Module 3: Exploitation and Vulnerablity
TASK: Read through the attached information below, which details the more commonly and less commonly experienced forms of abuse within the context of exploitation and vulnerability.
Children do abuse other children in various settings, both online and offline.
Staff must maintain an ‘it could happen here’ attitude and take all reports seriously.
Bullying involves repetitive, intentional harm with an imbalance of power.
Signs include lost belongings, unexplained injuries, and social withdrawal.
Occurs when a young person is controlled, manipulated, or abused within a relationship.
Signs include withdrawal from friends, unexplained injuries, and controlling behavior.
Sexual violence includes offenses like rape, unwanted touching, and coercion.
Children with SEND are three times more likely to be victims.
Initiation or hazing can involve coercion, abuse, or humiliation to enter a group.
Activities may include physical, emotional, or sexual abuse, as well as food deprivation.
Harmful sexual behaviour refers to actions that are developmentally inappropriate.
Signs include excessive sexual language, coercion, or engaging in abusive sexual behaviour.
Child abduction is the unauthorised removal or retention of a minor from a guardian.
It can be committed by strangers, family members, or acquaintances.
Unexpected incidents like hazardous substances, intrusions, or serious events require safeguarding measures.
HBA includes forced marriage, FGM, and coercive control in the name of family or cultural honour.
Victims may be isolated, forced into marriage, or denied access to education and freedom.
A marriage in which one or both individuals do not consent. It is illegal in the UK.
Victims may be taken abroad, coerced, or threatened into marriage.
FGM is the partial or total removal of female genitalia without medical reason.
Teachers have a legal obligation to report cases of FGM in minors.
TASK: (Document 4 of 5). Read through the attached information on the PDF document below. It details the Vulnerable Situations in which children can find themselves.
Children may abuse each other in different settings, including schools, playgrounds, online, and within intimate relationships. This abuse should never be dismissed as "banter."
What was the previous term used for child-on-child abuse?
Bullying is the repetitive, intentional harming of a person or group where there is an imbalance of power. It can be physical, verbal, or psychological.
Hazing involves activities that may include abuse or humiliation as a form of initiation into a group.
Which of the following is NOT a sign of hazing?
Children may be exploited for criminal activities under coercion. They might be groomed with the promise of gain or entrapped in debt bondage.
For further information on safeguarding and exploitation, refer to official guidelines and support organisations.
TASK: (Document 5 of 5). Read through the attached information on the PDF document below. It details the Manipulative Situations in which children can find themselves, which lead to exploitation.
Please move on to the next lesson for your Module 3 task. This is followed by the Module 3 summary.