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Sarah Bloomer

Strategic Safeguarding Improvement Officer, Chiltern Learning Trust
Sarah has successfully lead safeguarding across multi academy trusts since 2016 and holds an MA in Safeguarding and an MSc in Education Leadership. Sarah chairs a community of practice with over 80 school trust directors of safeguarding with a view to proving peer support, challenge and development across the sector. Sarah regularly speaks at conferences on topics such as strategy and culture, peer on peer abuse and harmful sexual behaviours. Most recently Sarah has been researching the lens on defining a culture of safeguarding and the leadership behaviours required to establish and maintain a culture of safeguarding. She is in the process of turning this research into training and tools for governance, quality assurance and most importantly, school improvement.

1 Workshop series one

We can't stop what we can't see: Making the connection between global and local CCE

Children and young people vulnerable to Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE) rarely identify themselves as at risk. In fact, they often feel that their exploitative relationships are normal and keeping them safe. This practical and empowering workshop will explore how trust safeguarding leaders can help colleagues to cut through the misinformation about CCE and trafficking to recognise how these global issues show up in schools and communities, and how to mobilise young people to tell their stories and take protective action. Participants will be invited to share their experiences and consider how they can equip young people to answer three simple questions: What is trafficking? How does it affect me? What can I do about it?