Prevent

Child sexual exploitation is a form of child sexual abuse. It occurs where an individual or group takes advantage of an imbalance of power to coerce, manipulate or deceive a child or young person under the age of 18 into sexual activity (a) in exchange for something the victim needs or wants, and/or (b) for the financial advantage or increased status of the perpetrator or facilitator. The victim may have been sexually exploited even if the sexual activity appears consensual. Child sexual exploitation does not always involve physical contact; it can also occur using technology.

Charities such as NSPCC and Barnardos have been campaigning to raise the profile of this form of child abuse

Prevent is one part of the government’s overall counter-terrorism strategy, CONTEST.

The aim of Prevent is to:

tackle the causes of radicalisation and respond to the ideological challenge of terrorism
safeguard and support those most at risk of radicalisation through early intervention
enable those who have already engaged in terrorism to disengage and rehabilitate

It is designed to reduce the risk from terrorism, so people can go about their daily lives freely and with confidence.

CONTEST is organised into 4 work strands

PREVENT : To stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism

PURSUE : To stop terrorist attacks

PROTECT: To strengthen our protection against terrorism attack

PREPARE: To mitigate the impact of terrorism

Prevent duty is everyone’s responsibility, it is part of our safeguarding duty, just like any other safeguarding concern and it would be reported in the same way. These concerns would then be assessed and actions taken in line with prevent referral if necessary.

We have a duty to NOTICE, CHECK and SHARE.

All Pheasey Park Primary School staff complete training on the government’s anti-radicalisation strategy, Prevent, to enable them to identify children at risk of being drawn into terrorism and to challenge extremist ideas.

Click on the boxes below for advice and guidance about Prevent and Countering Extremism in young people.