The Optimus blog

The blog that inspires leaders in the UK education sector

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The blog that inspires leaders in the UK education sector

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Suruthi Bala

Radicalisation: thinking beyond Prevent

Suruthi Bala considers the new legal duties on schools in line with the Prevent duty and examines the errors of ‘BRIT’ – a hidden counter-terrorism project used in primary schools. There is no denying that the exploitation and radicalisation of children and young people is a real and significant...
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Suruthi Bala

Extremism and radicalisation: legislation and guidance for schools

Education lawyer, Dai Durbridge, explains what schools need to know about radicalisation and stresses the importance of teacher training and multi-agency support. What issues are schools facing with regard to extremism and radicalisation? Dai Durbridge, partner and education lawyer at Browne...
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Suruthi Bala

‘Great teaching isn't complicated, it’s about getting the simple things right’

This week I visited Greig City Academy to meet Ross McGill ( @TeacherToolkit ) and as a relative newbie to the twittersphere I was keen to meet the most followed teacher and writer of the most influential blog on education in the UK! We started the visit with a tour of the school and it was...
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