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  • QuickRead: The Prevent duty Recommended - Save time by reading our summary of your responsibilities under the Prevent duty in just 1 page. Download a copy to share with colleagues.
  • The Prevent duty: your responsibilities All schools must comply with the Prevent duty. Understand your responsibilities and why staff training should be tailored to your school's context. Plus, learn how Ofsted inspects the Prevent duty.
  • Prevent risk assessment As part of the Prevent duty, you need to assess the risk of pupils being drawn into terrorism. Use the DfE's template and our advice to help you do this.
  • 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.
  • Need-to-know: Prevent duty guidance updated for December 2023 There aren't any new requirements, but get up to speed on the key changes, which come into effect on 31 December 2023 at the earliest.
  • How to make a referral to Prevent Find out who can make a Prevent referral, when and how they should do it, and what the process looks like.
  • School lettings: safeguarding Find out who's responsible for making sure safeguarding arrangements are in place when letting school premises to third parties, including PTAs. Be clear on where you stand with DBS checks, the Prevent duty, setting safeguarding expectations and handling any allegations.
  • School premises maintenance: checklist Use our checklist to help you maintain your premises and meet your statutory health and safety duties. It outlines how often you should carry out tasks, separating daily, weekly, termly and annual duties.
  • Educational visits: refusing to take pupils It's up to you to decide whether to prevent a pupil from going on a trip, but you must avoid discrimination. Here's what to consider if you have pupils with challenging behaviour, and for those with SEND and/or medical conditions.
  • Basic fire safety: staff briefing Staff fire safety training is a requirement for all schools. Bring everyone together for this 30-minute briefing, which covers key information including how to prevent a fire from starting, what to do if a fire does break out, and how to use fire extinguishers safely.
  • Social media: how to deal with negative comments or behaviour by parents and carers Use our internet acceptable use agreement to help prevent inappropriate social media use by parents/carers. Get tips on how to respond to issues, and download our template letters to address incidents and make your expectations clear.
  • Child protection policy: model Make sure your child protection policy reflects Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023. If you previously adapted our model, use our summary of what's changed and why to help you decide what changes to make. If you have your own policy, use our checklist to make sure it covers everything it needs to.
  • Schools' duty of care to pupils Find out about your school's duty of care to pupils, when you might be held liable for an injury and how to minimise the risk of this happening.
  • Division of responsibilities: headteacher and governing board Understand the difference between strategic and operational responsibilities, and download a checklist of key tasks that governing boards should perform to meet their statutory duties. Find questions your board might ask to support and challenge your decisions.
  • Statutory risk assessments: checklist and guidance Stay compliant and keep your pupils, staff and visitors safe with our checklist of the risk assessments you need to have in your school. Plus, see advice on when to do a risk assessment.
  • Health and safety duties of trusts: overview template and how to comply As a trust, you have health and safety duties because you're the employer. Be clear on what these are and understand how to fulfil them. Use our overview tool to help you keep track of and monitor your requirements across your trust.
    For Trust Leaders
  • How to prevent child-on-child abuse Understand what child-on-child abuse is and steps you can take to reduce the risk of it happening in your school. Find guidance and resources, and know where to go for extra support.
  • Behaviour policy: model and examples Download and adapt our model behaviour policy, or if you prefer to write or review your own, use our checklist to make sure you're following requirements and good practice.
  • Equality Act 2010 Be clear on your specific duties under the Equality Act 2010, and how it protects people.
  • Off-rolling: how to identify and prevent it Ofsted will look for evidence of 'off-rolling'. Find out what it is, how you can guard against it and what to do if you think it has happened.