Child sexual exploitation involves situations, contexts or relationships in which a person under 18 is given something, such as food, accommodation, drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, affection, gifts or money in return for performing sexual activities or having sexual activities performed on them. It can also involve violence, coercion and intimidation, with threats of physical harm or humiliation.

At Dukes our RSE Curriculum plays an important role in helping our students gain an understanding of healthy and unhealthy relationships and harmful sexual behaviours. As a school, we want our Dukes students and families to be able to turn to us and practitioners for help and support from abuse and exploitation.

At Dukes our students have the use of technology as part of their learning.  Keeping children safe online involves training on how to keep themselves safe in the ever-involving digital world. This includes tackling bullying (including cyberbullying), teaching them to have an awareness of online safety, and ensuring they don’t access inappropriate material, which can put them in danger of harm.

Cyberbullying is bullying with the use of digital technologies. It can take place on social media, messaging platforms, gaming platforms and mobile phones. It is repeated behaviour, aimed at scaring, angering or shaming those who are targeted. Examples include:

• Spreading lies about or posting embarrassing photos or videos of someone on social media
• Sending hurtful, abusive or threatening messages, images or videos via messaging platforms
• Impersonating someone and sending mean messages to others on their behalf or through fake accounts.

Face-to-face bullying and cyberbullying can often happen alongside each other. But cyberbullying leaves a digital footprint – a record that can prove useful and provide evidence to help stop the abuse.

Sexting is when someone shares sexual, naked or semi-naked images or videos of themselves or others, or sends sexually explicit messages. They can be sent using mobiles, tablets, smartphones, laptops – any device that allows you to share media and messages. Most young people today spent a lot of time on the online world and are comfortable with sharing their entire lives online.  Young people can see sexting as risk-free and harmless but there are different types of risks which can be associated with sexting.

• It may cause emotional distress. The sharing of inappropriate content can lead to negative comments and bullying, which can be very upsetting.
• It could affect your child’s reputation. Explicit content can spread very quickly over the internet and affect your child’s reputation.
• Sexting is illegal (for under-18s)

At Dukes we believe that parent and child relationship is paramount to the safety of our students. Communication is the key and if you have any concerns about the safety of your child you should talk to someone about this.

The term ‘harmful sexual behaviour’ describes a continuum of behaviours displayed by children and young people under 18, ranging from those considered ‘inappropriate’ at a particular age or developmental stage to ‘problematic’, ‘abusive’ and ‘violent’ behaviours.

There are no accurate prevalence figures on the full spectrum of harmful sexual behaviours. However, available data suggests that under-18s are responsible for a significant proportion of child sexual abuse, and there is considerable concern about widespread and ‘normalised’ sexual harassment and abuse between students in schools.  Child-on-child sexual abuse is a form of HSB where sexual abuse takes place between children of a similar age or stage of development. Child-on-child sexual abuse is a form of HSB that takes place between children of any age or stage of development

At Dukes we understand that harmful sexual behaviour is developmentally inappropriate sexual behaviour displayed by children and young people which is harmful or abusive. We take this very seriously by making sure that students are given the care and support needed to be able to manage the impact caused by harmful sexual behaviours.

Problematic sexual behaviour (PSB) is developmentally inappropriate or socially unexpected sexualised behaviour which doesn’t have an overt element of victimisation or abuse.

Vaping has gotten much more popular among teenagers in the past few years. Now, many more teenagers use e-cigarettes, like the brand JUUL, than traditional cigarettes. There are restrictions on the sale and advertising of e-cigarettes to young people, but many teenagers still use them.

When teens vape, what they’re doing is inhaling steam that comes from hot nicotine liquid. E-cigarettes, vape pens and JUULs are all different devices for heating the liquid. Research shows that vaping has many medical risks.

E-cigarettes contain a lot of nicotine, which is very addictive. Getting addicted to nicotine can make it harder for teenagers to focus and concentrate. E-cigarettes also contain chemicals that could cause cancer, and there are many reports of serious lung problems connected to vaping. Additionally, vaping can make teenagers more likely to start smoking regular cigarettes.

At Dukes we believe the use of e-cigarettes is unsafe for our students and young adults. Nicotine is highly addictive and can harm adolescent brain development, which continues into the early to mid-20s.  Dukes staffs are fully aware of the risk associated with E-cigarettes and are being vigilant in trying to eliminate this problem monitoring the student’s behaviours.

For schools in the UK, British values refers to a set of values that the government believes are important for children to learn. At Dukes we believe in the respect for the rule of law, individual liberty, democracy, and mutual respect for and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs. Dukes promotes these values in schools, which is part of the government’s efforts to create a more cohesive and integrated society, as well as a way to protect children from extremist ideologies.

The promotion of British values began after the terrorist attacks in London in 2005. After the attacks, the government introduced a number of policies and initiatives aimed at promoting British values in schools, including the PREVENT program, designed to prevent radicalisation and extremism.

At Dukes everyone is treated equally and fairly, and everyone follows the same rules and laws. This value promotes a sense of order and stability in our society, and helps to prevent crime and other harmful behaviours within our community.

If you’re worried about violence or abuse from your partner, ex-partner or a member of your family, you can get help and advice. If you’re in immediate danger, you should always phone the police on 999.

Domestic Abuse Support Services:

Male Domestic Abuse Network

Hearthstone

NHS

Domestic & Sexual Violence Support

BAMBUUU

Children and Young People affected by Abuse

Are you experiencing domestic abuse? You are not alone

The Center for Family Justice

Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men

There’s a chance that your child may meet people online or visit websites that could lead them to adopting extreme views or experiencing radicalisation.  Curiosity could lead your child to seek out these people, or they could groom your child. They could then encourage your child to adopt beliefs or persuade them to join groups with extreme views and actions.  To protect your child from radicalisation or to learn how young people might be targeted, navigate our advice hub. Explore expert tips on how to prevent radicalisation and where you can go for further support.

The Prevent Education Officer for Haringey Council is:

Tishya Desai

M: 07976070722

prevent@haringey.gov.uk

tishya.desai@haringey.gov.uk

Support Services:

Act Early

Online Radicalisation

Educate against hate

Protect children from radicalisation

Protecting children from radicalisation

Advice for families

Advice if you are worried about your teen

Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make healthy choices.1 Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood.

Mental Health Support Services:

Kooth: Online mental health advice and support 24/7

CAMHS: CAMHS – Barnet, Enfield and Haringey

Barnet, Enfield and Haringey: beh-mht.nhs.uk

Mind in Haringey: Mindinharingey

Young Minds: Mental Health advice for parents

Let’s Talk IAPT: IAPT

Mental Health Resource Hub: Haringey Mental Health Hub

Haringey Trailblazers: behcamhs.nhs.uk

Sexual harassment is a type of harassment involving the use of explicit or implicit sexual overtones, including the unwelcome and inappropriate promises of rewards in exchange for sexual favours. Sexual harassment includes a range of actions from verbal transgressions to sexual abuse or assault

Support Services:

Protecting young people from online sexual abuse

Protecting children from sexual abuse and exploitation

How can I protect my child from sexual assault

Talking to your child about online pornography

Specialist helpline and other support: Sexual harassment

Sexual harassment – Victim Support

Support for victims of rape and sexual assault

Safeline: believe in you

Harmful sexual behaviour

Bullying is behaviour that hurts someone else. It includes name calling, hitting, pushing, spreading rumours, threatening or undermining someone.  It can happen anywhere – at school, at home or online. It’s usually repeated over a long period of time and can hurt a child both physically and emotionally.

Information about Bullying:

Information and advice for anyone dealing with Bullying

Bullying- Parents Guide to Support

Advice and support for parents about bullying

Parents Advice Line

LGBTQ groups in London

London Friend Groups

Say no to bullying

School’s anti-bullying policy

Bullying at School

Anti-Bullying Alliance

An association of three or more individuals; Whose members collectively identify themselves by adopting a group identity, which they use to create an atmosphere of fear or intimidation, frequently by employing one or more of the following: a common name, slogan, identifying sign, symbol, tattoo or other physical marking, style or colour of clothing, hairstyle, hand sign or graffiti; Whose purpose in part is to engage in criminal activity and which uses violence or intimidation to further its criminal objectives.

Support Services:

Criminal exploitation and gangs

Gangs – Catch22

Help and Support to Young people involved in gang culture

Safecall: Helpline

Advice for patents and carers on gangs

Advice to parents

Safer London

Gangsline

Female genital mutilation (FGM) comprises all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. The practice has no health benefits for girls and women and cause severe bleeding and problems urinating, and later cysts, infections, as well as complications in childbirth and increased risk of new-born deaths.

Support Services:

Female Genital Mutilation | Haringey Foster Carer Handbook

How to report FGM

We’ve got advice to help you keep children and young people safe.

FGM: Organisations offering advice and support

National FGM Support Clinics

Female genital mutilation: help and advice

Female genital mutilation (FGM)

Haringey Safeguarding Children Partnership

A forced marriage is where one or both people do not (or in cases of people with learning disabilities or reduced capacity, cannot) consent to the marriage as they are pressurised, or abuse is used, to force them to do so. It is recognised in the UK as a form of domestic or child abuse and a serious abuse of human rights.  The criminal offence of forced marriage includes taking someone overseas to force them to marry (whether or not the marriage takes place) or marrying someone who lacks the mental capacity to consent to the marriage (whether or not they are pressurised).

Support Services:

Halo – Break the Silence

What you can do

Organisations offering support

Karma Nirvana

Freedom Charity

Honour-based abuse support organisations

County lines is a term used to describe gangs and organised criminal networks involved in exporting illegal drugs using dedicated mobile phone lines or other form of “deal line”. This activity can happen locally as well as across the UK – no specified distance of travel is required. Children and vulnerable adults are exploited to move, store and sell drugs and money. Offenders will often use coercion, intimidation, violence (including sexual violence) and weapons to ensure compliance of victims

Support Services:

Parent webinars – county lines and criminal exploitation

New support for victims of county lines exploitation

New county lines support service will offer lifeline across England and Wales

County Lines: Protecting Our Communities and Families

Catch22 to provide support for victims of County Lines exploitation