Staff training on Gangs, Child Sexual Exploitation, County lines and Trafficking can be a very powerful tool to support and help the children and young people you are working with and to gain a deeper understanding of some of the challenges these young people face on a daily basis. This staff training can be part of inset days and twilight sessions.

Once you have completed this training your staff will:

• Have an in-depth understanding of gangs, CSE, County Lines and human trafficking. 
• Have an insight of Gangs and CSE from a street level perspective 
• Understand the structure of gangs 
• Have an understanding of why some children and young people may affiliate with gangs. 
• Understand the role of the female of gangs including initiation, exploitation and grooming 
• Expert guidance in looking for and understanding warning signs 
• A better awareness of how to support children and young people 
• Deeper understanding of CSE and its victims
  

Training will include:

• Presentation with real life case studies.
• What does a gang member look like?
  
• What are the warning signs? 
• Girls in gangs 
• Structure and activities of a gang 
• Social media, music and language children and young people may use 
• What can we do?
  
• Why information sharing is vital 
• What are county lines
• Strategies to help those already involved with gangs 
• Safeguarding
  

All staff leave with a pack of information including further reading ideas, helpful links, useful resources, email access to trainer and links to further training.

Training time options:

Key speaker for allotted time

Half day training

Full day training

Training over 1 or more days

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