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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sally Weale Education correspondent

Teachers in England ‘fear they are missing signs of far-right radicalisation’

Graphic montage of a studenting look at a phone with a far-right gang and a schoolyard in the background
Headteachers reported an ‘undercurrent of misogyny’ as well as an incident involving a pupil drawing a swastika in a textbook. Composite: Guardian Design/Getty Images/REX/Shutterstock/Alamy

Teachers in England who feel overstretched by pandemic catchup and curriculum demands fear they are missing signs of far-right radicalisation in classrooms, and lack the training to effectively challenge extremist views among pupils.

Swastikas doodled on a chemistry book, white-power slogans daubed on exam papers, pupils quoting from videos by the far-right activist Tommy Robinson and hate speech against refugees are a few of the more obvious signs of the influence of the far right on schoolchildren, as reported by teachers and other staff.

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