Parents Against Child Exploitation (Pace): A case study By Ellie Mendez-Sayer, May 13, 2022 Parents Against Child Exploitation (Pace) is a national charity that believes parents and carers should be valued as key partners in safeguarding children from exploitation. Established in 1998, Pace works to keep children and young people safe from exploitation by supporting parents and carers and by working in partnership with parents, carers, police and family Topics Covered: Minoritised voices & expertise by experienceOrganisational CultureParents/ CarerRelational approach
Community Awareness Raising: key issues for strategic leaders By Isabelle Brodie, Amy Hurst, February 2, 2022 This resource tries to help strategic leaders identify key questions for planning and delivering a local awareness-raising programme around child exploitation. It is informed by research evidence and TCE’s experience of delivery with local areas. Topics Covered: Awareness RaisingCommunityDefinitionsEquality Diversity & InclusionStrategy
Child exploitation and youth participation: expert interviews By Ellie Mendez-Sayer, February 2, 2022 This series of resources is based on interviews with professionals who hold specific skills, knowledge and experiences in the fields of participation and co-production with young people. One of the key priorities of the TCE programme this last year has been the inclusion of children and young people’s voices in strategic decision-making. The aim is Topics Covered: Organisational CultureParticipationStrategyYoung person's voice
A public health approach to violence reduction: Strategic Briefing By Keir Irwin-Rogers, Fraser, A, November 25, 2021 Violence is a major problem for many countries around the world, including the UK. Not only can violence devastate the lives of those directly involved, but it also adversely impacts the lives of family members, friends and the wider community. Well-resourced and holistic public health approaches have the potential to generate significant and lasting reductions Topics Covered: AdolescentsPublic HealthStrategyTransitionsViolence
Child exploitation: definitions and language By Isabelle Brodie, November 10, 2021 This page includes a briefing that summarises the key messages and a literature review on the definition and language of child exploitation, why it matters and strategic leaders’ implications. TCE hopes it provides a starting point for discussion, and there are some questions to help you reflect on how these issues influence safeguarding practice. Topics Covered: Child ExploitationDefinitionsLanguageRisks / risk taking
A complex challenge: responding to child victims of modern slavery and human trafficking By Ellie Mendez-Sayer, November 10, 2021 This series of resources focuses on key issues and debates in the field of child exploitation and extra-familial harm, drawn from a series of expert interviews carried out by Ellie Mendez-Sayers, Research in Practice associate. Through the discussions with researchers and practitioners, who come from a range of fields and have different areas of expertise, Topics Covered: DefinitionsModern SlaveryNational Referral Mechanism (NRM)TraffickingVictim / Perpetrator
Strengths-based approaches to working with strategic leaders By Joseph Kiff, November 10, 2021 This discussion piece reflects on some useful approaches to strategic planning, and some common pitfalls. Topics Covered: LeadershipOrganisational CulturePartnershipStrengths Based Working
Excluded or missing from education and child exploitation: literature review and stakeholder views on safeguarding practice By Jenny Graham, November 5, 2021 This briefing summarises findings from a literature review and 12 stakeholder interviews about children excluded from school or missing from education and the association with child exploitation and extra-familial harm. It examines awareness and safeguarding practice around school exclusion and exploitation and highlights good practice. In particular, the role that education can play as a Topics Covered: Child ExploitationPartnershipSafeguardingSchool exclusion
Creating a reflective space: putting Tackling Child Exploitation (TCE) Support Programme principles into action By Alice Yeo, Ellie Fairgrieve, October 13, 2021 This resource summarises the key themes from a series of discussions that took place in March 2021 with strategic leaders from a range of safeguarding and community partnerships. The purpose was to provide a reflective space for professionals to step out of the day to day busyness and consider some of the complexities associated with Topics Covered: Expansion / Integration of ServicesLanguageLeadershipPartnershipResilience
What do we really mean when we talk about effective partnership working? By Ellie Mendez-Sayer, October 12, 2021 This series of resources focuses on key issues and debates in the field of child exploitation and extra-familial harm, drawn from a series of expert interviews carried out by Ellie Mendez-Sayers, Research in Practice associate. Through the discussions with researchers and practitioners, who come from a range of fields and have different areas of expertise, Topics Covered: CommunityPartnershipProfessionalsRelational approachYoung person's voice