The Prevent Duty - Preventing Radicalisation

HOSPITAL AND OUTREACH EDUCATION: SAFEGUARDING PROCEDURES

Hospital and Outreach pupils may be vulnerable to radicalisation for the following reasons:

They may be isolated from their peers and lonely
They may experience problems with social interaction
They may have a skewed sense of ‘normality’
They may be unable to understand the consequences of their actions
They may not be aware of the motivation of other
They may be easily influenced
They may want to feel like they ‘belong’
They may have low self-confidence and low self esteem
They may have poor relationships with their parents/carers
They may have parents/carers who are not aware of the threat of radicalisation
They may not have appropriate filtering on home internet services, so can access violent extremist websites
The may be seeking answers to questions about their identity, faith and belonging
They may have perceptions of injustice
They may feel that they are a failure

In order to minimise these risks Hospital and Outreach staff will:

Undertake training in their duty with countering radicalisation and extremism
Provide advice, support and guidance for parents and carers through themed Parent Time meetings, information on website, individual support from Family Liaison Workers
Provide advice, support and guidance for pupils through direct teaching in ICT, RE and PSHE.
Teach pupils to evaluate websites for bias and propaganda
Make governors aware of their duty to anti-radicalisation, and enabling access to appropriate training
Be vigilant to changes in pupil’s behaviours that might indicate they are being radicalised.
Make parents aware of the early warning signs of radicalisation
Promote HOE core values and British Values across the curriculum
Have an appropriate level of filtering to prevent access to extremist sites
Work collaboratively with multi-agency staff to safeguard pupils
Individually risk assess pupils identified as being higher risk to vulnerability and provide personalised support and guidance go meet their needs.

Any concerns about pupils will be raised through the safeguarding procedures and referrals made to Channel as appropriate.