📋 Answer Key — Teacher Use Only
All answers referenced to statutory guidance and Home Office statistics
Q1: B — Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015, s.26
Section 26 of the CTSA 2015 creates the Prevent Duty: specified authorities, including all schools, must have due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism. This is a statutory duty, enacted in law.
Q2: C — Right-wing terrorism and extremism (21%)
Right-wing terrorism and extremism has been the largest single ideological category of Prevent referrals since 2019. In 2024/25 it accounted for 21% of all referrals. Source: Home Office (2025). Individuals Referred to and Supported Through the Prevent Programme, year ending March 2025.
Q3: C — 8,778
8,778 referrals were made to the Prevent programme in England and Wales in 2024/25 — a record high and a 27% increase on the previous year. Source: Home Office (2025). Individuals Referred to and Supported Through the Prevent Programme, year ending March 2025.
Q4: D — Education (36%)
The education sector made 36% of all Prevent referrals in 2024/25 — the single largest referring sector. This underlines why Prevent is a mandatory part of school safeguarding duty. Source: Home Office (2025). Individuals Referred to and Supported Through the Prevent Programme, year ending March 2025.
Q5: B — A voluntary, early intervention programme
Channel is a welfare-based early intervention programme. Participation is voluntary and requires consent from the individual (and parents/carers where under 18). There is no criminal record and no prosecution. Source: Home Office (2023). Channel Duty Guidance 2023.
Q6: C — A gradual process that can be interrupted and reversed
The Prevent Duty Guidance 2023 and the academic research underpinning the Prevent framework consistently describe radicalisation as a process, not an event. This framing is fundamental to the Prevent approach — early identification and intervention can interrupt the process before it leads to harm.
Q7: C — National Pride (not a Fundamental British Value)
The five Fundamental British Values are: Democracy; The Rule of Law; Individual Liberty; Mutual Respect; and Tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. "National Pride" is not one of them. Source: Prevent Duty Guidance 2023 · DfE guidance on British values · Education Act 2002, s.78.
Q8: C — Tell a trusted adult (teacher or DSL)
The correct first step is to tell a trusted adult — a teacher or the school's Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL). The DSL will make a professional assessment and refer through the appropriate channels. Publicly challenging the individual can entrench views and put both of you at risk. Source: Prevent Duty Guidance 2023 · KCSIE 2025.
Q9: B — Stop people from becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism
Prevent is one of the four pillars of CONTEST 2023 (Prevent, Pursue, Protect, Prepare). Its specific aim is to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism — it is the early intervention and diversion pillar, not the investigation or prosecution pillar. Source: HM Government (2023). CONTEST 2023. gov.uk.
Q10: C — An extremist group offering belonging, purpose, and identity
Pull factors are what extremist groups offer to attract vulnerable individuals. They include belonging, community, purpose, excitement, and validation. Options A, B, and D are push factors — circumstances that make someone vulnerable, not what extremism actively provides. The distinction is important for understanding the recruitment process.
Sources: Home Office (2025). Individuals Referred to and Supported Through the Prevent Programme, year ending March 2025. | Home Office (2023). Prevent Duty Guidance for England and Wales 2023. | Home Office (2023). Channel Duty Guidance 2023. | HM Government (2023). CONTEST 2023. | DfE (2025). KCSIE 2025. | Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015. | Education Act 2002, s.78. All gov.uk.