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Guidance and supporting resources

Along with our free classroom resources we want to give teachers the confidence and tools to address controversial and difficult topics in the classroom.

Use our guidance section for up-to-date briefings, ideas on how to make the most of your tutor time, and opportunities for cross curricular projects.

Briefing sheets

These briefing sheets support educators to understand some of the current and emerging issues relating to extremism.

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Briefing Sheet: Antisocial Behaviour – Violent Extremist Use Of Social Media Platforms

Understand how social media links to extremism and its impact in schools. This briefing outlines key context, recent UK developments, practical tools, and a glossary to help staff spot and respond to online-influenced risks.

Briefing Sheet: Game On – How Extremists and Terrorists Use Online Gaming For Radicalisation

Understand how extremists exploit online gaming to influence young people. Outlining risks like propaganda, hidden hate, gamified recruitment, and covert communication, and providing key context, updates, and a glossary.
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Briefing Sheet: The Role of Far-Right Influencers in Youth Radicalisation

Understand how online influencers drive far-right radicalisation - how figures like Andrew Tate and Tommy Robinson spread extremist narratives, target youth, and shape online spaces, includes context and a glossary.
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Briefing sheet: Gender-Based Violence, Misogyny & Youth Radicalisation

Understand how online misogyny and gender-based violence fuel youth radicalisation - outlining how misogynistic subcultures target adolescents, intersect with other extremisms, and how exposure can escalate into harmful behaviour.

Briefing Sheet: Understanding Developments in Mixed-Influence Extremism

Understand mixed, unclear, or unstable (MUU) extremist ideologies, where young people blend conspiracies and grievances outside traditional categories. The briefing offers context, examples, and guidance to help staff recognise and respond.
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Briefing Sheet: Conspiracy Theories

Understand how conspiracy theories endanger young people online. The briefing outlines why such narratives appeal to youth, how digital platforms accelerate their spread, and offers context and guidance to support staff.

Briefing Sheet: Violent Extremism, AI, and 3D Printing

Understand risks from extremists misusing generative AI and 3D printing. This briefing outlines how these tools can fuel propaganda, disinformation and provides context and guidance on what staff should be aware of.

Whole school guidance

Addressing extremism requires a whole-school approach. 

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UCL Report

Addressing extremism through the classroom (UCL)

In 2021, SINCE 9/11 commissioned the University College London’s Institute of Education to conduct research into the role of schools in responding to extremism. The purpose of the research was to improve understanding of how...

Addressing extremism in education: A checklist for education settings

Developed as a response to the recommendations contained in the SINCE 9/11 commissioned research by UCL entitled ‘Addressing Extremism Through the Classroom’ published in 2021.

Where to go for help if you are worried about someone

ACT Early The ACT Early website provide resources, advice and a support line where you can discuss your concerns in confidence. You can call the ACT Early Support Line on 0800 011 3764 to share...
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Guidance on teaching sensitive and controversial topics

This guidance provides advice for teachers on how you can tackle sensitive issues related to 9/11, and other sensitive topics, in your classroom.
Guidance

After a terror attack: supporting students in school

Supporting students and staff during the difficult period immediately following a terrorist attack can be extremely challenging. SINCE 9/11 prepared this free guidance note with example assembly and tutor time activities to support your school...
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Terrorism timeline

The timeline highlights some of the major terrorist attacks starting with the Munich Olympic attack – to give a global historical perspective on the many atrocities committed by terrorist organisations and individuals.

Conspiracy theory guidance

Conspiracy theories surrounding the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks emerged almost immediately after the events and are now widely spread on social media. 

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Briefing Sheet: Conspiracy Theories

Understand how conspiracy theories endanger young people online. The briefing outlines why such narratives appeal to youth, how digital platforms accelerate their spread, and offers context and guidance to support staff.

Conspiracy theories: Guidance for teachers

This document aims to provide teachers with some general guidance on how schools might approach disinformation and conspiracy theories amongst pupils. It contains summaries of some research in this area; discussion of general principles; ‘reactive’...
Blog

Why do conspiracy theories develop?

If you search 9/11 online its is likely that it will lead you to many conspiracy theories. In fact, take any political or social issue and you are bound to find ‘alternative facts’. We’ve all...
Guidance

9/11 conspiracy theories

For many people searching for information on the events of 9/11, the very first things they will encounter are conspiracy theories. From just days after the attacks, alternative theories of what happened, and who had...

Guidance on teaching about 9/11

Teaching young people about the events, causes and consequences of 9/11 can be challenging. Our guidance and resources support you to do this well.

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Assemblies and tutor time

Assemblies are a powerful way of marking key events with large numbers of students.

9/11 themes

There are a number of themes linked to 9/11 that cut across subject boundaries. These provide another way of looking at 9/11 and help to make sense of the complexities that surround 9/11.
Virtual Student Summit

Why is 9/11 relevant today?

On December 10th 2020, SINCE 9/11 in partnership with UCL Institute of Education, brought over 10,000 students from almost 300 UK secondary schools to an online event focusing on learning about 9/11 and why it...
Guidance

9/11 conspiracy theories

For many people searching for information on the events of 9/11, the very first things they will encounter are conspiracy theories. From just days after the attacks, alternative theories of what happened, and who had...
9/11 Survivor

Janice Brooks tell her story of surviving 9/11

Janice Brooks is a British survivor of the September 11th 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. She tells us her story.