Promoting British Values

What are British Values? According to Ofsted, 'fundamental British values' are: democracy. the rule of law. individual liberty and mutual respect. tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. Click on the flag to find out what the British public consider to be British values

Counter Terrorism PREVENT Strategy Click to the left to watch a short documentary about the Counter Terrorism PREVENT Strategy Key objectives of the Prevent Strategy: respond to the ideological challenge of terrorism and the threat we face from those who promote it prevent people from being drawn into terrorism and ensure that they are given appropriate advice and support work with sectors and institutions where there are risks of radicalisation which we need to address. Reference: ‘Prevent Strategy Presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for the Home Department by Command of Her Majesty June 2011’

Prevent The Prevent Strategy enforces the need to PREVENT far right and extremist ideologies from all cultures and backgrounds. Prevent teams seek to detect people who are at risk of radicalisation and prepare to reduce their risk from radicalisation.

How does society promote British values? Engaging with multiculturalism - Faith Projects Multiculturalism: The belief of racial, cultural and ethnic harmony in a country Faith projects: The Bolton Community Cohesion Project – exists to inspire and encourage Christian organisations across the borough of Bolton to fulfil their potential. It serves the different communities in Bolton including Christian, Muslims and Hindus by encouraging events that will being people together, and serve the local church by encouraging them to share the wider community. The project offers a forum for the exchange of ideas, best practice and access to funding and volunteers. Wycombe Islamic Society (WISE) – committed to community cohesion and presenting the true Islam. It runs five-week courses to educate people about Islam, is part of the Sharing Faith initiatives, uses the Building Bridges organisation and arranges visits to churches. Click on the faith project logos to find out more about them

How does our college promote British values? Groby Community College promotes the ‘Fundamental British Values’ by: Democracy: School council, Post-16 student leadership team, student voice, student governor, Post mock election. The rule of law: Enforcing college behaviour policy (choices & consequences, Post 16 contracts and Student Improvement Plans). Individual liberty and mutual respect: Post-16 identity & brand, the safeguarding and welfare of our students. Tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs: Assemblies, general studies programmes, tutor activities. Pre-16 Life Skills programme, Religious Studies course, the College Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural (SMSC) Policy.

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Psychology of ‘extremist’ grooming Today the UK and its allies are at war with an extremist group based in Syria and Iraq that calls itself the Islamic State (IS; a name rejected by mainstream Muslim organisations). The group is seeking to expand its territory. The Need to Belong A 2006 survey and interviews with British Muslims (cited by Andrew Silke 2008) uncovered an important finding - people who felt their primary identity was Muslim, rather than British, held more sympathetic views towards the concept of jihad. According to Randy Borum (2014) writing in Behavioural Sciences and the Law, a key psychological vulnerability of those drawn to extremism is their need to feel they belong. "In radical movements and extremist groups, many prospective terrorists find not only a sense of meaning," he writes, "but also a sense of belonging, connectedness and affiliation.“ Ref:

What attracts young people to extremism? Prof Martin Innes, of the Universities' Police Science Institute in Cardiff, led a team of researchers which carried out face-to-face and telephone interviews with more than 600 Muslims in London, Birmingham and Oldham. They found that the radicalisation of young British Muslims was more widespread than previously feared, with "a disturbing proportion" expressing support for extremist elements. The report, which is being distributed among senior officers, Whitehall officials and ministers, finds that; Anger and disaffection are "widespread in sections of Muslim youth". There is tacit support for extremist violence within sections of the Muslim community. Police need to do more to win the trust of Muslim communities if they are to tackle radicalisation. Many Muslims distrust police and are reluctant to inform on extremists, preferring to deal with problems inside their communities. The study, entitled Hearts and Minds and Eyes and Ears: Reducing Radicalisation Risks Through Reassurance Orientated Policing, warns that "the threat to the UK from jihadist terrorism may increase in the future". It concludes: "Increasing numbers of young Muslim people are becoming sufficiently disaffected with their lives in liberal- democratic-capitalist societies that they might be willing to support violent terrorism to articulate their disillusionment and disengagement.“ Professor Innes's report warns that Islamist terror groups are increasingly operating away from traditional Muslim areas, and are seeking new ways to radicalise vulnerable young people. It comes as police investigate alleged terror plots in Exeter and Bristol. Anti-terrorism detectives have remarked on the speed with which young people have been converted to extremism and become involved in operations. Ref: