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The implementation of the Prevent duty in primary schools
The Prevent duty is an important aspect of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015. Since its introduction, all schools are required to take steps to prevent their pupils from being drawn into terrorism. These steps include helping children build resilience towards radicalisation, and ensuring that staff are able to identify children who are at risk of being radicalised. The implementation of the Prevent duty has caused controversy in the media as well as in the academic literature, where the duty has been accused of stigmatising children, dividing communities, and making the UK less safe.
The aim of this research is to examine how the Prevent duty is being implemented in different schools in North Hampshire and the impact it is having. We are also interested in identifying practices that head teachers think have worked well in their schools.
We have conducted semi-structured interviews with head teachers and are developing a report based on our findings. This report will be distributed to schools across Hampshire and will form the basis of an academic journal article. We hope that this research will help head teachers with the future implementation of the Prevent duty in their schools.
Dr Majbritt Lyck-Bowen and Rebecca Bellamy, Winchester Centre of Religion, Reconciliation and Peace. To find out more about this high-impact centre, visit www.winchester.ac.uk/wcrrp.
The implementation of the Prevent duty in primary schools
The Prevent duty is an important aspect of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015. Since its introduction, all schools are required to take steps to prevent their pupils from being drawn into terrorism. These steps include helping children build resilience towards radicalisation, and ensuring that staff are able to identify children who are at risk of being radicalised. The implementation of the Prevent duty has caused controversy in the media as well as in the academic literature, where the duty has been accused of stigmatising children, dividing communities, and making the UK less safe.
The aim of this research is to examine how the Prevent duty is being implemented in different schools in North Hampshire and the impact it is having. We are also interested in identifying practices that head teachers think have worked well in their schools.
We have conducted semi-structured interviews with head teachers and are developing a report based on our findings. This report will be distributed to schools across Hampshire and will form the basis of an academic journal article. We hope that this research will help head teachers with the future implementation of the Prevent duty in their schools.
Dr Majbritt Lyck-Bowen and Rebecca Bellamy, Winchester Centre of Religion, Reconciliation and Peace. To find out more about this high-impact centre, visit www.winchester.ac.uk/wcrrp.