Guidance

The leadership challenge: the Prevent Duty for governing bodies and senior leaders in higher education (HE)

Training materials on leadership and implementing the Prevent Duty in the higher education sector

Applies to England

Documents

The leadership challenge: the Prevent Duty for governing bodies and senior leaders in HE (Powerpoint presentation)

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Details

These materials can be used to provide training for:

  • members of boards
  • trustees
  • proprietors
  • senior leaders and managers

These training materials cover the leadership challenge in implementing the Prevent Duty in the higher education sector. They’re in the form of a presentation with trainer’s notes for delivery in online or face-to-face settings.

By the end of this component participants will have explored and evaluated the leadership challenges in meeting the requirements of the Prevent Duty, including:

  • the expectations of senior leaders and of governing bodies as set out in the general Prevent Duty guidance
  • proportionality and ensuring that any action is consistent with the general purposes of higher education, including with the principles of academic freedom and with institutional values in particular
  • the requirements of the monitoring framework and the relative roles of senior managers and governing bodies

Updates to this page

Published 1 April 2021

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