Secondary Key Stage 3

Key Stage 3

Resources

Support Your Learners to Stay SAFE Online

Staying SAFE Online Schools and colleges play a vital role in helping young people navigate the risks of harmful and extremist content online. With extremist narratives increasingly appearing in everyday digital spaces, gaming platforms, memes, influencer channels, and algorithm driven feeds, pupils may encounter harmful messages without seeking out or recognising them. To help schools […]
Subject area:
Online safety
Age group:
KS 3, KS 4, KS 5
Resources:
Posters
Format:
Pdf
View resource with title: "Support Your Learners to Stay SAFE Online"

Addressing Antisemitism Toolkit

Addressing antisemitism in child safeguarding and protection Safeguarding measures in schools are vital in the fight against antisemitism. By embedding clear policies and proactive strategies, schools can create safe, inclusive environments where prejudice is challenged and respect is promoted. Effective safeguarding begins with staff training, ensuring teachers and leaders can identify antisemitic language, behaviour or […]
Subject area:
Prejudice, Safeguarding
Age group:
KS 2, KS 3, KS 4
Resources:
Teacher guidance
Format:
Pdf
View resource with title: "Addressing Antisemitism Toolkit"

Unmasking Misogyny

Drama teacher Morgan Hartley from Byrchall High School reached out to the Educate Against Hate team to share a remarkable piece of work she had created to unlock the themes of online harms and explore masculinity in relation to the Netflix drama Adolescence. This resource is aimed at year nine and above, and is comprised […]
Subject area:
Misogyny
Age group:
KS 3, KS 4
Resources:
Lesson activity, Lesson ideas, Lesson plan
Format:
Pdf, Presentation slides, Word document
View resource with title: "Unmasking Misogyny"

Safeguarding Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)

Online Safety for Learners with SEND Developed by Kent County Council, this guidance supports schools and education settings in understanding how to build resilience to extremism for children and young people with SEND. The resource offers practical advice on education, technology, and communicating online safety rules effectively. It includes strategies for engaging parents and carers in […]
Subject area:
Online safety, Prevent duty, Radicalisation, Safeguarding, SEND, Terrorism
Age group:
KS 2, KS 3, KS 4, KS 5
Resources:
Fact sheet, Lesson activity, Lesson ideas, Lesson plan, Non-statutory guidance, Parent information
Format:
Pdf
View resource with title: "Safeguarding Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)"

Addressing Misogyny, Toxic Masculinity and Social Media Influence Through PSHE Education

A guide to address misogyny, toxic masculinity and social media influence through PSHE education. A note about our third-party resources  Third-party resources are those not created directly by the Educate Against Hate team, or by the Department for Education. All third-party resources hosted on Educate Against Hate have undergone a quality-assurance process, a due diligence assessment […]
Subject area:
Misogyny, Online safety, Prejudice, Safeguarding
Age group:
KS 1, KS 2, KS 3, KS 4, KS 5
Resources:
Non-statutory guidance, Teacher guidance
Format:
Pdf
View resource with title: "Addressing Misogyny, Toxic Masculinity and Social Media Influence Through PSHE Education"

Community Security Trust (CST) Antisemitism Resources

A selection of educational resources from the Community Security Trust (CST) that focus on helping learners to understand antisemitism and the historical context surrounding it, conspiracy theories linked to antisemitism, and anti-Zionism. Each resource contains short videos that can be used to discuss the topic of antisemitism with learners. A note about our third-party resources  […]
Subject area:
Hate crime, Prejudice
Age group:
KS 3, KS 4
Resources:
Lesson activity, Lesson ideas, Lesson plan
Format:
Web pages
View resource with title: "Community Security Trust (CST) Antisemitism Resources"

Solutions Not Sides: Guide for Schools on Memorials for Oct 7th and One Year of War in Gaza

A brief guide that has been developed by Solutions Not Sides to support school leaders and teachers in understanding how they can take a whole school approach to sensitively and appropriately navigating one year since the attacks in Israel. The guide looks at showing respect and empathy, and holding memorials and assemblies. A note about […]
Age group:
KS 2, KS 3, KS 4
Resources:
Teacher guidance
Format:
Web pages
View resource with title: "Solutions Not Sides: Guide for Schools on Memorials for Oct 7th and One Year of War in Gaza"

Solutions Not Sides: Guide to Responding to Conversations about Israel-Palestine

This guide has been created by Solutions Not Sides (SNS) to support teachers and education practitioners in facilitating conversations around the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict. The guide addresses a wide range of points including why it is important to discuss this topic, how to navigate the news and social media, and how to support young people […]
Subject area:
Debate and discussion
Age group:
KS 1, KS 2, KS 3, KS 4
Resources:
Teacher guidance
Format:
Web pages
View resource with title: "Solutions Not Sides: Guide to Responding to Conversations about Israel-Palestine"

Online Misinformation and the UK Riots

Resources from BBC suitable for secondary aged learners that can support you in teaching them about misinformation and the role it played in the riots that followed the Southport attack in July 2024. These resources also look at ‘fake news’ and disinformation, the role of social media in the spread of mis- and disinformation.
Subject area:
Online safety, Safeguarding
Age group:
KS 3, KS 4
Resources:
Lesson activity, Lesson ideas
Format:
Presentation slides, Videos, Web pages
View resource with title: "Online Misinformation and the UK Riots"

Behind the Headlines – SEND

The Behind the Headlines programme from The Guardian Foundation helps young people to understand the news and media around them and encourages the development of their critical thinking and analysis skills. The programme is made up of 8 lessons covering topics such as what news is and what makes newsworthy stories, the difference between fact […]
Subject area:
Online safety, SEND
Age group:
KS 3, KS 4, KS 5
Resources:
Lesson activity, Lesson ideas, Lesson plan
Format:
Zip
View resource with title: "Behind the Headlines – SEND"

Parallel Histories: Conflict in Israel and Palestine

These resources focus on Israel and Palestine and are split into seven weeks of content that cover the history of the conflict. They challenge students and learners to examine a range of sources such as images, maps and documentation in order to debate and discuss different view points in a polite and respectful way, and […]
Subject area:
Debate and discussion
Age group:
KS 3, KS 4, KS 5
Resources:
Lesson activity, Lesson plan
Format:
Pdf, Presentation slides, Videos
View resource with title: "Parallel Histories: Conflict in Israel and Palestine"

Solutions Not Sides: Resources for Discussing Israel and Palestine in Schools

These resources have been developed by the Solutions Not Sides team to offer teachers and their students resource materials that can be used in classrooms together, or independently by students. The teacher guides can make sure you feel confident and informed when discussing this topic with students. The class activity packs are  interactive, with multimedia […]
Subject area:
Debate and discussion
Age group:
KS 3, KS 4
Resources:
Lesson activity, Lesson ideas, Lesson plan, Teacher guidance
Format:
Pdf, Presentation slides
View resource with title: "Solutions Not Sides: Resources for Discussing Israel and Palestine in Schools"

The Prevent Duty: The Role of Education in Safeguarding Learners from Radicalisation Video

A short video from the Department for Education and Home Office on the importance of education in protecting students and learners from radicalisation.
Subject area:
Prevent duty
Age group:
Early Years, KS 1, KS 2, KS 3, KS 4, KS 5
Resources:
Non-statutory guidance, Teacher guidance
Format:
Videos
View resource with title: "The Prevent Duty: The Role of Education in Safeguarding Learners from Radicalisation Video"

Risk Assessment Templates for Early Years, Schools and Further Education

These templates are for: registered early years settings maintained schools academies non-association independent schools further education and skills providers They support you to assess the risk of children, young people or adult learners being radicalised into terrorism, including online. The risk assessment template can help you demonstrate an awareness and understanding of the terrorism threat […]
Subject area:
Prevent duty
Age group:
Early Years, KS 1, KS 2, KS 3, KS 4, KS 5
Resources:
Non-statutory guidance, Policy templates
Format:
Excel sheet, Web pages
View resource with title: "Risk Assessment Templates for Early Years, Schools and Further Education"

Prevent Duty Guidance Update (September 2023): A Briefing Note for Schools and Early Years Providers

This short briefing note explains what the key changes in the updated Prevent duty guidance are for those in leadership and safeguarding roles in schools and early years providers. It covers what the key changes are, how the changes affect schools and early years providers, and signposts the support available to them in implementing Prevent.
Subject area:
Prevent duty
Age group:
Early Years, KS 1, KS 2, KS 3, KS 4
Resources:
Policy guidance
Format:
Pdf
View resource with title: "Prevent Duty Guidance Update (September 2023): A Briefing Note for Schools and Early Years Providers"

Educate Against Hate Calendar 2025/26

Our new and improved Educate Against Hate Calendar for 2023/24 highlights important awareness dates in the academic year which might provide opportunities to discuss things like online safety, Fundamental British Values and extremism with your students.
Subject area:
Fundamental British Values, Radicalisation
Age group:
KS 2, KS 3, KS 4, KS 5
Resources:
Fact sheet, Interactive website, Lesson ideas
Format:
iCalendar, Interactive site, Pdf
View resource with title: "Educate Against Hate Calendar 2025/26"

Regional Prevent Education Coordinators (DfE)

Regional Education Prevent Co-ordinators play a key role in the delivery of Prevent, providing schools, further education (FE) and higher education (HE) providers with support to build resilience against the dangers of radicalisation. They do this through strategic engagement with senior leaders and through the provision of advice, support and training (including WRAP – workshops to raise […]
Subject area:
Prevent duty, Safeguarding
Age group:
Early Years, KS 1, KS 2, KS 3, KS 4, KS 5
Format:
Web pages
View resource with title: "Regional Prevent Education Coordinators (DfE)"

Home Office Channel or Prevent Multi-Agency Panel (PMAP) E-Learning Course

Channel is a multi-agency programme across England and Wales that provides support to anyone vulnerable to being drawn into or supporting terrorism. In Scotland, the programme is known as Prevent Multi-Agency Panel (PMAP). This course is for: Local authority Channel panel or PMAP chairs Channel or PMAP members anyone who may be asked to contribute […]
Subject area:
E-learning, Prevent duty
Age group:
KS 1, KS 2, KS 3, KS 4, KS 5
Resources:
Training
Format:
Interactive site
View resource with title: "Home Office Channel or Prevent Multi-Agency Panel (PMAP) E-Learning Course"

Home Office Prevent Referrals E-Learning

This course is primarily designed for Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSL), Prevent professionals or equivalent roles who make Prevent referrals. If that responsibility is a part of your job role, regardless of your job title, then this course is for you. This course builds on your existing awareness of Prevent and will explain how to make […]
Subject area:
E-learning, Prevent duty
Age group:
KS 1, KS 2, KS 3, KS 4, KS 5
Resources:
Training
Format:
Interactive site
View resource with title: "Home Office Prevent Referrals E-Learning"

Home Office Prevent Awareness E-learning

This course is for anyone new to Prevent. If you’re unsure what Prevent is and what signs to look for when it comes to risks of radicalisation, awareness is the first course in our Prevent duty training. This course will give you an introduction to the Prevent duty, the forms of extremism and terrorism threatening […]
Subject area:
E-learning, Prevent duty
Age group:
KS 1, KS 2, KS 3, KS 4, KS 5
Resources:
Training
Format:
Interactive site
View resource with title: "Home Office Prevent Awareness E-learning"

Let’s Discuss: Extreme Left-Wing, Anarchist and Single-Issue Extremism

Resource pack to support classroom discussions about extreme left-wing, anarchist and single-issue extremism and the process of radicalisation.
Subject area:
Debate and discussion, Extremism, Let's Discuss, Radicalisation, Terrorism
Age group:
KS 3, KS 4
Resources:
Lesson ideas, Teacher guidance
Format:
Pdf, Presentation slides, Videos
View resource with title: "Let’s Discuss: Extreme Left-Wing, Anarchist and Single-Issue Extremism"

Talk It Over

Talk It Over is a resource designed to support educators in facilitating honest conversations on online hate and how to tackle it.
Subject area:
Debate and discussion, Hate crime, Online safety
Age group:
KS 3, KS 4, KS 5
Resources:
Lesson ideas, Lesson plan
Format:
Zip
View resource with title: "Talk It Over"

Going Too Far?

Interactive classroom resource aiming to help secondary pupils understand extremism and how certain online behaviour may be illegal or dangerous.
Subject area:
Extremism, Online safety
Age group:
KS 3, KS 4
Resources:
Lesson plan
Format:
Videos, Web pages
View resource with title: "Going Too Far?"

InSight: Building Young People’s Resilience To Radicalisation and Extremism

Document for educators including guidance, classroom resources and activities which aims to build young people’s resilience to radicalisation and extremism.
Subject area:
Debate and discussion, Extremism, Radicalisation, Terrorism
Age group:
KS 3, KS 4, KS 5
Resources:
Lesson activity, Lesson plan, Teacher guidance
Format:
Pdf
View resource with title: "InSight: Building Young People’s Resilience To Radicalisation and Extremism"

Be Internet Citizens

A suite of materials on the topics of fake news, emotional manipulation, us and them narratives and online hate speech.
Subject area:
Hate crime, Online safety, Prejudice, Stereotyping
Age group:
KS 3, KS 4
Resources:
Lesson activity, Lesson ideas, Lesson plan
Format:
Pdf, Presentation slides, Videos
View resource with title: "Be Internet Citizens"

Stand Up!

Teaching resources to help schools teach about tolerance and discrimination to secondary school pupils.
Subject area:
Hate crime, Prejudice, Religion, Stereotyping
Age group:
KS 3, KS 4, KS 5
Resources:
Lesson activity, Lesson ideas, Lesson plan
Format:
Pdf, Presentation slides, Videos
View resource with title: "Stand Up!"

Walls

A PHSE lesson for secondary school pupils centred around a film about community cohesion.
Subject area:
Debate and discussion, Extremism, Hate crime, Prejudice, Stereotyping
Age group:
KS 3, KS 4
Resources:
Lesson activity, Lesson ideas, Lesson plan
Format:
Presentation slides, Videos, Web pages
View resource with title: "Walls"

Resilience

Detailed guidance for teachers to help tackle controversial issues that may arise in RE lessons, plus sample lesson plans.
Subject area:
Debate and discussion, Extremism, Religion, Stereotyping
Age group:
KS 3, KS 4
Resources:
Teacher guidance
Format:
Pdf, Word document
View resource with title: "Resilience"

Trust Me

Resource which aims to educate young people on inaccurate and pervasive information that they might come across online.
Subject area:
Online safety
Age group:
KS 2, KS 3, KS 4
Resources:
Lesson ideas, Teacher guidance
Format:
Zip
View resource with title: "Trust Me"

No Love For Hate

Tutorials encourage pupils to be accepting and to challenge hatred, while understanding the risks of extremism and radicalisation.
Subject area:
Extremism, Hate crime, Radicalisation, Refugees
Age group:
KS 3, KS 4, KS 5
Resources:
Lesson plan, Posters
Format:
Pdf, Presentation slides, Word document
View resource with title: "No Love For Hate"

All Common Questions

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What support is available for discussing the violent disorder that followed the Southport attack?

How do I make a complaint about Prevent?

What is ‘fake news’, disinformation, and misinformation?

How can I teach students about sensitive topics like ongoing conflicts?

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What is Channel?

How do we define terrorism and extremism in the UK?

What are the warning signs of radicalisation?

Why is extremism and Prevent relevant to me as a teacher?

Which young people are vulnerable to radicalisation?

What is Prevent and what are my responsibilities as a teacher under the Prevent duty?

What training is available for the Prevent duty?

How can I build my students’ resilience to extremism and teach them about fundamental British values?

What should I do if I have a concern about a child?

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