Workshop to Raise Awareness of Prevent (WRAP)

Section 26 of the Counter Terrorism and Security Act 2015 places a legal obligation on specified authorities to pay due regard to prevent people being drawn into terrorism.

All staff at St Machar are fully committed to the National PREVENT Strategy, and are aware of the Single Point of Contact (SPoC) who has responsibility for dealing with all Prevent concerns realting to the potential radicalisation of vulnerable children, young people and their families. All staff at St Machar undertake WRAP training and are aware of who the WRAP Facilitator within school is. All staff have an appropriate awareness of signs of potential radicalisation enabling them to keep an effectrive watching brief on children and young people. Staff make full use of WRAP training to empower children and young people minismie risk of radicalisation.

The WRAP Facilitator for St Machar Academy is

Mrs A Hazlehurst - Deputy Head Teacher

For further information about PREVENT, and its context within the wider CONTEST Strategy, can be found by visiting the UK Government's website.