Risk Area Existing Measures Desired Outcome Risk Owner Planned Completion Date Red Amber Green Welfare and Safeguarding Staff or contracted providers are not aware of the school procedure for handling Prevent concerns and/or do not feel comfortable sharing issues internally Staff have received appropriate training and are familiar with the school safeguarding policy All staff are aware of the safeguarding procedure and that violent extremism and radicalisation is included within it. The Designated Safeguarding Lead is the point of contact. Staff receive training in the safeguarding process. Learners are radicalised by factors internal or external to the school Learners have received training in critical thinking as part of the curriculum Tutorials on e-safety and anti-bullying have been created which include guarding against extremism.
The school is not linked in with statutory partners and/or does not feel comfortable sharing extremism related concerns externally The school communicates regularly with statutory partners regarding a range of concerns Key staff understands what is meant by the terms radicalisation and extremism and are comfortable sharing concerns about radicalisation and extremism. Curriculum and learning Learners are exposed by school staff or contracted providers to messaging supportive of terrorism or which contradicts ‘British Values’ Appropriate whistleblowing and safeguarding policies for assessing concerns raised by staff or learners are in place. Opportunities to promote British values are clearly identified within all curriculum areas The School has clear and visible policies and procedures for managing and complaints Behaviours which harm the ability of different groups and individuals to learn and work together are left unchallenged The school’s values, and communication of these within the premises and through the curriculum School staff have a duty in helping pupils from being drawn into terrorism and will promote a culture of democracy, mutual respect and tolerance, individual liberty and awareness of rule of law. Further information: School’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Policy. Organisational culture Staff or contracted providers are not aware of /do not subscribe to the values of the school Recruitment and induction programmes and ongoing staff development Staff and providers are aware of the PREVENT duty and the is not inadvertently funding extremist organisations Staff are unable to raise extremism related organisational concerns due to the lack of an appropriate whistleblowing mechanism Appropriate whistleblowing policy and awareness raising training provided to all staff The School has clear and visible policies and procedures for managing and complaints Management of space Learners/staff are exposed by visiting speakers to messaging supportive of terrorism- or which contradicts ‘British Values’ of individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for those of different faiths and beliefs Speakers are signed in and collected by a member of staff and are not left alone with learners That no events, talks or relationship with external bodies promote violent extremism .Are there concerns that certain visiting speakers could fall outside your organisations code of values, or breach UK law, the Human Rights Act 1998 and the Equality Act 2010?
Extremist or terrorist related material is displayed within school premises Policies for the display of materials within school premises Displays regarding Prevent, British Values and Community Cohesion School premises are used to host events supportive of terrorism, or which popularise hatred or intolerance of those with particular protected characteristics Room booking policy which sets out the notice periods for hire and open source checking arrangements for external organisations That no events, talks or relationship with external bodies promote radicalism. IT and Online Safety Learners access extremist or terrorist material whilst using school networks School filtering policies and a code of conduct covering users attempts to subvert network (e.g. VPN) Staff and pupils 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. Online/social media communications relating to extremist or terrorist material feature the school's branding The school has oversight of social media accounts set up by official learner groups or societies IT staff that are concerned about the behaviour of a learner report directly to the Safeguarding Team
External /Community Factors Online/social media communications relating to extremist or terrorist material feature the school's branding The school has oversight of social media accounts set up by official learner groups or societies IT staff that are concerned about the behaviour of a learner report directly to the Safeguarding Team The school is aware of the existence of extremist groups in the community and their potential impact on its staff and students. Sussex Educational Premises Extremism Risk Assessment – relevant areas incorporated into this assessment The School is unaware of specific vulnerabilities of pupils who may be more vulnerable to the messages of violent extremism Special Educational Needs Schools or coordinators within mainstream schools should consider further training around the inherent factors and the frequency with which they occur within their establishment. Likewise prevalence of crime amongst pupils would indicate a need for further awareness training and those managing excluded disadvantaged pupils Further training identified for staff in these specified support roles