Skip to main content
Kent Academic Repository

Addressing Radicalisation into the Classroom - A New Approach to Teacher and Pupil Learning

Reeves, Jane, Sheriyar, Alamgir (2015) Addressing Radicalisation into the Classroom - A New Approach to Teacher and Pupil Learning. Journal of Education and Training, 2 (2). pp. 20-39. E-ISSN 2330-9709. (doi:10.5296/jet.v2i2.7129) (KAR id:47220)

Abstract

This article examines one response to the UK Governments directive that radicalisation and extremism should be tackled in all UK secondary schools. The small scale study, which is set in the broader literature of teaching often difficult PHSE topics to young people in secondary school and also the use of simulations as tools for learning in the classroom, analyses the responses of teachers to being trained with and using ‘Zak’ a bespoke research based simulation on the radicalisation process. An analysis of the teacher’s’ responses indicated that it was recognised that the principales of adults manipulating children, whether for sexual gratification or radicalisation, are considered to be very important topics for staff working with young people in school settings to address. It was also recognised as to be a flexible learning tool which enabled various pathways to be explored with young people in lessons to explore and raise issues regarding many aspects of e- safety, not just radicalisation. Additionally, the teachers remarked that the social media ‘Facebook’ format of the simulation was appreciated by the young people and this appeal resulted in their immersion with it as a teaching aid. Also of significance was how the ‘Zak’ package was delivered into schools with the staff reporting that the inter-professional training delivered by specialist police trainers and the accompanying materials enhanced the learning and confidence of the teachers on this multi-faceted and complex topic.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.5296/jet.v2i2.7129
Uncontrolled keywords: Radicalisation and Extremism; Teaching and Learning; Simulations; PHSE
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB1603 Secondary Education. High school teaching
L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education
L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2361 Curriculum
Divisions: Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research
Depositing User: Jane Reeves
Date Deposited: 16 Nov 2015 13:44 UTC
Last Modified: 08 Dec 2022 13:58 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/47220 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

University of Kent Author Information

  • Depositors only (login required):

Total unique views for this document in KAR since July 2020. For more details click on the image.