Last updated by Stephanie Rosser on Thursday, February 6, 2025

Safer Essex and the Active Essex Foundation are currently running two Prevent sessions, designed for staff/volunteers working in Essex based youth organisations to improve their understanding of the issues of terrorism and how we can work collectively to safeguard individuals and protect them from being radicalised.  

Enhanced Awareness

Tuesday 11 March 2025, 1pm to 3pm

Friday 28 March 2025, 10am to 12pm

The Enhanced Awareness sessions will cover:

• Background: An overview of CONTEST, The Prevent Duty and why it is important for Essex and an understanding of Terrorism legislation.
• Ideologies: What is meant by an extremist ideology, how antisemitism and conspiracy theories are linked to extremist ideologies, ‘pilling’ language and an overview of the ideologies behind and some of the symbols used by Islamist Extremists, Far Right Extremists, Left-Wing, Anarchist & Single Issue Extremists and Incels.
• Understanding Radicalisation: Four stages of radicalisation, influencing factors, what to look out for, online radicalisation, the ‘notice check share procedure’ and what happens when someone is referred to Prevent.   There will also be an opportunity to work together on some case studies to think about the type of situations where you may have concerns about a young person you’re working with, and what you can do.

Online Radicalisation

Wednesday 23 April 2025, 10am to 11.30am

Thursday 8 May 2025, 10am to 11.30am  

The Online Radicalisation session will cover: ·       

• The Online World: Key terms and definitions, the eco system in which extremism exists online and how the dark web operates.
• Understanding Online Radicalisation: How extremists use the online world and the process of online radicalisation.
• Platforms Used: An overview of the main social media and gaming adjacent platforms used by extremists and some of the methods used by radicalisers.
• Harmful Online Communities: An overview of some of the other online communities that have links to extremism. 

A good understanding of Prevent, and the ideologies present within the UK is required before attending the Online Radicalisation training, as this will not be covered in the session so it is recommended you attend the Enhanced Awareness Session first, or do the Home Office online course.  All sessions are held via MS Teams and calendar invite with the joining link will be sent to you upon registration. Due to the content of the training, it is advised that you book onto a session at a time when you can join from a private space.  You can register onto one or both of the sessions via the registration form.