1. Safeguarding Update Autumn Term 2017
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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

2. CP and Safeguarding Procedures at Ranelagh
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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 – or contact the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH Team) –
Out of Hour Duty Team (5pm-9am/weekends)

3. Ranelagh Context - key areas of concern
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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

4. Ranelagh Context Self Harm Bullying Mental Health 1 Online Abuse
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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

5. Updates – Peer on Peer Abuse
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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:

6. Updates – Peer on Peer Abuse
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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.

7. 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

8. 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

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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

10. Updates – County Lines Key Terms:
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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

11. 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

12. Updates – Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)
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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.

13. CSE – Signs and indicators a
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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

14. CSE – Signs and indicators that something is wrong
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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

15. What should you do Spot changes in behavior, friendship group
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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:
exploitation/

16. Updates – Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
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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

17. Indicators FGM may have taken place
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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

18. The physical effects of FGM
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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

19. 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:
mutilation-fgm/signs-symptoms-and-effects/

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