Child criminal exploitation is a growing issue that takes a variety of forms. These lessons focus specifically on developing student understanding of exploitative and coercive behaviours — especially those relating to the drug trade — and strategies that young people can use to safely exit unsafe situations.
The lessons are sequenced to allow teachers to deliver the first and third lessons in the resource pack, with the second lesson delivered by a police officer. This format will give students the opportunity to prepare questions for officers to help make the most of the visit.
An adjacent ‘teacher version’ of lesson two is also included, for instances where a police officer is not able to deliver the lesson.
PSHE Association Subject Specialist, Jasmine John, says:
“With opportunities to explore the impact of child criminal exploitation on relationships and the role of the police in protecting young people, these lessons will help to build student confidence in understanding when situations may be unsafe, and most importantly, who, how and why to ask for help.”
This lesson complements existing free-to-download lesson packs on violence prevention and drug education for Thames valley schools. Visit our Police in the classroom page to download these and learn more about how to work safely and effectively with police officers in the PSHE classroom.