This programme teaches about a wide range of child exploitation issues including child sexual exploitation, exploitation into crime e.g. county lines and knife crime.
The programme uses well researched drama plus discussion workshop to help young people spot the signs of grooming, raise empathy for victims and see the impact of child exploitation. It highlights how perpetrators target young people's vulnerabilities, how victims and perpetrators can be anyone e.g. gender, ethnicity, age and the laws around coercive and controlling behaviour.
MAKE ENQUIRY86%
86% of learners said that the session had made them think differently about issues around sexual exploitation.
94%
94% said that as a result of participating they felt 'confident' or 'very confident' in spotting signs of child exploitation or grooming.
65%
65% said they would now make changes to their life as a result of taking part in the programme.
100%
100% of staff would recommend the programme to other schools.
Evaluation has shown that this programme has increased young people's knowledge of where to go for support and increased their knowledge and ability to spot signs of grooming to safeguard themselves against perpetrators e.g. staying safe online.