Prevent Duty, Radicalisation Awareness, Safeguarding and Martyn’s Law

This course is designed for professionals working within education, safeguarding, youth services, social care, community settings, and wider public sector organisations who hold responsibilities under the Prevent Duty and safeguarding legislation.

Participants will explore terrorism, extremism, radicalisation and protective security responsibilities within schools, colleges, and educational environments. The course examines how individuals may become vulnerable to extremist influence, how radicalisation occurs online and offline, and the safeguarding responsibilities of professionals working with children, young people, and vulnerable adults.

The training provides practical guidance on recognising signs of vulnerability and radicalisation, responding appropriately to concerns, understanding referral pathways, and applying safeguarding procedures effectively within multi-agency contexts. Learners will also explore current terrorism risks, local safeguarding considerations, emergency preparedness through Run, Hide, Tell, and the role of Channel panels in early intervention.

The course also introduces Martyn’s Law (Protection of Premises) Act 2025. helping organisations understand proportionate protective security measures, emergency planning responsibilities, and public protection considerations within education and public settings.

The training strengthens professional confidence in identifying concerns, making informed safeguarding decisions, contributing to early intervention, and creating safer educational and public environments.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

What is the Prevent Duty? Demonstrate an improved understanding of Prevent, terrorism, extremism, and safeguarding responsibilities, including who may be vulnerable to radicalisation, how radicalisation can occur, and why individuals may become involved in extremist activity
What is radicalisation? Understand the process of radicalisation, how extremist narratives influence vulnerable individuals, and how online environments, social media, gaming platforms, and peer networks can contribute to extremist influence
Understanding extremist ideologies. Understand different extremist ideologies that can lead to terrorism, including Islamist extremism, extreme right-wing extremism, mixed or unstable ideologies, conspiracy-driven extremism, and single-issue extremism
Discrimination, grievances, and vulnerability. Demonstrate an improved understanding of discrimination, exclusion, grievances, identity struggles, trauma, and how these factors may contribute to vulnerability to radicalisation and extremism
Quiz – Signs of Radicalisation. Understand and recognise common signs of vulnerability and radicalisation, including behavioural, emotional, social, and online indicators that may suggest concern
Radicalisation and grooming. Recognise how radicalisers groom individuals, exploit vulnerabilities, manipulate emotions, and encourage harmful ideologies or behaviours in order to identify alternative pathways and safeguarding opportunities
Understanding the Prevent Strategy. Understand the objectives of the Prevent Strategy and the education sector contribution to the Prevent agenda, including statutory safeguarding responsibilities and organisational expectations
Relevant legislation and guidance. Demonstrate awareness of key legislation and statutory guidance relevant to Prevent and safeguarding practice, including the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015, Keeping Children Safe in Education, Working Together to Safeguard Children, the Equality Act 2010, Online Safety Act and Human Rights considerations
Reporting and escalating concerns. Understand what to do if there is a concern regarding radicalisation or extremism, including recording, reporting, escalation pathways, safeguarding referrals, and multi-agency working
Information sharing. Understand information sharing responsibilities in relation to Prevent, including confidentiality, consent, proportionality, data protection, and safeguarding duties
Radicalisation risk factors. Understand push, pull, environmental, psychological, social, and online factors that may increase vulnerability to radicalisation or extremist exploitation
Current terrorism threat level. Understand the current UK terrorism threat level, currently assessed as SEVERE, meaning an attack is highly likely, and understand the relevance of national and local risks within educational settings
Main risks from terrorism and extremism. Understand current risks relating to online radicalisation, lone actors, youth radicalisation, extremist propaganda, hate crime, targeted violence, and attacks in public or crowded places
Local risk information. Understand where to obtain local safeguarding and counter-terrorism risk information, including the role of local safeguarding partnerships, police, local authorities, and Prevent teams
Run, Hide, Tell. Understand the principles of Run, Hide, Tell and emergency preparedness within educational settings, including lockdown procedures, communication systems, evacuation planning, and emergency response awareness similar to fire safety procedures within schools
Channel and early intervention. Understand how to intervene early to provide support to vulnerable individuals, including the role of Channel multi-agency panels and safeguarding-focused interventions designed to reduce risk and build resilience
Support services and safeguarding pathways. Increase awareness of support services and how to access safeguarding, wellbeing, mental health, community, and Prevent support within schools, locally, and nationally
Secure reporting pathways. Understand how to report concerns securely within organisational safeguarding policies or through national, non-criminal reporting channels such as ACT Early
Martyn’s Law (Protect Duty). Understand the purpose and principles of Martyn’s Law, including protective security responsibilities, risk assessments, staff awareness, emergency planning, preparedness, and public protection measures within educational and public settings
Case study analysis. Apply safeguarding knowledge and professional judgement to realistic case studies involving vulnerability, extremism, radicalisation, and emergency preparedness

Additional Learning Outcomes:

Apply trauma-informed and safeguarding-centred approaches when responding to concerns relating to vulnerability, radicalisation, or extremism

Recognise barriers to disclosure and understand why vulnerable individuals may not openly share concerns or experiences

Evaluate the role of technology, social media, online forums, gaming platforms, and digital communication in facilitating radicalisation and extremist recruitment

Support effective multi-agency collaboration by accurately communicating concerns and contributing to coordinated safeguarding responses

Demonstrate awareness of legal and ethical considerations relating to safeguarding, Prevent responsibilities, confidentiality, information sharing, and public protection

Recognise when specialist intervention, emergency safeguarding action, or police involvement may be required to reduce immediate risk

Apply professional curiosity and critical thinking when assessing patterns of behaviour, online activity, social influences, or changes in presentation that may indicate vulnerability to radicalisation

Reflect on professional responsibility in maintaining up-to-date knowledge of emerging extremist trends, terrorism risks, safeguarding concerns, and best practice guidance within Prevent and protective security frameworks

Understand how inclusive environments, positive relationships, early intervention, and resilience-building approaches can reduce vulnerability to extremism and radicalisation

Contribute to safer educational environments through prevention-focused safeguarding practice, preparedness planning, awareness raising, and proportionate protective security measures

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