Cited by many were British values and the Prevent duty, which are clearly areas where early years professionals don’t feel completely confident about what they are meant to be doing.
That is not surprising. It is difficult to get to grips with the concept of ‘British’ values, especially for very young children, and confusion has led to a profusion of Union Jack bunting and outbursts of the National Anthem in some settings.
Meanwhile, the Prevent duty can be misinterpreted as being all about spotting Muslim extremism rather than children’s risk of being drawn into any form of terrorism. And the links between the duty and British values give further pause for thought.
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