Certificate in Understanding County Lines

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Hazel Parkinson Former county-drugs coordinator, DSL and pastoral manager
Course 2hr 9 modules

This county lines training course provides you with the knowledge and skills to understand, identify and support children and young people who may be vulnerable to exploitation and at risk of being recruited into county lines.

CPD Certified

Child exploitation and drugs trafficking are illegal throughout the UK. All school staff should be aware of indicators that children and young people are at risk from, or are involved in, serious violent crime, including county lines, as part of their statutory safeguarding duties.

Developed by Hazel Parkinson, former county drugs coordinator and DSL, this online county lines training course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to understand, identify and support children and young people who may be vulnerable to exploitation and at risk of being recruited into county lines.

Please note: This county lines training course consists of learning through video, task completion and further reading/research. Please consider this when planning and allocating your time. To successfully understand and achieve the objectives from the course, learners are expected to engage in all aspects of the learning process and complete all relevant activities to ensure they can successfully apply the knowledge and skills they have gained in their own setting.

Designed in-line with the following policies:

Important note for non-UK learners: Although this county lines training course reflects best practice principles and might be useful for learners outside the UK, please note that it is based solely on UK guidance and legislation. Please make sure you also adhere to relevant legislation applicable in your own country.