Your tutor will make time for you to have a one to one interview in tutorial time for these three weeks. Whilst this is happening, you will study about British Values. In 2011 The Prevent Law asked that all students understand what British values mean.

 

 

Activity

 

1. In the news there have been examples of young people who become extremists. 

What does this mean to you?

 

In 2011 Andres Breivik, from Norway, killed 8 people in a bomb in Oslo and 69 young people who were on a weekend island camp.

 

Five hundred people, mostly teenagers, were on Utoya that day, attending a summer camp for the Norwegian Labour Party’s youth members. Breivik, a right-wing extremist had set off a car bomb at government buildings in Oslo just hours before, killing eight. Then, disguised in a police officer’s uniform, with a rifle and handgun, he boarded a ferry to the island where he killed 69 and injured more than 300. When the police arrived, he surrendered is now serving 21 years in solitary confinement.

 

Andres got his ideas from the internet and spent lots of time reading about right wing Nazi parties. He also became part of social media groups and began to get most of his ideas from other people around the world with the same views. This meant he was not balanced in his ideas. He didn't mix with friends and he became a loner.

 

2. Look at this example from Wales 

 

Would you say the boys in this picture are Welsh?

 

Nasa and Azeel Muthana, were both college students in Cardiff. They went to Syria to fight and are now believed to have died. Their parents describe how they feel:

 

“I feel very sad. It’s devastating. Not only shocking - devastating. I wish they would come back, that’s all I would say to them - come back. I think they are in the wrong hands. I don’t know why they would have done this. As far as I know my sons they are very good boys, we had no problems, nothing. I cried and my wife cried. I said why, why why do we deserve this? Why is he doing this? Why is he in Syria?”

 

Radicalisation (becoming extremists) is something that does happen to young peoplein Britain today.

 

They become influenced online and through social media. Many are groomed by people with extremist views.

 

If you are worried that this has happened to you or you are worried about a friend who it may be happening to, please contact Student Services. Call in or use the button below.