Case study a
George is a BTEC Business studies student.
He went to a secondary school where students are predominantly of White-British heritage and lives in a less advantaged part of town.
He is bright but sits alone in the library and clearly finds it hard to socialise with other students. He seems especially uncomfortable with students who are of Asian and Jewish heritage.
George is open about his sympathies with a far right organisation. He tells you that he supported and took part in their recent march in the town which ended in a violent confrontation with the police.
He tells you, one of the library staff, that he believes there are 'too many immigrants' in the UK who are a threat to British identity.
Another student hears this and tells you that George is posting anti-Semitic and Islamophobic statements online.
What do you do?
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Staff would be expected to report what George and other students have told them about George's statements and behaviour to the designated Safeguarding officer. This needs to be referred to the Safeguarding team or officer who will assess the information.
If they feel that there is a risk of radicalisation, they should seek advice/guidance from their local Prevent FE/HE Coordinator or the local Prevent team.
Not every Prevent referral is a Channel referral as Channel is one option in the Prevent process.
Individuals, or their parents' or guardians if under 18, do need to give consent to be referred to Channel but not for referral to the local Prevent team or coordinator.
The issue of consent will be dealt with by the local Prevent team. If they decide he is vulnerable he would be referred to Channel through a police, FE or local authority Prevent Coordinator.
If someone refuses to go through the Channel process or is not judged to need to go through the Channel process the organisation will need to decide whether additional support may be needed, often with partner organisations.