Protective security and preparedness for education settings
How education settings should prepare for and respond to terrorism and other major incidents.
- From:
- Department for Education
- Published
- 29 April 2024
- Last updated
- 28 April 2025 — See all updates
Applies to England
Documents
Protective security and preparedness for education settings guidance
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Protective security and preparedness self-assessment templates
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Protective security and preparedness self-assessment templates
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Action Counters Terrorism (ACT) for Education e-learning
https://www.protectuk.police.uk/catalogue/actforeducationhttps://www.protectuk.police.uk/catalogue/EducationLearningandGuidance
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
Last updated 28 April 2025
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Updates include defining ‘volunteers’ and ‘educational settings’, outlining the responsibilities for security and incident leads, considering the vulnerabilities of a setting’s location and building when responses are needed, how events are promoted, how plans and in event information is communicated and the provision of post-incident welfare.
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2025-04-28 15:59
Updates include defining ‘volunteers’ and ‘educational settings’, outlining the responsibilities for security and incident leads, considering the vulnerabilities of a setting’s location and building when responses are needed, how events are promoted, how plans and in event information is communicated and the provision of post-incident welfare.
2024-04-29 09:00
First published.
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
-
Updates include defining ‘volunteers’ and ‘educational settings’, outlining the responsibilities for security and incident leads, considering the vulnerabilities of a setting’s location and building when responses are needed, how events are promoted, how plans and in event information is communicated and the provision of post-incident welfare.
-
First published.
Sign up for emails or print this page
Update history
2025-04-28 15:59
Updates include defining ‘volunteers’ and ‘educational settings’, outlining the responsibilities for security and incident leads, considering the vulnerabilities of a setting’s location and building when responses are needed, how events are promoted, how plans and in event information is communicated and the provision of post-incident welfare.
2024-04-29 09:00
First published.