What is it?

This is the UK government’s approach to the threat of terrorism.

Combatting extremism in the UK, or any country for that matter, requires a comprehensive and multi-faceted approach that addresses both the root causes and the manifestations of extremism. This resource outlines some strategies that can be considered

Understanding Prevent

Prevent is part of the Government counter-terrorism strategy, CONTEST, and aims to stop people from becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism.

Prevent focuses on all forms of terrorism and operates in a pre-criminal space. It provides support and redirection to vulnerable individuals at risk of being groomed into terrorist activity before any crimes are committed.

Radicalisation is comparable to other forms of exploitation and a safeguarding issue we must all be aware of.

Threat levels in the UK

The government created a system of five threat levels representing the likelihood of an attack. You must be aware of which level is in place at any one time:

• Critical – attack expected imminently
• Severe – attack highly likely
• Substantial – attack is a strong possibility
• Moderate – attack possible but not likely
• Low – an attack is unlikely.

You can find the current threat level below:

Preventing Radicalisation

By learning more about extremism, we will be in a better place to help identify individuals at risk of radicalisation and provide them with counselling, mentoring, and support. As a nation, we must also train teachers, tutors, coaches, and community workers to recognise signs of radicalisation.

Creating programs that engage young people in positive activities, such as sports, arts, and community service, to provide alternatives to extremist recruitment.

What is Channel?

Channel is part of the Prevent strategy. The process is a multi-agency approach to identify and provide support to individuals at risk of being drawn into terrorism.

To discuss with your Development Coach

1. At work, it is very important to raise any concerns you may have where someone may be drawn into terrorism. How do you do this in your workplace?
2. Discuss any training you may have received at work to help you understand what to do if there was a terror attack. Tell me about a key learning point. If you didn’t have any training, why was this?

Educate Against Hate launched their new and improved calendar for the 2023/24 academic year. The calendar looks at the year ahead and highlights key awareness days and months, important anniversaries, and other opportunities to conduct conversations with learners around extremism and radicalisation. Each date has a list of relevant resources, tools and practical advice to support education providers in engaging with learners and building their resilience to extremism.

Where to find it

The calendar is available as a webpage, a printable PDF and as an iCalendar so Creative Alliance staff will be adding the dates to their diary and facilitating discussions with our learners.

The threat from extremism has been steadily growing for many years. While the government and its partners have worked hard to combat this threat, the pervasiveness of extremist ideologies in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in Israel on 7 October 2023 highlighted the need for further action.

This new definition of extremism adds to the tools to tackle this ever-evolving threat. This is in line with the first duty of government – to keep our citizens safe and our country secure. The definition updates the one set out in the 2011 Prevent Strategy and reflects the evolution of extremist ideologies and the social harms they create.

Neurodiversity Celebration Week in 2024 is from the 18th to the 24th of March, and it’s the perfect opportunity for us to learn more about and celebrate all the unique strengths that neurodiversity offers.

According to the World Health Organisation and other researchers, it’s estimated that between 15% to 20% of people have some form of neurodivergence. And, despite it being so widespread, many neurodivergent individuals hide their unique traits from their employers out of shame, lack of understanding, or a fear of being treated unfairly.

Fortunately, we all have the potential to end the stigma. Understanding neurodiversity is crucial in creating an inclusive and supportive workplace environment.

So, let’s get started!