Chelsea’s choice Raising Awareness around Child Sexual Exploitation AnySchool Name Key Stage 3 Presentation

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So What is Child Sexual Exploitation? It’s a type of ABUSE Some adults may try to draw young people into sexual relationships, offering a young person somewhere to stay, drugs, cigarettes, alcohol, money, a lift or other gifts in exchange for sexual favours. This is sexual exploitation and can happen to anyone of any gender, race, ability, age or sexual orientation. Although often hidden from mainstream society, it is a significant problem affecting a much larger proportion of young people than is often realised.

Definition developed by the National Working Group for Sexually Exploited Children and Young People. Sexual exploitation of children and young people under 18 involves exploitative situations, contexts and relationships where young receive ‘something' e.g. food, accommodation, drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, affection, gifts or money as a result of performing, and/or others performing on them, sexual activities. Child sexual exploitation can occur through use of technology without the child's immediate recognition, for example the persuasion to post sexual images on the internet/mobile phones with no immediate payment or gain. In all cases those exploiting the child/young person have power over them by virtue of their age, gender, intellect, physical strength and/or economic or other resources. Violence, coercion and intimidation are common, involvement in exploitative relationship being characterised in the main by the child or young person’s limited availability of choice resulting from their social/economic and/or emotional vulnerability.”

In young people’s words “Someone taking advantage of you sexually, for their own benefit. Through threats, bribes, violence, humiliation or by telling you that they love you, they will have the power to get you to do sexual things for their own or other people’s enjoyment.” [the nia project] Working for the Safety of Women and Children

While you are watching  Think about: The Relationships How people are behaving The Dynamics between  Ask Yourself: Why do they target Chelsea? What might be motivating their behaviour? Are situations always as they seem? What would you do if Chelsea was a friend of yours?

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Plenary: Themes  Power and control  Fear and dependency  Manipulation and coercion  Low self esteem and vulnerability Be aware Be safe Have skills and strategies Be Wise

What can you do ? Tell any adult you trust – a member of staff at school, it doesn’t have to be a teacher, a family member or friend, or you can contact somebody at the WISE Project The WISE Project is local and is based in Hove It aims to help people who may have experienced sexual exploitation or who are at risk of it To find out more about The WISE Project or if you are experiencing or know someone who may be experiencing sexual exploitation please get in touch. Call Helen on or

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