Approaches to Strategy By Janet Grauberg, May 1, 2021 This discussion piece reflects on some useful approaches to strategic planning, and some common pitfalls. Topics Covered: Organisational CulturePartnershipStrategyStrengths Based WorkingSystems Change
Community engagement in tackling child exploitation and extra-familial harm – rapid scoping review By Alice Yeo, April 29, 2021 This paper sets out a selection of the research evidence on how communities can effectively engage in tackling child exploitation. It is not a systematic literature review, rather highlights some of the key themes and issues. Topics Covered: CommunityDisruptionEvidencePrevention
An Introduction to Action Learning for Partnerships Tackling Child Exploitation By Janet Grauberg, April 14, 2021 Action Learning is a group process of insightful questioning and reflective listening. It is a structured, strengths based conversation in which peers help their colleagues see different perspectives on a real work issue. Action Learning is particularly useful for novel and emerging issues, like child exploitation. This resource provides a comprehensive introduction to Action Learning and how it aligns with the TCE approach. Topics Covered: PartnershipPracticeRelational approachSystems Change
Guide to strategy design, implementation and delivery By Tony Saggers, March 1, 2021 This guide to strategy design, implementation and delivery has been produced by Tony Saggers, Stratac Logical Director. Topics Covered: StrategySystems Change
Bridging boundaries: young people, safeguarding and the criminal justice system By Ellie Mendez-Sayer, December 16, 2020 This series of resources is based on interviews with experts in the field of research, policy and practice with young people. Topics Covered: Child ExploitationSafeguardingVictim / PerpetratorYouth Justice
The Teenage Brain By Ellie Mendez-Sayer, December 16, 2020 This series of resources is based on interviews with experts in the field of research, policy and practice with young people. The interviews were undertaken by Ellie Mendez-Sayers, Research in Practice associate, and focused on key issues and debates in the field of child exploitation and extra-familial harm. Through these discussions with researchers and practitioners, Topics Covered: AdolescentsChild ExploitationTrauma- Informed
Data for Intelligence By Ellie Mendez-Sayer, December 16, 2020 This series of resources is based on interviews with experts in the field of research, policy and practice with young people. The interviews were undertaken by Ellie Mendez-Sayers, Research in Practice associate, and focused on key issues and debates in the field of child exploitation and extra-familial harm. Through these discussions with researchers and practitioners, who come from different fields and have different areas of expertise, we hope to bring to the fore the complexities of child exploitation and extra-familial harm, and to contribute to an understanding of the different perspectives that exist. For some topics, there was a high level of agreement; in others, more differences were apparent. We have tried to ensure that these differences in perspective have been clearly attributed. We are very grateful to all those who participated in the interviews, all of whom were extremely generous with their time and expertise. Topics Covered: Child ExploitationData & IntelligencePractice
TCE Support Programme: Action Research on Covid-19 By TCE Programme Team, October 20, 2020 During April and May 2020 the Tackling Child Exploitation programme carried out some action research to explore the experience and impact of Covid-19 on professionals in leadership or direct work relating to child exploitation and extra-familial harm. Topics Covered: Action ResearchChild ExploitationCOVID-19PracticeResearch
Using data intelligently to understand child exploitation By Rebecca Godar, May 25, 2020 Child exploitation is an evolving concept, and policy and practice are developing alongside the knowledge and evidence base. While there have been a range of definitions of the different types of exploitation in recent years, the connections and relationships between the types of exploitation are not consistently defined. Topics Covered: Child ExploitationCommunitiesData & IntelligenceVulnerabilities