Child criminal exploitation is an interactive forum theatre performance and workshop using professional actors and specialist facilitators to explore key issues around exploitation and serious youth violence.
* Just One Favour, written by Jessica Noonan, support writer Jai Vethamony
Improve understanding of child criminal exploitation
Increase awareness of triggers and warning signs for exploitation / grooming
Improve skills for holding difficult or challenging conver
Reduce risk of violence and harmful behaviours
Explore safety and prevention strategies including how to get help
Increase resilience to grooming and exploitation
The workshop is 60 to 90 minutes long and can be repeated up to 5 times per day
This workshop is suitable for year 7’s upward
Safeguarding staff and support must be available for debriefs / follow up
Costs depend on:
Additional / specific requirements of partner
Location/travel/accommodation needs
Evaluation depth / requirements
Number of preparatory meetings required
Requests for additional staff
Number of actors
Between £650 to £1,100 per half day and £880 and £1,600 per full day. All costs include lead facilitators, actors and evaluation.
This particular performance focuses on the grooming process, warning signs and negative impact of CCE.
The workshop involves interactive debate and discussion exercises and engagement with the actors in performance in order to search for solutions.
There is a post-performance discussion to explore triggers, warning signs and vulnerabilities, safety planning and signposting to available support services.
This programme of work was initially commissioned by Tameside Council.