Nightwatch: CSE as everyone’s business

Last December the International Centre published an  evaluation of  a pilot project aimed at awareness-raising  and prevention of  child sexual exploitation (CSE) in the  context of  the night time economy. In this blog report authors Dr Kate  D’Arcy and Roma

New definition and advice on CSE

Today sees the release of the new government advice on CSE. The DfE document is adapted from an extended advice for practice document written by the University of Bedfordshire and Research in Practice, under commission from the Department for Education.

Peer-group mapping: Recent discussions with practitioners

This week Danielle Fritz writes about recent discussions with practitioners from the Contextual Safeguarding Network on the topic of peer-group mapping.  The Network is currently running a Learning Project on peer-group mapping and welcomes participation from all interested practitioners. On

How to discuss sexuality, sexual abuse and violence with young people

Dr Kate D’Arcy is a Senior Research Fellow in the International Centre. She works on a range of projects, including ‘The LEAP project’ – an EU funded project delivered by four specialist services that work with young people affected by