BIRMINGHAM Police & Schools Panels

PREVENT Resources & Signposting

WRAP TRAINING: Short for Workshop to Raise Awareness of Prevent. An introduction to the work of the CTU, the PREVENT team and to the issues surrounding radicalisation (approximately 1hr 20mins). Predominantly aimed at front line public sector workers and organisations that work with potential victims of radicalisation. Schools are being asked to allocate a member of staff to attend train-the-trainer sessions, and then cascade this training to their colleagues. For dates of upcoming training, please contact Razia Butt (details below).

CHANNEL: A multi-agency support system for those vulnerable to - or showing early signs of - radicalisation. Can include one-to-one mentoring. To refer a young person to this process, contact MASH via the Children’s Information and Advice Service

T: 0121 303 1888 or E: mash@birmingham.gov.uk

ONLINE AWARENESS RAISING TRAINING MODULE:

http://course.ncalt.com/Channel_General_Awareness/01/index.html - Staff training, which can form part of your schools PREVENT strategy and risk assessment; it can also form part of your schools safeguarding audit. At the end of the module staff members will need to print of their certificate of completion, by entering their details. (Nb. It must be completed within one session, without closing the internet browser).

THEATRE IN SCHOOLS: The Play House is available to deliver TAPESTY, a dynamic participatory theatre-in-education tour for 13-18 year olds, which explores the implications and consequences of extremist thinking and actions. W: www.theplayhouse.org.uk/tapesty E: info@theplayhouse.org.uk

DUE DILLIGENCE CHECKS: All schools are reminded to undertaken open source due-diligence checks on any company, director or performers that you invite to your schools. Please consider contacting other schools for references, to ensure that you are paying for a ‘safe’ product. It is also important to review how the company measure the impact of their performances (not just satisfaction surveys) and ask what sort of classroom resources the company provide that will embed the performance within the curriculum and ongoing work in your school.

ONLINE RESOURCES FOR SCHOOLS: www.preventforschools.org – A variety of resources which can be used to help educate and safeguard pupils in your school.

NATIONAL COUNTER TERRORISM SECURITY OFFICE (NaCTSO)

DEVELOPING DYNAMIC LOCKDOWN PROCEDURES

WORKING WITH MOTHERS TO PREVENT TRAGEDIES LEAFLET

USEFUL BIRMINGHAM CONTACTS FOR SCHOOLS:

Waqar Ahmed is the PREVENT lead for Birmingham – Waqar.ahmed@birmingham.gov.uk

Razia Butt (Resilience Adviser) for Schools - Razia.Butt@birmingham.gov.uk

Hiphza Iqbal (HeFe Coordinator) for Further Education & 6th Forms - Hifsa.Iqbal@birmingham.gov.uk

Jon Needham (Schools Safeguarding Advisor) - Jon.J.Needham@birmingham.gov.uk