As of the 1st July 2015 all schools and registered childcare providers are subject to a duty to, in the exercise of their functions, have ‘due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism’. This is called the Prevent Duty. Further information on this can be downloaded from the link below.

 At Pickering Community Junior School this is seen as part of our school’s wider safeguarding duties and is consistent with our other responsibilities in this area. The procedures we follow are set out in our Child Protection Policy (which can be found in the Policies section).

 Where we identify that there is a need to refer an individual, the relevant safeguarding procedures are followed to ensure that an appropriate referral is made to Children’s Social Care or Health and Adult Services in an effective and timely way. To enable us to discharge this duty effectively all Senior Leaders in school and a selection of Governors have attended the WRAP training session. All other colleagues have completed the online PREVENT training.