What is a Prevent risk assessment?
The Prevent risk assessment should cover all aspects of a provider's work and you may be asked to contribute to one. The Prevent for Education and Training website provides a number of examples.
The following factors should be included in a risk assessment for an independent learning provider, a college or an adult education institution.
Activity
Which, if any, have you been asked to contribute to? Use your notepad to record any that are especially relevant to your work.
Do you think any important ones been omitted? Again, use your notepad to record your thoughts.
Factors that should be included in a risk assessment.
- Staff, student, volunteer and board members training and knowledge of the Prevent duty
- Safeguarding
- Funding of partners
- IT and cyber-security
- Campus or premises security
- Monitoring of literature/posters
- Student unions or organisations
- Letting of provider premises
- External speakers
- whistleblowing procedures
- Estates management
- Disciplinary policy
- Information sharing
- Placements for students including apprentices
- Knowledge and involvement in the local Prevent structures
- Tensions in the student body
- Effective communication
- Freedom of expression
- Staff and volunteers policy and procedures
- Critical management plan
- Charity fundraising