2. What does it really mean?
When someone who is supposed to care for you, ends up hurting you, frightening you, persuading or expecting you to do sexual things you don't want to do
Groomers can seem like your friend
Love shouldn’t make you feel afraid and doesn’t come with a price tag
You might have heard the words child sexual exploitation, or the term CSE, at school, at home, on the news - but what does it really mean?
A few are on the slide plus
You might not have even met them, you could have talked to them online, maybe sent pictures to each other, before arranging to meet.
Where someone takes advantage of you sexually by giving the illusion of love and care, or by giving you gifts, food or accommodation in return for sex - it's sexual exploitation.
If someone has power over you and use threats or violence, so they can get you to perform sexual acts for them or for others - it's sexual exploitation.

3. Things we can all look out for:
Things we can look out for
Changes in behaviour
Isolating themselves from friends and family
Unexplained money or gifts
Being picked up from school by unknown adults
Starting to miss school
Regularly travelling somewhere, catching the train or bus (trafficking)
Regularly going home late or going missing overnight
Excessive/concealed phone or internet usage

4. Worried about a friend?
We all want to be there for our friends –but what if they don’t want to talk?
If they don’t want to talk, let them know you’re always there to listen, they may change their mind later on
Remember – you can support your friend by listening to them but a lot of problems you won’t be able to solve on your own.
Always seek support from an adult you trust if you think your friend is unsafe.
If you’re worried about a friend, talking to them can be a real help.
It can be really tricky – even a bit nerve wracking - to know how to start a conversation.
Remember - people often want to talk about a problem but wait until they’re asked.
What if they don’t want to talk?
If they are bottling things up inside it might be because they are scared of talking about what’s going on. Sometimes people find it hard to talk because:
They think they’ll get in trouble
They think you or other people will judge them
They are being told by someone not to talk about a problem
You should never force someone to talk about a problem. If they don’t want to talk, let them know you’re always there to listen. Maybe they’ll change their mind later on
Remember – you can support your friend by listening to them but a lot of problems you won’t be able to solve on your own
Always seek support from an adult you trust if you think your friend is unsafe

5. Remember: Sexual exploitation can happen to any child anywhere
It can happen to boys and girls
It doesn’t matter where you live
It doesn’t matter what your race, religion or sexuality is
It doesn’t matter what your parents or carers do for a living

6. If you’re worried there are lots of websites and support out there, here are a few:
Or you can speak to our Safeguarding teacher or another teacher that you trust and can confide in