Introduction
Act on Exploitation public sector is a training programme combining flexible e-learning and facilitated workshops to strengthen child safeguarding practice. It reduces missed opportunities for early intervention, supporting confident practice and trauma-informed responses that protect children and disrupt harm.
This training changes how people act, not just what they know.
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Who's it for?
Individuals or teams working in:
- Children, youth and social sector
- Policing
- Education
Duration
60-90 minutes
Format
e-learning module (foundation) + Online or in-person workshop (enhanced learning)
Price
From £40 per person
What is Act on Exploitation?
What is Act on Exploitation?
Across public services, professionals already support children at risk, but stretched resources can mean the full picture is missed and exploitation is recognised too late.
Act on Exploitation public sector is CPD-accredited training that helps you and your teams act earlier, respond effectively, and work together to disrupt abuse. It builds confidence, challenges assumptions, and provides practical tools to embed safeguarding into everyday decisions.
Using your existing frameworks, it supports teams to shift from reacting to preventing, from recognising harm to responding well, and from individual practice to collaborative working. Strengthen your response and improve outcomes for children and young people through our specialised training.
Tailored to your sector
Children & Youth Sector
Professionals working within children, youth and social care services are often closest to the complexity of children’s lives, balancing risk, relationships, and responsibility. Our training helps individuals and teams build confident, relational practice to strengthen trust with young people while taking decisive safeguarding action.
Policing
Professionals working in policing are at the frontline of responding to harm. But exploitation doesn’t always appear as a crime first, so opportunities to safeguard can be missed. Our training helps officers move from reacting to incidents to proactively identifying, disrupting exploitation and safeguarding children.
Education
As an education professional, you see children every day and often spot early signs something isn’t right. Our training builds your confidence to act early, recognise your role in identifying concerns, and raise the alarm before harm escalates.
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Course content
Course content
Practical learning that fits frontline practice, helping to:
- recognise early and contextual indicators of exploitation
- understand how trauma impacts behaviour, learning, and attendance
- respond with safeguarding actions and confidently share concerns or patterns with partners
- strengthen your role as a frontline safeguarding partner.
e-learning Our 60–90 minute foundational e-learning course includes a personal development plan and practical resources, giving learners tools they can use straight away.
Workshop Build on the foundational e-learning with a facilitated one-day workshop focused on reflection, discussion and applying learning to real-world scenarios.
Benefits
Our tailored learning has been created specifically for public sector professionals, putting the safety of children and young people at the heart of what you do.
“I would like to take the time to thank you for such a fabulous training course! We received amazing feedback from all staff who attended, and they all found the workshop engaging and useful in their everyday work. Staff commented that the training was extremely informative, and the materials received after the workshop are used in their daily practice with young people’’
— Exploitation training participant
The Children's Society Retail
Valerie, a volunteer at one of The Children’s Society’s retail shops, recently completed Act on Exploitation alongside all our retail staff and volunteers.
“The training was incredibly informative and has prompted me to reconsider how I perceive certain situations and how I would respond to them in the future.”
It has empowered Valerie to approach her interactions with young people at work and in her daily life with a renewed perspective.
Pricing
2x half day sessions
Tailored/private sessions available for teams & organisations.
1 full day onsite
Tailored/private sessions available for teams & organisations.
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Buying for a larger organisation or want to host the course on your own learning management system? Please contact our training team for more information at training.booking@childrenssociety.org.uk.