ACT for Education
The Actions Counters Terrorism (ACT) for Education e-learning is a bespoke training package designed for all staff working in education settings. It helps learners to:
Education Learning and GuidanceThe Department for Education has worked in collaboration with the National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO) and sector partners to produce a range of free resources.
These can help all those working in education settings and relevant security leads to understand how to keep learners and staff safe from terrorism and other major incidents.
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ACT for Education e-Learning
Action Counters Terrorism (ACT) for Education e-learning is bespoke training aimed at all staff working in education settings (Early Years through to the Further and Higher Education).
The 7 modules in this course focus on embedding a security minded culture, identifying security vulnerabilities and suspicious activity and responding to incidents using core principles such as Run, Hide, Tell, the HOT Protocol and The Power of Hello.
We recommend you read the Protective Security and Preparedness Guidance for education settings guidance to embed your learning.
ACT for Youth
The PSHE Association, in collaboration with the Department for Education and the National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO), have improved and relaunched the Action Counters Terrorism (ACT) for Youth lesson plans to help young people protect themselves and keep safe in the event of a knife or gun attack.
These lesson plans support those working in all education settings to improve how young people respond to attacks. This is aimed at 11–16-year-olds and uses a film and activities to teach them about the 3 recommended actions to take if caught up in a marauding terrorist attack: RUN to safety, HIDE if they are unable to run, and TELL the police when safe.
Protective Security and Preparedness for Education Settings Guidance
This non-statutory guidance offers simple, practical and low-cost steps that settings can take to deter attacks and develop effective plans to keep learners and staff safe in the event of an incident.
It is aimed at all those who have responsibilities for keeping learners safe and security leads, and includes advice on developing response plans, testing and exercising and communications.
Security Minded Communications
The Security-Minded Communications (SMC) guidance is designed to give you advice about how to disrupt hostiles during the reconnaissance stage of their attack planning.