As schools implement the Prevent Duty to tackle radicalisation among students, Hanif Qadir – a government advisor and leading specialist in positively transforming violent extremists – gives us some key messages

Teachers’ approach towards radicalisation must change. In 2003, when I set up the Active Change Foundation (ACF), few people were aware it was a problem or that it was even a possibility in the UK. But then 7/7 happened and they started to recognise that these problems were not only global but local, too.

More communities – and schools – are now on board with the agenda, but many still don’t appreciate their roles in tackling the problem and it is critical that this changes. School leaders must understand that the threat of radicalisation is not exclusive to certain communities or faiths.

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