Hate crime and prejudice-based behaviours: Preventing prejudice-based behaviours

Preventing prejudice-based behaviours connects to a variety of local and national work streams and policy areas, including but not limited to:

• United Nation Convention of the Rights of the Child

• Mentors in Violence Prevention and Gender Based Violence prevention

• LGBT Inclusive Education

• Anti-racist Education

• Safeguarding

• Prevent

• Relational approaches

• Equalities work

There is likely to be ongoing local or setting priorities that align closely with preventing prejudice-based behaviour.

Scotland’s National Approach to Anti-Bullying (2024) also outlines the importance of the curriculum in preventing prejudice-based behaviours.

“As well as general learning on healthy relationships and respect, there are opportunities to use the curriculum to address forms of prejudice. This may include:

• opportunities for children and young people to learn about the causes, manifestations, impacts and prevention of prejudice in its various forms.

• the development of a curriculum which fosters good relations by including meaningful, integrated representation of all protected characteristics and opportunities for organic learning about diverse people, families and communities in society.

• considered learning experiences for children and young people to develop their knowledge and understanding of diversity, rights, and Respect for All.”