Safeguarding and pastoral care Inclusion of radicalisation and extremism within safeguarding policy and procedure including a reference to the Channel process Development and implementation of rolling cross-organisation training plan to increase organisational awareness Consideration of a School safeguarding panel to assess and manage concerns relating to extremism and radicalisation Inclusion of a whistle blowing mechanism within the safeguarding procedures Inclusion of sub-contracted education providers within the safeguarding procedures All are aware of the safeguarding procedure and that radicalisation is included within it All understand what is meant by the terms radicalisation and extremism and are comfortable sharing concerns about radicalisation and extremism A whole School approach is taken to the support of learners who may be vulnerable to violent extremist radicalisation Staff feel confident and protected in raising any concerns which may place the safety of learners at risk Learners are protected whilst they are studying or working externally to the School Student and learner resilience Include activities within existing lesson structure to enhance student and learner resilience for example, internet safety sessions and activities to improve critical thinking skills Raise awareness and confidence amongst tutors and enrichment colleagues about the importance of critical thinking skills Raise awareness of all colleagues and students or learners about their personal responsibility in the online space, particularly around freedom of speech All staff receive appropriate training to educate and challenge on the principals of Students and learners have good critical engagement skills and understand how to verify information online and the reasons why they should Students and learners feel comfortable sharing any concerns they have about behaviour or information in the online space with colleagues at the School All are aware of their individual responsibilities in the online space, especially regarding freedom of speech All learners are encouraged to respect others with particular regard to protected characteristics and are educated in the options for civic engagement Learners understand what the School values mean
mutual respect and tolerance and encourage democratic participation Opportunities to promote values are identified and utilised within the curriculum and within enrichment activities in practice Internet safety Inclusion of reference to terrorist and/or extremist material within ICT code of conduct, together with protections for legitimate study of this material Deliver awareness raising training to library and ICT colleagues about what terrorist and extremist material looks like Raise awareness of colleagues and students or learners about updated code of conduct, reasons why and an explanation of how the policy was developed Appropriate filtering is in place to ensure that learners are unable to access terrorist and extremist material online through School servers Colleagues understand what terrorist/extremist material looks like and are confident to share concerns through the appropriate processes if they do encounter access to this material Learner study of extremist and terrorist material for legitimate purposes is protected Students and learners understand the risks attached to accessing terrorist and extremist material online and understand the institution’s duty and process in these areas Learners are safe from accessing extremist or terrorist materials whilst using School servers Reputation and brand Development of policies which outline when the School’s branding can be used and the responsibilities which come with its use Development of a protocol for monitoring the School’s online presence which includes reference to terrorism and extremism Delivery of awareness raising training to Any references to the School online are picked up quickly and referred for action if they have links to terrorist/extremist material School administration, tutors and learners are aware of their responsibility in the online space regarding the School’s brand and reputation