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UNDER-PRESSURE front-line workers will be made to identify those who are likely to succumb to “extremist” ideology under new laws introduced yesterday.
Staff at councils, prisons, NHS trusts and schools will be required to report children and adults to the police if they suspect that anyone among them has been “radicalised.”
The Prevent scheme — part of the Counter Terrorism and Security Act — was launched earlier this year as part of the Con-Dem government’s “one nation” agenda.
With 12,000 fewer teachers since 2010 and dwindling resources, Scotland’s schools desperately need investment to support diverse learners rather than empty promises from politicians, writes ANDREA BRADLEY
NICOLA SARAH HAWKINS explains how an under-regulated introduction of AI into education is already exacerbating inequalities