Prevent in Bradford District Michael Churley – BMDC Prevent Co-ordinator

CONTEST – Counter Terrorism Strategy Pursue Prepare Protect ------------------------------------- Prevent

Prevent in Bradford District Education Safeguarding Transparency Partnership

Current Risks/Vulnerabilities Travel to Syria/Iraq – ISIL Global terrorists motivate attacks in UK Domestic Extremism On-line radicalisation Charitable fundraising

Change in terrorist threat Al Qaeda ISIL Elitist, Cellular organisation Command and Control Limited size and resourcing Limited communications/media strategy Planned high profile attacks Membership ‘Younger’ men Easy to join Mass movement – forming a State/Caliphate. Significant resourcing Mass information from members All supporters encouraged to act ‘without seeking advice or verdict’ All now vulnerable

Counter Terrorism and Security Act 2015 Counter Extremism Strategy (launched October 2015)

Counter Terrorism and Security Act 2015 Prevent Duty: Measures to support people at risk of being drawn into radicalisation Creating a general duty on a range of organisations to have due regard to the need to prevent people being drawn into terrorism. Putting the voluntary programme for people at risk of radicalisation on a statutory basis.

Prevent Duty What is Extremism The government has defined extremism as: “vocal or active opposition to fundamental British values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs. We also include in our definition of extremism calls for the death of members of our armed forces”.

Prevent Duty in Practice A number of specified authorities are required to fulfil the duty: Local Authorities Police Prison/Probation Schools Health Further and Higher Education

Prevent Duty in Practice 3 key themes: effective leadership working in partnership appropriate capabilities

Workshop to Raise Awareness of Prevent SAFEGUARDING Training: Non-alarmist Real case studies Common sense/professional judgement Shared decision-making

Channel Process Identifying individuals who may be at risk of and vulnerable to being drawn into terrorism Assessing the nature and extent of the risk Where necessary, referring cases to a multi agency panel for development of the most appropriate support package to divert and support the individual at risk.

Rewind UK Key Achievements The project has informed approaches to tackling racism and extremism within educational contexts.Excellent rapport between Rewind trainers and trainees/students.The creation of a safe environment by Rewind trainers in which taboos and challenging topics can be explored.The facilitation of information sharing and networking between schools that occurred during the training-the-trainer course. Areas for Improvement Using up-to-date case studies, materials and topics (e.g. digital literacy).Examining the ways in which the information is delivered to students (e.g. more active learning strategies).Spending more time on the ways in students are prepared to deliver peer-education activities.Rethinking the ways in which students are selected for the training.

Resilience

Whose Poppy? Malala Conscientious Objectors

Supporters, Protestors, Activists or Extremists? Criticism – incorrectly implicates political dissenters Is a big brother network to spy on innocent people.

Or Extremists

A model for understanding the difference? Extremist Activist Protestor Supporter

Alienation Part of broader agenda to alienate all Muslim communities. Not up to the Government to determine an ‘acceptable’ form of Islam

22nd January 2016. Bradford mosques and. schools praised by 22nd January 2016 Bradford mosques and schools praised by Government minister Lord Ahmad, minister for countering extremism, on a visit to Bradford City Hall

Key points: Safeguarding Education Proportionality

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