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SCaN for Security Managers

This page is a dedicated space for security managers to utilise the SCaN tools and guidance available and tailored for security staff

Last Updated 22 January 2024

SCaN for Security - Module 1

This module forms part of the SCaN for Security Managers programme. Those with managerial responsibility can share this with front-line security at an organisation, venue or event to further staff knowledge of hostile reconnaissance and how to help counter it. 

You can find out more about SCaN for Security managers and the wider SCaN programme by speaking to your local Counter Terrorism Security Advisor (CTSA).

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This module is tailored for front line security staff. It includes the core SCaN training:

  • See - understanding what hostile reconnaissance is and how to spot it
  • Check - knowing what to do if you suspect hostile reconnaissance or identify suspicious activity
  • Notify - who should you tell and what should you tell them

And includes training tailored for front line security staff:

  • How a hostile thinks and feels when undertaking hostile reconnaissance as part of attack planning
  • How the power of hello can disrupt hostile reconnaissance and suspicious activity
  • What a security operative can and cannot legally do, if they suspect hostile reconnaissance or identify suspicious activity
  • The importance of having and maintaining good situational awareness
  • What to consider when communicating with a face covering

Click to view a subtitled version of the SCaN for Security module.

SCaN for All Staff

The SCaN for All Staff awareness module, is available on the Highfield e-learning website.

Security managers from organisations, venues and events are strongly recommended to utilise the facilitator notes and knowledge check to run facilitated SCaN For All Staff sessions with their staff, and not just ask staff to view this film on its own. If facilitated group sessions are not possible, use the 'Individual' option or embed the awareness package in your own e-learning systems, however, these are not the recommended options. 

The SCaN For All Staff module is designed for all members of staff across an organisation venue or event, to increase their awareness of hostile reconnaissance and how they can help to counter it.

The short, dramatic film highlights the importance of staff vigilance and the role they can play in disrupting the planning of a hostile act. 

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You can download a copy of the film, knowledge check and facilitators notes to run sessions for your staff in-house. Packages that support you to facilitate 30 and 60-minute sessions are available. You can also download a SCORM file to use this package on your own e-learning system. 

This module is designed for All Staff and outlines the core components of SCaN: 

  • See - understanding what hostile reconnaissance is and how to spot it
  • Check - knowing what to do if you suspect hostile reconnaissance or identify suspicious activity
  • Notify - who should you tell and what should you tell them

If you cannot access the awareness package via Highfield e-learning, please use the information and technical support request option in the FAQs.

In the unlikely event that you are still unable to access the package via Highfield e-learning, the video without facilitators notes or a knowledge check is available to view on the NPSA website. A subtitled version of the SCaN For All Staff Film is also available.

However, we strongly recommend that the awareness package is accessed through Highfield e-learning to make full use of the resources available (interactive knowledge check, facilitators notes and SCORM file). 

Below you will find posters that can be personalised and printed to publicise SCaN training in your organisation and remind your staff what SCaN stands for.

The information contained in this video is accurate as at the date it was created. It is intended as general guidance only and you should not rely on it. This information should be adapted for use in the specific circumstances required and you should seek specialist independent professional advice where appropriate before taking any action based on it. To the fullest extent permitted by law, NPSA accept no liability whatsoever for any loss or damage incurred or arising as a result of any error or omission in the guidance or arising from any person acting, relying upon or otherwise using the guidance. Full terms and conditions governing the use of this guidance are available on our website at www.npsa.gov.uk.

SCaN for Line Managers

The SCaN for Line Managers module is designed for members of staff in supervisory or management roles within organisations, to increase their awareness of the hostile reconnaissance that could be undertaken by someone within their organisation in preparation for an insider event. This module will help staff identify this activity and know how they can help to counter it. 

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SCaN for Line Managers is designed as a 'bolt-on' SCaN module. We strongly recommend that learners undertake a 'core' SCaN Module (All Staff, Customer Facing, Communications Professionals and CCTV Operators) before SCaN for Line Managers. 

Much like the SCaN for All Staff module, we strongly recommend security managers from organisations, venues and events utilise the facilitator notes and knowledge check to run facilitated SCaN for Line Managers sessions with their staff, and not just ask staff to view this film on its own.

The module outlines the core components of SCaN, focussing on how they apply to insider threat:

  • See – Understanding what hostile reconnaissance could look like in a workplace and how to spot it. 

  • Check – Knowing what to do as a manager if you suspect hostile reconnaissance or identify suspicious activity from a colleague. 

  • Notify – who you should tell and what you should tell them. 

The SCaN for Line Managers film forms part of the wider SCaN programme. If you'd like to find out more about this programme, speak to your local Counter Terrorism Security Advisor (CTSA).

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There are multiple ways to access the SCaN for Line Managers module: 

 

  • Online - as an individual learner you can watch the film and do our knowledge check through the Highfield e-learning website. Open the package and select the ‘Individual’ option. 

  • Facilitated session - Your organisation can run facilitated group sessions for themselves. If you’d like to run a group session for your colleagues, go to the Highfield e-learning website and select the ‘Facilitator’ option, then ‘Access online now’. This will give you access to the detailed facilitators notes to help you run an effective SCaN for Line Managers awareness session. 

  • Through your organisation’s own eLearning system - Your organisation can also embed the awareness session into their own eLearning system to allow individuals to complete the learning ‘offline’. If you wish to obtain a copy of the learning package for use internally, you can request a SCORM file for download by going to the Highfield e-learning website, selecting the ‘Facilitator’ option and then ‘Request SCORM download’. 

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