Prevent Duty

what is the Prevent duty?

'The Prevent duty requires all education providers ‘to help prevent the risk of people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism’. This includes safeguarding learners from extremist ideologies and radicalisation. Most importantly, providers should consider the needs of children, young people and adult learners at each stage of the safeguarding process. Providers should consider radicalisation concerns in line with their existing safeguarding processes, skills and experience.'

Department for Education (2023): The Prevent duty.

The Prevent strategy is a government strategy designed to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism. It:

  • Responds to the ideological challenge we face from terrorism and aspects of extremism, and the threat we face from those who promote these views

  • Provides practical help to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism and ensure they are given appropriate advice and support

  • Works with a wide range of sectors (including education, criminal justice, faith, charities, online and health)

Please visit the link below to view the official government document:

Government Prevent Duty Guidance

The Prevent duty at Arden

As part of Arden Primary School's commitment to safeguarding and child protection we fully support the government’s Prevent Strategy. We recognise that in an ever changing and fast moving world, it is essential that we promote children’s well-being, confidence and resilience and that we provide them with up to date and age-appropriate information and signpost them to places where they can find support where necessary.

We see protecting our children from the risk of radicalisation as part of our wider safeguarding duties, and that it is similar in nature to protecting students from other harms (e.g. drugs, gangs, cyber-bullying, neglect and sexual exploitation).  We acknowledge the Prevent duty and we have due regard to the need to prevent children and their families from being drawn into any illegal activity, including terrorism.

At Arden Primary School all staff are expected to uphold the fundamental principles of British values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.  These values are promoted through our school values and ethos, the curriculum, assembly themes and PSHE work.