Improved school Prevent training
Southport Inquiry · The Southport Inquiry Report: Phase 1 · Issued 13 April 2026 · Addressed to: Department for Education
Source — verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
The Department for Education should ensure that (i) its own policy guidance for teachers and schools (outside the Statutory Guidance for which the Home Office is responsible) is strengthened; and (ii) schools put in place improved Prevent training (including refresher training). This must ensure that staff are not just aware of when to make a Prevent referral but are also aware of (i) what happens once a Prevent referral is made; and (ii) the importance of ongoing dialogue, feedback and assessment between the referrer and the Prevent officer.
Southport Inquiry, The Southport Inquiry Report: Phase 1 · 13 Apr 2026 Source PDF →
Published evidence summary
Publicly available evidence relating to this recommendation:
- The government response states the Department for Education expects to complete implementation by mid-2026, will make substantial updates to the guidance Prevent Duty: safeguarding learners vulnerable to radicalisation, will update designated safeguarding lead Prevent training by September, and will introduce a new Prevent training package for those leading or working with SEND learners (Government Response to Phase 1 of the Southport Inquiry, CP 1623, Home Office, July 2026).
Sources
How was this evidence gathered?
Response — verbatim from government
●Department for Education
The Department for Education (DfE) is the lead department and expects to complete the implementation of this recommendation by mid-2026. Progress and next steps:
- DfE will make substantial updates to the guidance Prevent Duty: safeguarding learners vulnerable to radicalisation. It will also consider whether amends are needed on guidance around Prevent in future iterations of Keeping Children Safe in Education.
- DfE will update designated safeguarding lead Prevent training by September.
- DfE will introduce a new Prevent training package for those leading or working with SEND learners.
Department for Education · 2 Jul 2026 Written response →
Evidence trail — what's actually happened since
- 2 Jul 2026 · Department for Education Government response published 2 July 2026 (CP 1623). The government accepted this recommendation; the lead department reports implementation is in progress. Source →
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