PROJECT
Extremism and Radicalisation Awareness project
PURPOSE
To protect pupils from extremism and radicalisation by building resilience and critical thinking skills and helping schools strengthen safeguarding systems
FUNDING
£245,335 until March 2018 from the Department for Education's Voluntary and Community Sector Safeguarding Programme
BACKGROUND
Anti-bullying charity Kidscape has a background in supporting schools to keep pupils safe. With funding from the Department for Education, it started working with schools to address concerns around extremism and radicalisation and in June 2017 launched its Extremism and Radicalisation Awareness (EARA) project. So far, the project has involved 35 schools across 12 London boroughs, engaging 2,500 Year 9 pupils.
ACTION
EARA is delivered in schools in three stages by project manager Jade Gayle, an assistant and four trainers. It starts with a three-hour training package for specialist staff such as safeguarding leads.
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