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 Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 9:49 pm Post subject: Bilderberger Ed Balls' schools thought crime monitors |
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On the same day as he and partner Yvette Cooper managed to wriggle out of this
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Primary pupils at risk from extremists, warns Ed Balls
Children aged under 11 are at risk of being radicalised, according to Ed Balls.
By Graeme Paton, Education Editor 08 Oct 2008
The Schools Secretary suggested some primary school pupils were already displaying "early warning signs" of extremist attitudes.
He called on teachers to challenge pupils sympathising with terrorists.
Guidance published by the Department for Children, Schools and Families outlined a series of recent examples of schoolchildren being confronted by extremist groups........... |
Schools minister wants teachers to monitor students’ ideology
Last Updated: October 08. 2008 11:13PM UAE / GMT
A government “tool kit” requires teachers to incorporate threats posed by extremist groups into class discussions. Daniel Berehulak / Getty Images
London // Teachers in British schools were told yesterday to monitor pupils’ behaviour and report them to police if they suspected any were being drawn into extremism.
Ed Balls, the schools minister, unveiled a government “tool kit” to be sent to all teachers – including those with pupils as young as five – requiring them to debate in class the threat posed by Islamic extremists and far-right racist groups.
Originally, the guidance was directed only at Muslim children and, particularly, at the influences of al Qa’eda supporters on the young. However, teaching unions objected during the consultation process and said racist groups’ efforts to recruit indigenous, white children also needed to be tackled.
In a similar move last year, the government asked universities in the United Kingdom to monitor the activities of students who might be involved in terrorism – a move that caused a storm of protest from lecturers who said they were being asked to act as police spies.
Concerns about the young being targeted by Islamists grew last month when a schoolboy was sentenced to two years’ detention after plans to kill non-Muslims were found in his bedroom. Hammad Munshi was just 15 when he was recruited into a worldwide jihadist plot on the internet.
In yesterday’s advice to schools, the government toned down the surveillance aspect and said radical views should be allowed to be expressed in classroom debates.
“This is not about asking teachers to be monitors and to be doing surveillance. That’s not their job,” Mr Balls said. “But if something concerns them, we want them to know who to turn to for help.
“Our goal must be to empower our young people to come together to expose violent extremists and reject cruelty and violence in whatever form it takes.
“Violent extremism influenced by al Qa’eda currently poses the greatest security threat, but other forms of extremism and hate- or race-based prejudice are also affecting our communities and causing alienation and disaffection among young people.
“The tool kit shows how education can be used to tackle all forms of extremism and build a stronger, safer society.”
Mr Balls said a security response to terrorism was insufficient in the current climate and that the underlying issues must be addressed. He said that schools could play a “key role” in getting young people to reject extremism.
Under the guidelines, schools would have a designated teacher to whom pupils could report any concerns about grooming by extremist groups.
Although ministers reject the notion that schools are being targeted by terrorist groups, the guidance says teachers must extend their pastoral roles and, initially, report to parents any pupil found to be advocating violent extremism.
For more serious concerns, the guidance sets out how teachers should report it to the authorities, including social services, community workers and, in extreme cases, the police.
Reacting to the guidelines, Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, said: “We have a duty of care to try to prevent any young person descending into any kind of illegal activity which could ruin their lives. But teachers are not trained to deal with radicalisation. We’re not spy-catchers.”
Christine Blower, acting general secretary of the National Union of Teachers, welcomed the guidance. “Terrorist threats have to be tackled,” she said.
“It’s worth remembering that groups such as those from the far right can pose intimidatory threats to their communities, as serious as those from al Qa’eda.”
But she said teachers had to retain the confidence of their pupils. “For the objectives of government guidance to be achieved, trust has to be maintained in schools,” she said.
“No teacher will ignore obvious information about a specific, real threat, but it is vital that teachers are able to discuss with and listen to pupils, without feeling that they have to report every word.”
Chris Keates, general secretary of NAS/UWT, the largest teachers union in the United Kingdom, said: “We are living in challenging and difficult times, which require concerted action if we are to overcome the threat of violent extremism, prejudice and bigotry.
“Extremist groups are seeking to target young people in order to recruit and exploit them for their pernicious purposes. Schools can make an important contribution in helping to prevent young people becoming the victims of extremism.
“All schools need an unequivocal commitment to dealing with all forms of extremism, to providing information and training to staff, pupils and parents, to monitor systematically all incidents and trends, and to take decisive and effective action whenever problems arise.”
However, Anthony Glees, a professor of security studies at the University of Buckingham, said he had reservations about the guidelines. It is “ridiculous” that they apply to children as young as five, he said.
Although he said there was a real need for government action to counter radicalisation of the young, he said he was disturbed that the guidance did not stress traditional British values, apparently because the government had reached a compromise with Muslim leaders.
“It is not saying that it is OK to be British,” he told the BBC. “It says that your religion can define your identity and I think that that ultimately presents us with a security risk.”
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| Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 10:42 pm Post subject: Re: Bilderberger Ed Balls' schools thought crime monitors |
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| TonyGosling wrote: | On the same day as he and partner Yvette Cooper managed to wriggle out of this
London // Teachers in British schools were told yesterday to monitor pupils’ behaviour and report them to police if they suspected any were being drawn into extremism. |
Does that mean they want a career in politics or banking?
I presume deregulating every possible service and leading to a systemic collapse of banking as we know it, isn't extremism but normal run of the mill lifestyles...
Balls more than a name. An'ideology' as well... |
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| Quote: | Conduct of Ed Balls and Yvette Cooper
HC 1044, Fourteenth Report of Session 2007-08 - Report and Appendices, Together with Formal Minutes
Author:
House of Commons - Committee on Standards and Privileges
Publisher:
TSO (The Stationery Office)
Conduct of Ed Balls and Yvette Cooper (HC 1044)
This report from the Committee on Standards and Privileges examines a complaint made against Ed Balls and Yvette Cooper that they may have incorrectly identified their home for the purpose of claims against the Additional Costs Allowance for the cost of their second home.
They had claimed their main home to be in Castleford when it appeared that their children went to school in London and that the main home designation had changed from London to Yorkshire in the past few years. The report by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards is reproduced in an appendix. It dismisses the complaint, finding that the two MPs made reasonable decisions on the basis of their own circumstances in declaring their property in Castleford to be their main home.
The Commissioner, though, draws attention to the wider issue raised by this case. The issue turns on the interpretation of the rules in the Green Book on Parliamentary Salaries, Allowances and Pensions on means of identifying the main home, and the Commissioner endorses the principle that a main home should normally be where more nights are spent than in any other residence. There are circumstances where this normal test is not appropriate, and the Commissioner's observations on these matters will be addressed by the Committee in a later report. |
So, perhaps Balls & Cooper's sprogs could be identified by their, ahem, teachers, as being drawn into a culture of extreme expenses claims ?
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Is telling the truth about 9/11 considered EXTREME or RADICAL?
Welcome to the land of the thought police
This being the Daily Mail they haven't interviewed the NUT who instantly recognise this as a Thought Crime measure!
School gay jibes may be a sign of radicalisation, claims minister as teachers are ordered to ‘spot the signs of extremism’
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3144195/Schools-told-spot-sign s-pupils-grow-terrorists-amid-fears-middle-class-children-risk.html
By James Slack Home Affairs Editor and Matt Chorley, Political Editor for MailOnline
09:31 30 Jun 2015, updated 00:02 01 Jul 2015
Teachers must 'do the right thing' by reporting fears of radicalisation
Education Secretary Nicky Morgan says threat is a 'safeguarding issue'
Concerns raised with headteachers to be reported to police and Whitehall
David Cameron warns children from well-off families are vulnerable to ISIS
Teachers were ordered yesterday to help tackle extremism by listening out for children making homophobic remarks.
Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has told schools covering all age groups that anti-gay comments could be a sign a pupil is being radicalised.
Remarks made in the classroom or playground should be reported to senior staff, social workers or even the police.
Education Secretary Nicky Morgan said teachers must 'do the right thing' by listening to conversations in lessons and monitoring changes in behaviour - including if pupils start making homophobic comments +6
Education Secretary Nicky Morgan said teachers must 'do the right thing' by listening to conversations in lessons and monitoring changes in behaviour - including if pupils start making homophobic comments
While Mrs Morgan said tackling extremism was a safeguarding issue, her decision to cite homophobia as an example of extremist behaviour has alarmed some Christian groups who disagree with same-sex marriage +6
While Mrs Morgan said tackling extremism was a safeguarding issue, her decision to cite homophobia as an example of extremist behaviour has alarmed some Christian groups who disagree with same-sex marriage
Mrs Morgan said tackling extremism was a safeguarding issue comparable to protecting children from paedophiles or stopping them joining gangs.
But her decision to cite homophobia as an example of extremist behaviour alarmed some Christian groups.
Andrea Williams, of the Christian Legal Centre and a member of the Church of England general synod, said: ‘Many families believe marriage should only be between a man and a woman.
‘Are these families now to be officially treated with suspicion and even linked with extremism? Are teachers going to be required to spy on them and even report them to the police?
‘We are on the verge of a sinister new era of thought-policing in our schools. This is the imposition of a new sexual ideology under the guise of fighting extremism.
‘The real problem is violence and terrorism that has sprung out of Islamic ideology.’
In the wake of the Tunisia beach terror attack, Prime Minister David Cameron warned that middle-class children are at risk of being radicalised as well as those from poorer backgrounds.
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New guidance is being sent to headteachers today setting out how they should 'look out for pupils who are at risk of being radicalised or being groomed'.
It is part Mr Cameron's 'full-spectrum response' to the ISIS killing of 38 tourists in Tunisia, including 30 Britons.
The measure is part of the Counter Terrorism and Security Act, which states: 'A specified authority must, in the exercise of its functions, have due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism.'
This is about supporting schools and teachers to do the right thing, to spot the signs
Education Secretary Nicky Morgan
Education Secretary Nicky Morgan said part of the effort to combat extremism includes telling primary and secondary schools that radicalisation is a 'safeguarding issue'.
She told BBC One's Breakfast: 'Schools already look out for vulnerable pupils who are at risk of things like exploitation or abuse. They already teach about computer safety.
'This is just saying schools can be a safe space for young people to explore ideas but teachers obviously deal a lot with young people, they are there in the schools.
'They can notice things like changes in behaviour, conversations.'
She said teachers will be expected to pass on concerns to headteachers who will take 'appropriate action', including calling in the police.
It could include a pupil saying something homophobic. 'Sadly, Isis are extremely intolerant of homosexuality,' Mrs Morgan told the BBC.
She added any action in those circumstances 'would depend very much on the context of the discussion.'
Ms Morgan said: 'In this debate we need to have a very sensible, measured discussion. Schools are perfectly capable, they do this all the time.
'What this guidance is saying is that radicalisation ... is a very real threat in this country.'
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