Enough Abuse UK (EAUK), claims that its training is absolutely unique in that its focus is on behaviours of child abusers and the abused to prevent abuse from happening.
Enough Abuse has been running training sessions throughout the country and has some top references from places like the Royal School in Surrey, which has the Queen as a patron and was well pleased with sessions run by the charity's Chief Executive Officer, Marilyn Hawes...
"Marilyn's training on Recognising Grooming Behaviours to Prevent Sexual Child Abuse exceeded our expectations" the school states "and it was one of the best insets we have had at our school. It is remarkably different from any other safeguarding training in terms of its preventative nature...
"Staff left the inset equipped with newly-learned skills how to recognise grooming behaviours and bullying, and felt enlightened and much more aware of grooming and abusive behaviours" it added "More importantly, Marilyn's talk was highly effective in the way that it triggered a series of responses, both professional and personal, and numerous expressions of gratitude."
Nancy Palmer, Blackburn with Darwen's Local Safeguarding Children Board Independent Chair, was equally impressed...
"Marilyn recently delivered two three hour training sessions to a total of around 215
colleagues from across the range of LSCB partner agencies" she states "Her delivery style is dynamic and engaging; her message hard hitting and very clear.
"Colleagues gained a new understanding of the methods used by abusers in grooming children and their families, and a clear insight into the prevalence and nature of grooming and abuse" she added "I would recommend Marilyn's training unreservedly to any LSCB or other child-focused organisation wanting enable a greater understanding of the reality of child grooming and sexual abuse and exploitation."
Marilyn is absolutely passionate about helping children, having worked for many years with a paedophile who was the head teacher at a church school in Wokingham, while her own children were victims of grooming and abuse. Tomorrow, 29th April, she's spearheading an Enough Abuse Conference at the Greater Manchester Police Training Centre in Sedgley Park, Prestwich, with key speaker Peter Garsden, of Abney Garsden solicitors.
Garsden has been lead solicitor in over 25 different group actions involving over one thousand abused claimants, including the largest award achieved in the area, of £2.3million on behalf of 165 Claimants who were abused at homes managed by Manchester City Council.
Topics to be covered at the Conference include `How to Identify Grooming and Radicalisation', `Managing excluded and difficult children and pushing them to succeed', and `Managing male victims of rape and sexual abuse'.
Noting Salford Council's inadequate-rated Children's Services in the very recent past, Marilyn invited Salford City Council and its Salford Safeguarding Children Board (SSCB) to attend the Conference free, and also offered three hours of free training. But, she says, they never even bothered to reply.
"Following the recent negative news, we offered free seats to the SSCB and its Independent Chair" she explains "I wrote four times to them without even the courtesy of a reply. This shows continuing resistant attitudes in Safeguarding Children Boards across the UK, not just Salford, in regard to their view of safeguarding and a resistance to learn.
"The Conference would have remarkably and positively up-skilled their staff" she adds "Children's lives are at risk every day, so what is the reason for not replying and not attending? If I was a resident in Salford I would have much to say about their Safeguarding Board and Children's Services."
Salford Star emailed Salford Council's Safeguarding Children Board and got no reply either.
During 2014-15, Salford Children's Services received 4,103 referrals, a 41.6% increase from the previous year. This is 773 per 10,000 young people, way above statistical neighbours (685.4) and the England average (573).
For further details on Enough Abuse UK see the website click here
See also previous Salford Star article The Sad State of Salford Children click here
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