Raising CSE awareness with young people

Introduction to session

To ensure all participant have improved confidence in the knowledge and delivery of the sensitive issues surrounding CSE

Resources

What we can do as professionals?

Raise awareness across the boardLook for any possible indicators of CSEChallenge thinkingStart conversations and discussion

about relationshipsSupport where appropriateKeep informed and up to date with

procedures and information

Online Pupil data for your setting

What is child sexual exploitation?

Sexual exploitation of children and young people under 18 involves exploitative situations, contexts and relationships where young people (or a third person or persons) receive ‘something’ (e.g. food, accommodation, drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, affection, gifts, money) as a result of them performing, and/or another or others performing on them, sexual activities.

Sexual Exploitation in Rotherham

At least 1,400 children were subjected to appalling sexual exploitation in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013, a report has found.

Children as young as 11 were raped by multiple perpetrators, abducted, trafficked to other cities in England, beaten and intimidated, it said.

The report, commissioned by Rotherham Borough Council, revealed there had been three previous inquiries.

Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation in Rotherham

Schools 8.9 Schools were a key element in the frontline of protecting children from sexual exploitation. Perpetrators targeted schools and there was evidence in the files (historically and up to the time of the Inquiry) that schools were proactive in alerting Risky Business, children’s social care and the Police to signs and evidence of exploitation.

8.10 From its inception, Risky Business provided training programmes to schools with a view to raising young people's awareness of CSE and its dangers and giving them a chance to voice concerns about their own situation. Workshops in schools covered grooming and the internet.

Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation in Rotherham

Recent news stories

News today!“Community leaders will sit down later today to discuss the findings of a review into child sexual exploitation in the city.Stoke-on-Trent City Council commissioned the report in May after it was revealed that 27 children were sexually exploited in the city last year, 78 were at risk.” Stoke Sentinel

13 yrs average age of Child

Sexual Exploitation**Barnardos Children's Charity

80% of young people want better

relationship education at secondary school**Brook for Young People

© Foster & Brown Research 2014

Online safety: How much do they know about Grooming & how to keep safe? (Secondary phase n = 8,950)

Nothing/Not much Some Quite a lot/lots0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

26%

17%

57%

25%

20%

56%

26%

19%

56%

Year 8 & 10, Knowledge about keeping safe online from Grooming

Boys Girls TotalJust over half feel they have a lot of knowledge about how to keep safe from grooming online.Little difference between genders.

© Foster & Brown Research 2014

Online safety: How much do they know about Grooming & how to keep safe? Should young people my age be taught more?

Yes (taught more)0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

49%

59%

54%

Year 8 & 10, do young people their age need to be taught more about keeping safe online from Grooming

Boys Girls TotalJust over half feel they should be taught more about this. Girls more so than boys.

© Foster & Brown Research 2014

Grooming: Have you ever met a Stanger in the real world that you first got to know online (Secondary phase n = 8,985)

No Yes Went on own to meet them0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

88%

13%

34%

87%

12%

24%

88%

12%

28%

Year 8 & 10, Met up with a stranger they first got to know online

Boys Girls Total12.4% say they have met a stranger in real life that they first got to know online, nearly a third (who met up with a stranger) went on their own to meet them. Again little gender difference.

© Foster & Brown Research 2014

Grooming: Have you ever met a Stanger in the real world that you first got to know online (Secondary phase n = 1,088)

Went on own to meet them

With parent/carer Another adult Sibling Friend0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

34%

8%

1%3%

54%

24%

7%2% 3%

65%

28%

7%

2% 3%

60%

Year 8 & 10, Who did they take to meet up with the stranger?

Boys Girls Total12.4% say they have met a stranger in real life that they first got to know online, nearly a third (who met up with a stranger) went on their own to meet them. 60% took a friend.

© Foster & Brown Research 2014

Grooming: Met a Stanger in the real world that you first got to know online (Secondary phase n = 78)

Same age Younger Older Adult Would rather not say0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

36%

24%

18%16%

7%

63%

11%

19%

4% 4%

46%

19% 18%

11%

6%

Year 8 & 10, How old was the stranger?

Boys (n=45) Girls (n=27) Total (n=72)12.4% say they have met a stranger in real life that they first got to know online, nearly a third (who met up with a stranger) went on their own to meet them. 60% took a friend.

It can happen to boys and girls It can happen in rural and urban

areas It can happen face to face It can happen online It is a form of child abuse and should

be treated as a child protection issue

Indicators and tell-tale signsWhat might these be?

Going missing for periods of time or regularly returning home late

Disengagement from education Appearing with unexplained gifts or new possessions Peers and friends Sexual health issues Changes in temperament/depression Drugs and alcohol misuse Displaying inappropriate sexualised behaviours Involvement in exploitative relationships or association with

risky adults

(Source: Barnardo’s ‘Puppet on a string’, 2011)

Signs and indicators Sch/Col exercise – Pg 19 Love or Lies

Signs of child sexual exploitation 'being missed'

Teachers, social workers and the police are missing the warning signs of children being targeted for sexual exploitation, a charity has said.

Barnardo's said children who were being groomed often appeared with unexplained gifts or started engaging in risky behaviour.

They also tended to start skipping school or becoming disruptive, it said.

People working with children needed to be made aware of the "tell-tale signs", it added.

These also include secretive use of mobile phones and the internet.

Some children might use drugs or be encouraged to do so by those attempting to control them, it added.

BBC News July 2010

Gloucestershire ProcessAllocate to appropriate team to investigate

The CSE Team

• Access and referral forms and take action with social care

• Investigate organised CSE where groups and gangs of individuals are involved in the sexual exploitation of children or localised (or on-street) grooming and internal trafficking

• Support educational establishments in preventative work

• Advice where appropriate

Gloucestershire Process

Request for service/referral

Information gathering – single agency

Is child at risk of CSE?

YesNo

Information

Advice given

Raising concerns

Can be located at www.gscb.org.uk/article/113294/Gloucestershire-procedures-and-protocols

Tool kit Where to find it

http://www.gscb.org.uk/article/113294/Gloucestershire-procedures-and-protocols

Child Sexual Exploitation police contacts:Ds Nigel HattenDc Katie McGurk, Dc Karen Swinyard, Pc Nicki Dannatt, Pc Jenny Kadodia, Pc Dawn Collings tel -01242 276846

All Referrals to go to the Central Referral Unit 01242 247999

“Nobody warned me about sexual exploitation, nobody warned me that there are lads who drive round in their posh cars and loud music, and try to groom girls. I didn’t warn my daughter. I want other parents to be aware.” (Parent, quoted)

Carlie’s Story• Carlie was raped, physically and sexually abused over a

four year period. • She was introduced to adult perpetrators through other

young women. • She is 15 years old . • She was groomed through alcohol, drugs and gifts.• One perpetrator told her that he was a theatre producer

and promised her an acting role. • The perpetrators who were identified were previously

known to the Police.• Carlie associated with other young people who were

involved in sexual exploitation.

Prevention…

CSE experiences can cause young people long term physical, mental and emotional damage and can significantly impact on their ability to make and sustain successful, stable relationships in the future.

Such experiences also leave young people vulnerable to a range of other poor outcomes including:

Substance misuse Unintended pregnancies STI’s Homelessness Anxiety and depression Crime Victims of domestic violence

This high lights the importance of prevention and early intervention to protect young people.

Support

Gloucestershire Healthy Living and Learning(GHLL)

CSE Police Unit Safe Guarding (GSCB) School Nurses Youth Mental Health First Aid – (GHLL) Childline NSPCC Barnardos GDVSAP Youth Support Service

What resources are out there? My Dangerous Loverboy – UKHT Barnardos NSPCC Sex Education Forum CEOP (Think u Know and Exploited) Friend or foe? (Safe Guarding Children –Sheffield) NWG (National working group for CSE) UK Safer Internet Centre Gloucestershire Exploitation Lesson Chelsea’s Choice Back-ground research (Girl A – Anonymous) Holding On To You (Radio 4 drama)

Practical considerations

Where are you delivering this work? Size of group? Mixed gender groups?

Advantages/disadvantages Age? Should it be delivered to young people who

have been part of work looking at healthy relationships and sexual health?

Children who have been identified at risk? PSHE/Pastoral teams – discuss, share and

cascade Further training (GSCB)

Would you know how to support a young person – referring to specialist?

Make sure you are aware of safe guarding procedure in your establishment– disclosure

Referral form GSCB – Gloucestershire Safe Guarding

Children's Board http://www.gscb.org.uk/article/111301/Home-Page

Sex and Relationship EducationA continuous, progressive curriculum relevant to needs of students

This will involve some introductory work before the introduction of the CSE topic

Healthy relationships Staying safe Sexual health

What preparation do you need to do before covering this sensitive topic?

Teachers need to be prepared before it is delivered to young people so that they can support young people effectively.

Be clear about procedures at your establishment if a young person discloses.

Ensure other staff members are aware of topic being delivered.

Introducing the subject to young people

GHLL/CSE Police Exploitation Lesson –

Year 8 students (12/13yrs) prior to having Chelsea’s Choice Play

(Good starting point for topic)

What do these images have in common?

Exploitation

The dictionary says…

Unfair treatment of someone, or the use of a situation in a way that is wrong, in order to get some benefit for yourself

The process of making use of something so that you gain as much as possible from it

Manipulation, forced into taking part in something

Card sort – how risky is it?

Make young people aware of ‘risk’ and the need to assess situations and level of risk.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kxhgv61a0OI

Exploitation – what is it?

My Dangerous Loverboy

Produced by UKHTC (UK Human Trafficking Centre) in 2009 and reprinted in 2011 in association with SOCA (Serious Organised Crime Agency)

www.mydangerousloverboy.com Know your audience – suggest yr9

(14yrs) and above Based on information from specialist

services, frontline practitioners and young people’s stories and experiences

My Dangerous Loverboy Part 1

In small groups discuss:o What do you know about Jade?o What do you know about Raz?o Can you identify any risks so far?o How could Jade minimise these

risks?

My Dangerous Loverboy Part 2

What has happened to Jade? Has Raz been grooming Jade? If so,

how was he doing it? Did this feel like a healthy

relationship at first? When did it stop feeling like that? How could Jade have kept herself

safe?

Some exercises to consider at this point…

What if… No, because… A good night out/A safe night out

board Pressure points and strategies

My Dangerous Loverboy Part 3

What has happened to Jade now? Is Jade a consenting party? Could she have done anything to get

away or keep herself safe? What can Jade do now?

Some exercises that might be useful at this stage…

Something’s wrong Helping Friends Asking questions Helping hands Things I’m not happy about Phone a friend/Draft a text message Self assessments

Practical suggestions for delivery

Consider creative methods of delivery – such as graffiti, role play, art, questions in a hat, board games, thoughts in a box…

Have a credible delivery style that avoids judgements, uses plain language and concepts

Be responsive to their reactions Distancing techniques to give them time to

discuss in small groups Get them to complete learning journals with

action points Get them to do their own self or risk assessment Drama/dance

Bringing it to an end..

Deal with any questions or concerns Give them permission/actively

encourage them to talk about the issues

Tell them where to go if they want help

Get their thought s on the sessions Get involved in designing future

sessions

End on a positive note –e.g. Disassociation games similar to ice breaker activities

What you will need afterwards Time and privacy for any young person

affected by the issues List of local and national resources Clear understanding that if a young

person discloses that they are being groomed or sexually exploited, your setting must make referrals to the police and social care without delay – you therefore need to be familiar with local policies

“Don’t let guys groom you. If they give you lots of stuff, or buy you drinks, don’t think that means they love you. Or if they take you to a hotel for the night, and they’re paying for it, it’s because they want something for it. I felt so lonely, I had no one to talk to, and that’s how I ended up with bad people, and bad things happened to me.”

(Young victim, quoted by Children’s Society’)

Next Steps…

Raising awareness in your own establishment

(All staff and parent/carers)

Make people aware of screening tool

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBhGgNQY8CY

Eastenders – Exploitation story line