The PRACTICE project was implemented over 38 months (2018–2021) in six EU countries (Italy, Germany, Austria, Greece, Denmark and the UK). It responded to two key needs: innovating Continuing Professional Development (CPD) so that it truly meets teachers’ real needs, and linking CPD and policy to concrete school practice in preventing radicalisation through the promotion of critical thinking. Rooted in the Paris Declaration (2015) and RAN conclusions, PRACTICE focused on empowering teachers to work on social, civic and cultural competences and critical thinking as a core strategy against radicalisation in secondary schools. The project developed an innovative Radicalisation Prevention Programme (RPP) as open educational resources (OER) and directly involved 120 teachers and 339 students from 40 schools, while reaching many more stakeholders across Europe.

The project aimed to develop an innovative, collaborative EU-wide CPD programme on radicalisation prevention, tailored to the concrete needs of teachers and school leaders. It sought to empower teachers with knowledge, tools and methods to address diversity, controversial issues and early signs of radicalisation in the classroom. At the same time, PRACTICE aimed to enhance critical thinking skills and strengthen citizenship, freedom, tolerance and non-discrimination among students, fostering the inclusion of learners from all ethnic, faith and social backgrounds. A further objective was to bridge policy and practice, using evidence from schools to formulate policy recommendations and to position schools more strongly in the overall effort against radicalisation.