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• Conflict with parents/carers; Feeling powerless;
• Being bullied/abused; Being unhappy/not being listened to;
• The Toxic Trio

Pull factors include:
• Wanting to be with family/friends;

• Drugs, money and any exchangeable item; Peer pressure
• For those who have been trafficked into the country as unaccompanied asylum seeking children
there will be pressure to make contact with their trafficker

As a school we will inform all parents of children who are absent (unless the parent has informed us). If
the parent is also unaware of the location of their child, and the definition of missing is met, we will either

support the parent to/directly contact the police to inform them.

Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)
http://paceuk.info/
Sexual exploitation of children is not limited by the age of consent and can occur up until the age of 18.
CSE involves children being in situations, contexts or relationships where they (or a third person) receive
‘something’ as a result of them performing sexual activities. The something can include food,
accommodation, drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, affection, gifts, or money. Child sexual exploitation can

happen via technology without the child’s being aware; for example, being persuaded to post sexual
images on the Internet/mobile phones without immediate payment or gain.

In all cases, those exploiting the child/young person have power over them by virtue of their age, gender,
intellect, physical strength and/or economic or other resources. Violence, coercion and intimidation are
common, involvement in exploitative relationships being characterised in the main by the child or young
person’s limited availability of choice resulting from their social/economic and/or emotional

vulnerability. CSE can happen to a child of any age, gender, ability or social status. Often the victim of
CSE is not aware that they are being exploited and do not see themselves as a victim.

Characteristics of Child Sexual Exploitation and abuse: it is often planned and systematic—people do
not sexually abuse children by accident, through sexual abuse can be opportunistic; grooming the child—
people who abuse children take care to choose a vulnerable child and often spend time making them
dependent; grooming the child’s environment—abusers try to ensure that potential adult protectors
(parents and other carers especially) are not suspicious of their motives.

Indicators of sexual abuse: Some of the following signs may be behavioural indicators of sexual
exploitation:
• children who appear with unexplained gifts or new possessions; who associate with other young
people involved in exploitation; have older boyfriends or girlfriends;
• children who suffer from sexually transmitted infections or become pregnant; who suffer from

changes in emotional well-being; children who misuse drugs and alcohol;
• children who go missing for periods of time or regularly come home late; and regularly miss
school or education or do not take part in education; staying away from certain people or avoiding
being alone with someone; displaying sexual behaviour that is inappropriate for their age;

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Rasami British International School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students
and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is our aim that all students fulfil their potential.