WRAP Training courses

The Prevent Duty is part of the Government’s Prevent Strategy which aims to challenge all forms of terrorism and reduce the threat to the UK.  In Warwickshire, the county and district/borough councils, partner agencies and communities are working together to implement the Prevent Duty.  A Prevent partnership action plan for Warwickshire has been developed which includes raising awareness and providing learning and development opportunities for staff.

The Prevent Duty guidance makes it clear that frontline staff who engage with the public should

• understand what radicalisation means and why people may be vulnerable to being drawn into terrorism as a consequence of it
• be aware of what we mean by the term “extremism” and the relationship between extremism and terrorism
• know what measures are available to prevent people from becoming drawn into terrorism and how to challenge the extremist ideology that can be associated with it
• understand how to obtain support for people who may be being exploited by radicalising influences

There are 4 ways in which staff can learn about Prevent depending on their role

1. Prevent Radicalisation e-learning, GEN NS404 – All staff are recommended to completethe module available on WILMA as a minimum.

2. WRAP (Workshop to Raise Awareness of Prevent) – Recommended for all staff who have direct contact with the public in a care and support role (children, young people and adults). WRAP lasts for 2 hours and delegates will be introduced to Prevent, how to recognise potentially vulnerable individuals and how to refer. WRAP is bookable on WILMa for individuals but can also be arranged for whole teams if that’s preferable. Team training bookings should be arranged directly through Helene Heath.

3. WRAP Train the Trainer – Available for individuals who will become accredited by the Home Office to deliver WRAP training. Once accredited, individuals will be confident to cascade this training to colleagues and/or teams of people within Warwickshire. These sessions last for 3 hours and must be booked on WILMA.

4. Prevent briefing, hard copy format – This document is to brief staff who have no access to IT equipment and are unable to access any of the above training sessions, for example school catering staff or those who work outdoors.

If you would like to sign up to the WRAP courses please click on this link which will take you to Wilma. If you need instructions on how to sign into Wilma please click here. For further information on the WRAP courses please contact Helene Heath at heleneheath@warwickshire.gov.uk, Tel: 01926 412432 or visit www.safeinwarwickshire.com/prevent

CONTEST (Counter Terrorism Strategy) Event

Thank you to those schools that attended our first CONTEST event on 26th April. We would like to know if any attendees have implemented any action plans or made changes since the event.

We would like to share examples of best practice at our next event on 23rd January so would love to hear from you. Please email your best practice examples to Helene Heath at heleneheath@warwickshire.gov.uk

Next CONTEST event for schools who did not attend on 26th April - Monday 23rd January pm. Times, agenda and venue to be confirmed