Prevent
Prevent
“Safeguarding vulnerable people from radicalisation is no different from safeguarding them from other forms of harm.”
Our school staff are trained in understanding, recognising and responding to concerns in regard to our Prevent duties.
As part of our culture of safeguarding, our school recognises the threat to our society from radicalisation of anyone within our community, including children of any age. Our school gives due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into such radicalisation and the links to terrorism and terrorist actions this can create.
We recognise the government's counter-terrorism strategy (CONTEST) and the 4 pillars of that: Prevent; Pursue; Protect and Prepare. We also embed the Prevent duty within our safeguarding practice across all elements of our school in line with current legislation (Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015).
As part of our management of this safeguarding risk, our school holds a risk assessment and ongoing action plan in regard to our prevent duty.
What to do…
If you have any concerns about any member of our school community being at threat of radicalisation or displaying concerning behaviour, then you can contact the Designated Safeguarding Lead, Mrs Ross, via the school office (office@biltonjuniorschool.co.uk) who can support and act upon such concerns.
Our schools Prevent Lead is the Executive Headteacher, Mr Newton and he can also be contacted through the school office, as above.
If your concern needs immediate action and the school is not contactable, you can contact the Warwickshire Prevent team as below:
If your concern is an emergency and you feel someone is in significant danger, you can also call 999.