Guidance

Protective security and preparedness for education settings

How education settings should prepare for and respond to terrorism and other major incidents.

Applies to England

Documents

Details

This non-statutory guidance is for:

  • security and incident leads
  • all staff, including non-teaching staff

It applies to:

  • all education settings and childcare providers
  • all organisations and agencies that have functions relating to learners

The guidance:

  • aims to improve security awareness
  • helps staff and learners identify security vulnerabilities and suspicious activities
  • sets out practical, low-costs steps to improve preparedness and response plans

The Act for Education interactive e-learning resource will teach learners:

  • how to identify security vulnerabilities and suspicious activity
  • how to respond when there is an incident

This has been developed in collaboration with the National Counter-Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO) and sector partners.

Updates to this page

Published 29 April 2024

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