Understanding Grooming Tactics and Exploitation: Safeguarding Poster Pack

This pack helps young people and professionals explore some of the common tactics used in grooming and exploitation, including gifts, favours, secrecy, debt and manipulation.

The posters are designed to prompt meaningful discussion about how exploitation may begin through relationships or situations that appear generous, exciting or supportive at first.

This is a practical safeguarding resource for schools and youth settings that want to help students recognise patterns of grooming before harm escalates.

Includes:
10 safeguarding posters
teacher guide
discussion prompts
reflection activities
safeguarding notes

Covers themes such as:
gifts creating obligation
favours becoming pressure
secrecy and control
debt manipulation
false opportunities
grooming through generosity
exploitation warning signs

Suitable for:
PSHE
safeguarding lessons
tutor time
exploitation awareness campaigns
pastoral work