Safeguarding Update Autumn Term 2017 Safeguarding Training Safeguarding Update Autumn Term 2017 Child protection and safeguarding procedures at Ranelagh School Student update Key areas of concern at Ranelagh Updated guidance: peer on peer abuse, FGM, CSE, county lines

CP and Safeguarding Procedures at Ranelagh Safeguarding Training CP and Safeguarding Procedures at Ranelagh Collect information available to you on the Safeguarding Log Form Discuss with the Designated Lead for Child Protection (Helen Starr/Mark Williams) You can also consult with Social Services for advice – 01344 352020 or contact the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH Team) – 01344 352005 Out of Hour Duty Team (5pm-9am/weekends) 01344 786543

Ranelagh Context - key areas of concern Safeguarding Training Ranelagh Context - key areas of concern Anxiety and depression – increase in numbers presenting with issues Waiting list for counselling, lack of external agency support Online bullying Self produced sexually explicit images County lines

Ranelagh Context Self Harm Bullying Mental Health 1 Online Abuse Safeguarding Training Ranelagh Context Self Harm Bullying Mental Health 1 Online Abuse Substance Abuse 5 Emotional Abuse 13 Physical Abuse 12 CSE Neglect 4 Radicalisation FGM Sexual Abuse 2

Updates – Peer on Peer Abuse Safeguarding Training Updates – Peer on Peer Abuse Peer on peer abuse occurs when a young person is exploited, bullied and / or harmed by their peers who are the same or similar age; everyone directly involved in peer on peer abuse is under the age of 18. Research suggests that girls and young women are more at risk of abusive behaviours perpetrated by their peers; however it can also affect boys and young men, those with learning difficulties or disabilities, LGBTQ Children and young people Not one clear definition – captured within a range of 4 different definitions:

Updates – Peer on Peer Abuse Safeguarding Training Updates – Peer on Peer Abuse Domestic Abuse: relates to young people who experience physical, emotional, sexual and / or financial abuse, and coercive control in their intimate relationships Child Sexual Exploitation: captures young people aged under-18 who are sexually abused in the context of exploitative relationships, contexts and situations by a person of any age - including another young person Harmful Sexual Behaviour: refers to any young person, under the age of 18, who demonstrates behaviour outside of their normative parameters of development (this includes, but is not exclusive to abusive behaviours); Serious Youth Crime / Violence: reference to offences (as opposed to relationships / contexts) and captures all those of the most serious in nature including murder, rape and GBH between young people under-18.

Safeguarding Training What should you do Don’t dismiss potentially abusive behaviours between students as normal teenage behaviour, keep abuse in mind Fill in Safeguarding Log Form Take notice of conversations and share any concerns with HLS/MAW Reinforce messages about what is a healthy relationship, explain in clear terms what is abuse Watch Panorama documentary

Safeguarding Training Updates – County Lines ‘County Lines’ is the term used to describe the approach taken by organised criminal networks originating from large urban areas, who travel to locations elsewhere such as county or coastal towns to sell class A drugs. Estimated that between £3,000 and £5,000 worth of drugs is being sold daily through these lines Gangs typically recruit and exploit children and vulnerable young people to courier drugs and cash Users ask for drugs via a mobile phone line used by the gang, children transport them

Safeguarding Training Updates – County Lines Gangs recruit children and young people through deception, intimidation, violence, debt bondage and/or grooming Gangs use local property as a base for their activities Known as ‘Cuckooing’, this involves them taking over a home of a vulnerable adult who is unable to challenge them Properties in Mount Pleasant, next door have been used for this purpose Gangs fill the gaps of what is missing in a young person’s life Our aim – be that missing gap by listening to them and being alert to signs and indicators

Updates – County Lines Key Terms: Safeguarding Training Updates – County Lines Key Terms: Bando abandoned building where users go to take drugs, children deliver them there Strip street corner Elder person at the top of the organised crime network who will have recruited them into the group Going country going to sell drugs in non-urban areas Line up female carries out a sex act on a line up of boys, it is filmed and used to blackmail the girl Trap house hotel where money and drugs come into Instabeef calling out enemies online

Safeguarding Training Signs to look out for Persistently going missing from school or home and / or being found out-of-area; Unexplained acquisition of money, clothes, mobile phones or gifts Excessive receipt of texts / phone calls Relationships with controlling / older individuals or groups Leaving home / care without explanation Suspicion of physical assault / unexplained injuries Parental concerns Carrying weapons Significant decline in school results / performance Gang association or isolation from peers or social networks Self-harm or significant changes in emotional well-being

Updates – Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) Safeguarding Training Updates – Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) Child sexual exploitation is a form of child sexual abuse. It occurs where an individual or group takes advantage of an imbalance of power to coerce, manipulate or deceive a child or young person under the age of 18 into sexual activity, (a) in exchange for something the victim needs or wants; and/or (b) for the financial advantage or increased status of the perpetrator or facilitator. The victim may have been sexually exploited even if the sexual activity appears consensual. Child sexual exploitation does not always involve physical contact; it can also occur through the use of technology.

CSE – Signs and indicators a Safeguarding Training CSE – Signs and indicators a young person is at risk Truanting from school, coming home late or staying out overnight with no explanation Change in appearance, or overt sexualised dress Disengaging from family, friends and other support networks Becoming secretive Changing peer groups Unexplained money or gifts, including mobile phones

CSE – Signs and indicators that something is wrong Safeguarding Training CSE – Signs and indicators that something is wrong Offending behaviour Drug or alcohol misuse Being seen in different cars, perhaps with different older people Displaying inappropriate sexualised behaviour Having a much older boyfriend / girlfriend An increase in physical ailments and/or an increase in contact with healthcare Suffering from sexually transmitted diseases Pregnancy and/or terminations Self-harming

What should you do Spot changes in behavior, friendship group Safeguarding Training What should you do Spot changes in behavior, friendship group Look out for comments about gift items Spot any changes in attendance and punctuality Fill in Safeguarding Log Form For further information: http://paceuk.info/about-cse/what-is-cse/ https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/child-abuse-and-neglect/child-sexual- exploitation/

Updates – Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Safeguarding Training Updates – Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) A girl at immediate risk of FGM may not know what's going to happen. But she might talk about or you may become aware of: a long holiday abroad or going 'home' to visit family relative or cutter visiting from abroad a special occasion or ceremony to 'become a woman' or get ready for marriage a female relative being cut – a sister, cousin, or an older female relative such as a mother or aunt

Indicators FGM may have taken place Safeguarding Training Indicators FGM may have taken place A girl or woman who's had female genital mutilation may: have difficulty walking, standing or sitting spend longer in the bathroom or toilet appear withdrawn, anxious or depressed have unusual behaviour after an absence from school be particularly reluctant to undergo normal medical examinations ask for help, but may not be explicit about the problem due to embarrassment or fear

The physical effects of FGM Safeguarding Training The physical effects of FGM FGM can be extremely painful and dangerous. It can cause: severe pain shock bleeding infection such as tetanus, HIV and hepatitis B and C organ damage blood loss and infections that can cause death in some cases

Safeguarding Training What should you do If a teacher, in the course of their work in the profession, discovers that an act of Female Genital Mutilation appears to have been carried out on a girl under the age of 18, the teacher must report this to the police Call 999 straight away and then let HLS/MAW/BAS know NSPCC helpline: 0800 028 3550 https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/child-abuse-and-neglect/female-genital- mutilation-fgm/signs-symptoms-and-effects/

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