1. Prevent What is it? Why is it important?
What should the college be doing about it?
What are the Governors’ responsibilities?
How will Governors keep informed about
the College’s actions?
Introductory slide with structure of the talk.
All FE providers have a duty to safeguard their students, Prevent is about safeguarding our students to keep them both safe and within the law.
The Prevent Duty is not about preventing students from having political and religious views and concerns but about supporting them to use those concerns or act on them in non-extremist ways.

2. What is Prevent? Why is it important?
The Counter Terrorism and Security Act 2015
in force since July 2015.
Aim of the Act
to safeguard our students and the wider community by helping to prevent radicalisation and terrorism.
to combat extremism of any kind (e.g. Animal Rights, ISIL or white supremacists).
Prevent
voted for by a cross political party alliance
safeguarding our students to keep them both safe and within the law.
supporting students/staff to use those concerns or act on them in non-extremist ways.
a voluntary process where police and other agencies form a ‘Channel Panel’
not about preventing students from having political and religious views and concerns
The Prevent strategy is not a right wing strategy but something a cross-party alliance voted for in 2008 but has grown in importance as the risk has risen. In training at Kirklees College (experts in Safeguarding there have already prevented a student from taking a flight to Syria) that Becky attended on 10/11 December 2015, here, the police made it very clear that it is a voluntary process whereby the police invite individuals who may need the support of the Prevent strategy to a Channel Panel made up of local people from agencies. The Government has ‘Severe’ warning in place as the highest level of concern for public safety so educational institutions with 250 students or more are part of this strategy. Currently we are in a ‘transitional year’ but so far Ofsted reports evidence that Thematic inspections have looked in depth at college’s Prevent strategies and closely at how colleagues are evidencing impact of their strategies. At the time of writing, no College has so far received an ‘outstanding grade’, only ‘good’ or below. Imam’s from a particular mosque in Walthamstow have concerns and have come out against the strategy according to a Guardian article in December 2015 but most leaders of mosques and other institutions are still working with the authorities to play their part.

3. ‘Intervention Providers’
Channel
A multi-agency group
that assesses
vulnerability of individuals & discusses who is in the best position to meet individual. Could assign
‘Intervention Providers’
This is NOT about gathering intelligence – but providing support for those deemed to
be at risk
(Slide from the Manning and Rolfe Safeguarding training). Channel is a voluntary support system. Police encourage appropriate people to take part to try to prevent them from going to prison for extremist acts.

4. Channel – what is it? Support Programme for Panel Representatives
Vulnerable individuals
Risk of being drawn in terrorism
Panel Representatives
Various – including health, education, housing, social work etc
(Slide from the Manning and Rolfe Safeguarding training). See the Designated Safeguarding officer i.e. Becky Sharp or in her absence, Lisa Fry or in her absence, any of the Safeguarding team.
Programme provides an opportunity to receive…
statutory support
Various areas possible...
Education Child Protection Ltd.

5. Ella Freer our local Prevent officer Ella.Freer@met.pnn.police.uk
Prevent Community Message from Ella:
 for governors, staff, students and people in the wider community
Police are working with our partners at a local level to ensure that all communities are supported.
It is important that we have a measured response and that the general public remain calm, stay vigilant and raise any concerns with their local policing team.
Communities and families are also asked to contact their local police for advice and support about anyone they feel may be potentially vulnerable to being drawn into terrorist related activities.
If you see or hear something that you are concerned could be
terrorist related call the Anti-Terrorist Hotline on
     
Part of the Prevent strategy will be to put this information on the website/woodle so that members of the college community know who to call.

6. Ella Freer our local met. officer Ella.Freer@met.pnn.police.uk
Police support all communities in the UK and will take action against any criminal behaviour, especially where crimes are motivated by hate. Hate crimes are committed by a minority of people and are not representative of wider communities. This is a time for us all to work closely together. Through the Government’s Prevent Strategy, the police service works proactively with partners to address all forms of terrorist threat whether from international or domestic terrorism.
The one thing that all terrorists have in common is that they have a strong belief in an idea and they are willing to go to extremes to promote, or bring attention to that idea. Communities can work together to develop resilience to extremist influences which support terrorism, be alert to any groups which target them or use their community spaces for propaganda activities and be vigilant against any people who raise funds destined for illegal activities.

7. Radicalisation
Please inform governors that all staff have seen this slide, had WRAP training in June 2015 and training on British Values and Prevent on 04 January 2016.
This slide shows factors which can pull or push people into extremism.

8. Colleagues at Great Yarmouth College designed this to show how we can prevent extremism by using our internal features such as in teaching and learning in the general curriculum and tutorials and creating opportunities for progression and respectfully recognising diversity.

9. As a college we must:
Assess risk of radicalisation in our area/ institution
Develop an action plan to reduce this risk
Train staff to recognise radicalisation and extremism
Work in partnership with other agencies
Establish referral mechanisms and refer people to Channel
Maintain records and reports to show compliance
Promote British Values
(slide adapted from Ann Horsley, a former colleague of mine at Farnborough Sixth Form College). We are working with the council to assess the risk of radicalisation in our area and to develop an action plan in due course – Becky wrote to ask Matt Leng at the council to be a critical friend in this, to work in partnership and to check we are doing all that we should be and he agreed to this.

10. Matt Leng (our local council contact for Prevent) matt. leng@barnet
Matt Leng (our local council contact for Prevent)
Becky Sharp will be meeting with Matt to check action plans
Lisa Fry and Becky Sharp have been invited by Matt to receive WRAP3 training on 20 Jan 2015 to Home Office certify and enable them to train and continually update staff on Prevent
Assess risk – Matt says calm currently but Barnet has moved up to a ‘tier 2’ risk area so we should continue to prepare to prevent.
There are three tiers of risk, 1 being the greater risk area. Greater London is largely tier 2 and inner London is tier 1.

11. What to do with concerns…
All staff have a duty to take action
when they observe behaviour of concern.
Follow normal safeguarding procedures
including discussing your concerns with the Designated Safeguarding Lead (Becky Sharp or Lisa Fry and the safeguarding team).
Slide from Safeguarding training by Manning and Rolfe.
Education Child Protection Ltd.

12. Prevent Duty - what is Ofsted looking for?
That providers:
exemplify British values in their management, teaching and through general behaviours in institutions, including through opportunities in the further education curriculum.
they encourage students to respect other people with particular regard to the protected characteristics set out in the Equality Act 2010.
Slide from the Education and Training Foundation.

13. Ofsted and British values for Prevent
In outstanding providers it is evidenced that:
Leaders promote equality of opportunity and diversity exceptionally well so that the ethos and culture of the provider prevent any form of direct or indirect discriminatory behaviour.
Leaders, staff and learners do not tolerate prejudiced behaviour.
The promotion of fundamental British values is at the heart of the provider’s work.
High quality training develops staff vigilance, confidence and competency to challenge learners’ views and encourage debate.
Slide from the Education and Training Foundation.

14. Staff and leaders challenge extremist views Policy and practice
-including E-Safety-
are key
Students understand and embrace Fundamental British Values and ethos?
(we must evidence this)
Colleagues know what to do
(we must evidence this)
(Slide adapted from Safeguarding training from Manning and Rolfe). We will need to look cross-college at how to evidence this as when you consider this, we are already doing much towards this already. We do need to embed into our strategy that we must evidence our work in this area in SARs and lesson plans, in enrichment, in tutorials, in general teaching and learning, when external Speakers come to college – or not depending on our check list to safeguard, and when dealing with sub-contractors too.

15. What are the governors’ responsibilities?
Strategy and Scrutiny
Governors and board members are expected to set the Prevent strategy for the institution and to ensure that the institution's strategy complies with the Prevent Duty as set out in the Counter Terrorism and Security Act 2015.
Governors are expected to scrutinise the practice in the institution including a Preventing Extremism risk assessment. They should ensure that policies and procedures are in place and are followed to prevent people being drawn into terrorism and extremism.
(Slide adapted from the Education and Training Foundation) One of four main responsibilities of governors...

16. What are the governors’ responsibilities?
2. British Values
Governors and board members should ensure that policies will complement the institution’s responsibility under the Equality Act 2010 and cover student welfare, including equality and diversity, the safety of students and staff 
Governors and board members should ensure that their behaviour, that of managers, the curriculum and policies exemplify British values.
(Slide adapted from the Education and Training Foundation)

17. What are the governors’ responsibilities?
3. Training and pastoral care responsibilities
Governors and board members should ensure that the institution provides sufficient training for staff, governors and board members to be able to recognise and refer anyone vulnerable to radicalisation.
Governors and board members must ensure that there is be sufficient pastoral care and support for all students.
(Slide adapted from the Education and Training Foundation)

18. What are the governors’ responsibilities?
4. Inspection
Governors and board members should be aware that Safeguarding is inspected as part of leadership and management judgement. Since September 2014 Ofsted’s risk-based inspections have increased their focus on fundamental British values and preventing extremism. 
Where Ofsted finds a publicly-funded further education institution or independent learning provider inadequate, which will include where the institution or provider has failed to comply with this duty, intervention action will be taken.

19. How do Governors keep informed about the College’s actions?
SLT will keep the Governors regularly informed and prepare for them the Prevent strategy and policy changes we may need to make such as in the Safeguarding and IT policies and a new policy for Speakers who are invited to the College
What training and support for Governors:
Free online Prevent duty training modules
The Education and Training Foundation have developed a suite of free online training modules designed for FE and training providers. This is in recognition that all staff, governors and board members are required to be Prevent duty trained in the new Prevent duty Guidance for FE.
It should take about 50 minutes to complete both the training module and the assessment. If you achieve a mark of 85% you will be able to print off a Foundation certificate recognising your achievement.
Tailored support for providers or
(Slide adapted from the Education and Training Foundation) Additional training is available. If you do have a go, make sure you print your certificate off before you log off as otherwise, you have to do it all again! Thank you for listening.