Child Exploitation Awareness
This course explains child sexual exploitation and child criminal exploitation, including county lines, as forms of child abuse in which children are always victims. You will learn how grooming works online and offline, recognise possible indicators, understand trafficking and modern slavery in outline, and know how to respond, record and report concerns using child-centred language.
- Modules
- 4
- Duration
- About 45 minutes
- Pass mark
- 80%
- Assessment
- 10 questions from a bank of 17
Learning outcomes
- ✓Explain child sexual exploitation and child criminal exploitation as forms of child abuse
- ✓Describe how grooming and power imbalances are used to exploit children online and offline
- ✓Recognise possible indicators of exploitation, including county lines involvement
- ✓Outline how trafficking and modern slavery relate to child exploitation and the role of the National Referral Mechanism
- ✓Respond to concerns and report them promptly to the designated safeguarding lead
- ✓Use language that recognises children as victims and avoids blame
Course contents
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Module 1: Understanding child exploitation
Video (6 scenes) · 2 lessons · 3 practice questions
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Module 2: Grooming and recognising the signs
Video (5 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions
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Module 3: Trafficking and modern slavery
Video (5 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions
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Module 4: Responding, reporting and working together
Video (5 scenes) · 3 lessons · 3 practice questions
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Final assessment & certificate