Preventing extremism: policies

You aren't required to have a distinct policy relating to the Prevent duty, though you may choose to have one. Look through the linked examples from primary and secondary schools to help you write your own.

Last reviewed on 13 September 2022

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It isn't necessary to have a policy specifically for preventing extremism.

However, we have found examples of some schools to have drawn up distinct policies on radicalisation that we've highlighted below.

Under the government's anti-radicalisation Prevent strategy, you do need to have:

Robust safeguarding policies that identify children at risk of being drawn into terrorism, and set out protocols for ensuring visiting speakers are suitable and supervised appropriately
ICT policies that ensure children are safe from terrorist and extremist material when accessing the internet in school, such as by establishing appropriate levels of filtering

Read more about schools' responsibilities for Prevent for more information.

Hassocks Infant School has a Prevent policy that covers areas such as:

Download the policy from the bottom of this webpage.

Christchurch Primary School has a Prevent policy that covers:

Read the policy on the school's website.

St Joseph's Catholic High School has a policy that looks at:

Download the Prevent policy from the school's policy page.

The Wellington Academy's Prevent policy includes:

You can find it under the 'safeguarding' tab on this policy page.