Mark Whitehead 06 May 2015

Teachers given training on radicalisation

School and college leaders are to be offered seminars to help them stop young people being drawn into extremism and radicalisation.

The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) says it is launching the seminars for leadership teams in response to new legislation and widespread concern over the impact of extremist propaganda on young people.

The series of seminars this summer will be led by Birmingham head teacher Kamal Hanif, counter-extremism campaigner Sara Khan and ASCL parliamentary specialist Anna Cole.

Kamal said: 'This is about having a greater understanding around the issues of radicalisation and extremism, how to identify situations and how to deal with them in an appropriate manner, without over-reacting and being alarmist.

'Young people spend a lot of their time on the web and social media and they can easily get drawn into extremist ideas without access to a counter narrative.

'These seminars will help schools and, in turn, parents, who often have no idea that their children are accessing this sort of information, to pick up the signs, and use the appropriate channels in dealing with these concerns.

'They will help to equip heads with the counter narratives to some of the false claims put out by extremists.'

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