Prevent Coordinator Sean Arbuthnot recently appeared on Me and You Education’s “Creating the Conversation” podcast. The conversation with Imran Muhammed and Ivan Humble was broadcast live and a range of topics were discussed. Sean talked about how Prevent safeguards young people from radicalisation and some of the challenges associated with managing risk. Other topics covered […] Read More »

On 24th November 2020 Leicester Prevent hosted a highly successful and thought-provoking webinar entitled “Reaching for Hope.” The keynote speaker was Sue Klebold, the mother of one of the two attackers responsible for the Columbine school mass shooting in Colorado in 1999. In what was her first UK speaking engagement, Sue recounted her experiences of […] Read More »

Sean Arbuthnot and Will Baldet recently contributed to a new video from the Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN) about the importance of communicating after a terror attack. They shared their experiences of how local authorities and communities can respond promptly and effectively when faced with tragic acts of terrorism. Please view the video below:   Read More »

Applications are invited from groups and organisations that can support the Prevent Strategy through the development and delivery of projects in Leicester. In partnership with Leicester City Council, the St Philip’s Centre is keen to hear from from groups and organisations that can support local Prevent delivery through the development of local projects in 2020-21. […] Read More »

Our augmented reality project, Real Talk, has continued to deliver interactive sessions to young people from all over the city, raising awareness of far right extremism and challenging stereotypes about Muslim communities. Our partner organisation, Streetvibe Young Peoples Service, recently accompanied Prevent Coordinator Sean Arbuthnot to demonstrate the workshop to senior officials from the Home Office where it was very well received. […] Read More »

Prevent Coordinator Sean Arbuthnot has recently returned from a brief trip to Singapore where he spoke at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) workshop on “Countering Extremism: The Next Lap.” The conference featured a diverse and distinguished group of speakers as it focused on upstream counter extremism measures. Sean spoke about the UK’s Prevent strategy and the unique model of […] Read More »

One of this year’s Prevent projects is “Game On,” a workshop delivered by Reveal Theatre that uses theatre technique, presentations and discussion based workshops that enable young people to understand extremist views and unpick harmful narratives. In September “Game On” was delivered to nearly 100 students over five days at Darul Uloom Boys School in Leicester. […] Read More »

Talking Terror is a podcast series presented and produced by Dr. John F. Morrison, a senior lecturer in criminology at Royal Holloway, University of London. In the episodes John talks to world leading experts of terrorism and extremism about their research findings and its impact. These conversations will allow the listener to get an in-depth […] Read More »

In February the Prevent Coordinator hosted the Home Office Permanent Secretary, Sir Philip Rutnam, during his visit to Leicester. The purpose of the VIP visit was to explore local Prevent delivery, particularly in education. The day began with a visit to Madani School for a roundtable discussion on Prevent, but the highlight was undoubtedly a lesson […] Read More »