Prevent

Prevent is one of four work strands which make up the government‘s counter-terrorism strategy – CONTEST. The aim of CONTEST is to reduce the risk to the UK and its interests overseas from terrorism.

• Pursue – focuses on detecting, investigating and disrupting terrorist threats to the UK and our interests overseas.
• Protect – aims to reduce the vulnerability of the UK and UK interests overseas to terrorist attack. This includes aviation security for both cargo and passengers.
• Prepare – aims to minimise the impact of any attack, manage any incidence of an ongoing attack and recover quickly and effectively
• Prevent – aims to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism

As the preventative strand of CONTEST, Prevent will:-

• Respond to the ideological challenge of terrorism and the threat faced by the UK from those who promote it
• Prevent people from being drawn into terrorism and ensure they are given appropriate advice and support
• Work with a wide range of sectors (including education, criminal justice, faith, charities, the internet and health) where there are risks of radicalisation which need to be addressed

As part of Hillmorton Primary School’s ongoing safeguarding and child protection duties we are fully behind the government’s Prevent Strategy. All staff receive regular WRAP training from an accredited PREVENT Facilitator on what Prevent is about and how to deal with any issues they may see inside or outside school.