Child Sexual Exploitation & Child Criminal Exploitation (CSE & CCE) Awareness Training
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Child Sexual Exploitation & Child Criminal Exploitation (CSE & CCE) Awareness Training
Duration 2-3 hours
Last audited 30th July 2025
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This course is written in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education and includes the proposed changes in the 2025 draft version of the guidance. The final version of KCSIE 2025 will come into force on 1 September 2025.
Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) and Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE) are important issues that anyone working with children, young people and/or families should have knowledge of.
This CSE and CCE Awareness course helps practitioners to understand the complexities of child exploitation issues, including who is most at risk, how children become involved, signs that exploitation is occurring, and why young people respond in the way they do. The course also provides essential information on what constitutes best practice for responding to concerns and making referrals to social care.
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Same day digital certificate
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Full audio voiceover
Assessment retakes at no extra cost
Developed by a qualified child protection professional
Written in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance
Accredited by CPD
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What you'll learn
By the end of this course, you will:
- Understand why learning about child exploitation is important for your role.
- Understand what is meant by the terms CSE, CCE, and 'county lines'.
- Understand the law in relation to child exploitation, as well as which children are most at risk.
- Have an awareness of how young people may become involved in, or targeted for, exploitation.
- Understand the ways in which a young person may react to abuse, including why they may not disclose information, even if they are in police custody.
- Have knowledge of the impact that exploitative abuse can have on young people and their families.
- Understand what constitutes best practice for responding to concerns, including referrals to social care.
- Know the roles that social care, the police and other services (including schools) play in regards to preventing, responding to, and raising awareness about CSE and CCE.
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Accredited by CPD
All of our courses are accredited by the CPD Certification Service as conforming to universally accepted Continuing Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.
Recommended renewal:
3 years
What does this mean? This certificate does not have an expiry date, however, based on industry best practice guidelines there is a recommended renewal period.
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Our in-house Learning Designers develop all of our courses to give you and your learners the most engaging training possible.
Module 1: Introduction to CSE and CCE
What is child sexual exploitation, what is child criminal exploitation and county lines, why is training important, who should take this course, myth-busting, children most at risk, models of exploitation, and laws against exploitation.
Module 2: CSE: Risk Factors, Warning Signs, and Consequences
How do young people become involved, the link between CCE and CSE, risk factors, case studies, what is known about perpetrators, warning signs of exploitation, CSE hotspots, emotions that accompany CSE, why young people don't disclose abuse, why young people may return to their abusers, talking about CSE, and the impact of sexual exploitation.
Module 3: CCE: An In-Depth Look
What is CCE, county lines, cuckooing, laws around CCE, case studies, factors putting children at risk, protective factors, indicators of CCE, how victims are recruited, consequences of CCE, why victims won't speak out, and the importance of early intervention and post-abuse support.
Module 4: Best Practice for Responding to Concerns
Your responsibilities, making a referral, the role of social care, child protection plans, the role of the police, the role of other services, the role of Local Safeguarding Children Partnerships, raising awareness, and further reading.
The online assessment is taken on completion of the training material. You will be asked 20 multiple choice questions with a pass mark of 80%. The answers are marked automatically so you will instantly know whether you have passed. If you don't pass don't worry! You can take the test as many times as you need with no extra charge.
This course is suitable for anyone who works with children, young people and/or families. Everyone who works with young people – whether full-time, part-time or on a voluntary basis - has a responsibility to keep them safe from harm. This includes being aware of CSE and CCE issues and understanding how to respond appropriately.
Child sexual exploitation and child criminal exploitation awareness training is essential for those with safeguarding responsibilities, including police officers, social workers, teachers, housing officers, youth service workers, residential workers, and foster carers.
If you have not taken child protection training before then we'd recommend taking our Introduction to Safeguarding Children course in addition to this Child Sexual Exploitation and Child Criminal Exploitation Awareness training.
Written by experts
In partnership with
Debbie Innes-Turnill
Safeguarding Consultant
Debbie Innes-Turnill has over 30 years of experience in education and safeguarding, holding Head Teacher, Deputy Head Teacher, and Designated Safeguarding Lead roles. She has a BA (Hons) in Business Studies, a BSc (Hons) in Psychology, a PGCE, the NPQH, and an MSc in Advanced Child Protection Studies. Currently, she is studying for a PhD in Social Work with a focus on 'Safeguarding Culture'.
Debbie lectures on MSc Advanced Child Protection Studies at the University of Birmingham. She is the author of the book "Safeguarding in the Classroom" and is a trustee with specific responsibility for safeguarding at charity Youth At Heart.
Debbie provides training and support to help schools, charities, religious, and sporting organisations build a strong culture of safeguarding. She combines a deep understanding of safeguarding legislation for both children and adults with extensive hands-on experience to navigate complex safeguarding challenges.
