The Government has issued new guidance warning teachers to be aware of “incel” ideology in schools and colleges, amid fears that the subculture poses a growing threat to national security.
The Department for Education (DfE) has published new advice urging education staff to be aware of the evolving risks of radicalisation among young people, including the first explicit mention of involuntary celibates (incels) as a potential terror threat.
It said that some children, young people and adult learners “may appear engaged with, or have adopted, a mixed, unclear or unstable ideology that supports extreme violence,” including “involuntary celibates who direct their anger mainly at women”.