of Prevent, the risks associated with radicalisation, and how to keep individuals safe from harmful influences.

The course explores key areas including the aims of the Prevent Duty, the warning signs of radicalisation, and how to identify and respond to potential threats.

By completing this course, your learners will gain the knowledge needed to ensure a safe and secure environment for all individuals and effectively fulfill their responsibilities under the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015.

Key Information

Course Length
3 hours

For Individuals

Benefits

  • Delivered through online or blended learning
  • Designed specifically for colleges and sixth forms
  • Flexible personal development and curriculum enhancement
  • Aligned with current education inspection frameworks
  • Enrich 16-19 study programmes

Cost and Funding Information

Course Price
£30.00

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With this course, students will learn:

Section 1: The Prevent duty and its importance in society
  • Prevent and CONTEST
  • The Prevent duty and its aims
  • Why the Prevent duty is necessary
  • The threat of terrorism
  • The main points of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 which relate to Prevent
Section 2: Defining and exploring the warning signs of radicalisation and extremism
  • Radicalisation, terrorism and extremism
  • Factors which make individuals susceptible to radicalisation
  • Pull factors for radicalisation
  • Warning signs that an individual may be becoming radicalised
  • Warning signs of radicalisation in children, young people and adults
Section 3: Keeping individuals safe from extremism and radicalisation
  • Internal factors relating to radicalisation
  • Run, Hide, Tell campaign
  • External factors relating to radicalisation
  • The legal requirements made for organisational bodies regarding individuals who may be radicalised
  • Prevent duties of further and higher education institutions, the police, local authorities, schools and registered childcare providers, healthcare providers and the criminal justice system
  • Actions that should be taken if there are concerns that a vulnerable individual or group may be at risk from radicalisation
  • The Channel programme
  • The need for agencies to share information in relation to concerns about individuals at risk of harm
  • Methods that extremist groups use to encourage people to adopt their beliefs and/or engage in criminal activity on their behalf
  • Radicalisation in person and online
  • Examples of ways in which extremist groups engage in criminal activity and acts of terror which have been carried out
  • Concealing terrorist funded activity
  • Warning signs that an extremist group or an individual with extremist beliefs may be involved in criminal activities
  • Phases of a terrorist act
  • Acts of terror

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