1. Safeguarding Update Summer Term 2018
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Safeguarding Update Summer Term 2018
Key areas of concern at Ranelagh
Student update
Local updates: County Lines / Modern Slavery
Child protection and safeguarding procedures at Ranelagh School

2. 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
Self-harm numbers have increased in Y8 and Y9 last term
Currently 4 students on CIN plans
None on CP plans

3. Safeguarding updates from the local authority
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Safeguarding updates from the local authority
December 2017 consultation on Keeping Children Safe in Education
New guidance to be released in September 2018 will include:
Each student should have more than 1 emergency contact
‘Homestays’ in the UK, adults should be DBS checked
Further guidance on physical interventions for SEND students
School’s CP policy should reflect local circumstances
Role of deputy DSL should be included in job description
Updated guidance on county lines, honour based violence, sexual violence and harassment between children

4. County Lines – Modern Slavery
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County Lines – Modern Slavery
‘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.
A conservative estimate suggests that there are 900+ county lines currently in operation across the UK
Estimated that between £3,000 and £6,000 worth of drugs is being sold daily through these lines, using £10 burner phones
In Bracknell there are around dealers operating business every day
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
Children as young as 12 years old are used to courier drugs

5. County Lines – Modern Slavery
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County Lines – Modern Slavery
Gangs recruit children and young people through deception, intimidation, violence, debt bondage and/or grooming
They specifically target vulnerable teenagers and their siblings because they are easier to intimidate
Children in care and who have been excluded are particularly vulnerable targets
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 and Jubilee Court have been used for this purpose
Gangs deliberately hang around outside of schools to recruit children
Snap Chat and Instagram are used to groom children – same process as CSE

6. County Lines – Modern Slavery
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County Lines – Modern Slavery

7. County Lines – Modern Slavery
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County Lines – Modern Slavery

8. County Lines – Modern Slavery
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County Lines – Modern Slavery
Key Terms:
Bando abandoned building where users go to take drugs, children deliver them there
Elder person at the top of the organised crime network who will have recruited them into the group
Enforcer person who runs the local drugs selling operation, will use extreme violence and intimidation to groom vulnerable young people into their gang
Going country going to sell drugs in non-urban areas, young person’s description of county lines
Instabeef calling out enemies online
Runner young person, often caught in debt bondage, who is the courier for the drugs
Strip street corner
Trap house hotel where money and drugs come into

9. 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

10. County Lines – Modern Slavery
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County Lines – Modern Slavery
Duty teams – be vigilant at the back of school and report any suspicious behaviour immediately to DSL / reception
All staff to remain vigilant and report any concerns immediately to DSL
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

11. Useful resources Government Guidance County Lines ITV News
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Useful resources
Government Guidance County Lines
ITV News
Britain's teenage drug runners: Gangs in the countryside
St Giles Trust
7 page guidance from Gov. Please have a read. Will leave copies in staff room, look on website
45 min documentary on BBC3 explains in detail issue of CL
SGT charity working with young people to improve lives

12. 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)