Prevent

Mrs Maloney (Head Teacher) is the Prevent Lead within school.

Mrs Tomlinson (Vice CoG) is the Prevent Lead Governor.

The aim of Prevent is to stop people becoming or supporting terrorists and to do this by challenging ideologies, protecting vulnerable individuals and supporting institutions such as schools.

At Howick, we believe that children should be given the opportunity to explore the issue of diversity and to understand Britain as a multi-cultural society. Providing a safe learning environment in which children can raise controversial questions and concerns without fear of reprimand or ridicule and to be able to explore boundaries of what is acceptable will foster an open attitude to multi-cultural and race issues. Many of the things we already do in school to help children become positive, happy members of society also contribute to the Prevent strategy.

These include:

Exploring other cultures and religions and promoting diversity
Challenging prejudices and racist comments
Developing critical thinking skills and a strong, positive self-identity
Promoting the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils, as well as British values such as democracy