Child Exploitation Training (Non-Statutory)

Keeping Children Safe in Education states that children can be exploited by adult males or females, as individuals or groups, and may also be exploited by other children who in turn need to be recognised as a victim. Such exploitation can overlap, with perpetrators subjecting children to multiple forms of abuse such as criminal exploitation and sexual exploitation, and the challenges for recognising and protecting children from such harm include those within the family, in the wider community and online.

This 2-hour session acknowledges the breadth of issues in this area and the evolving target demographic of the victims. Using embedded videos and scenarios to increase confidence, develop understanding and engage learners to apply the knowledge to their cohort.

Available for onsite and virtual delivery.

• Consider criminal and sexual exploitation of children and interrelated challenges including online access and cost-of-living impacts.

• Clarify vulnerabilities through the push and pull factors experienced by exploited children, plus other factors influencing the imbalance of power.

• Understand the need for professional curiosity and consideration of the range of signs and indicators

• County Lines, the prevalence, target victims and method of recruitment, language, and barriers to seeking help

• Modern slavery, child trafficking and organised begging

• Sexual exploitation and trafficking

• Sextortion and self-generated sexual abuse

• Overlapping concerns including physical abuse, serious weapons and violence

• Participation certificate for all attendees

• Information Booklet with links to all resources referred to throughout the training.

To support compliance with Keeping Children Safe in Education:

• Delegate online assessment which provides your mechanism to evidence your staff/volunteer understanding of the training content and their safeguarding responsibilities. Individual assessments are collated to provide a management report with RAG review to evidence all delegates understanding and identify any gaps in knowledge or individual concerns.

£115 +VAT (99 credits for package holders)

This workshop is ideal as a whole school or setting training module for current and new clients, and is targeted at;

• School staff and volunteers

• Governors, trustees and management committees

• Early years settings

• Registered childcare providers