Season 1, episode 5. 

This episode is about how to safeguard children with special educational needs and disabilities from sexual exploitation. We’ll be discussing recent research and findings related to modern slavery and the heightened risk that children with SEND are at across England and Wales, as well as the importance of early identification and working with the whole family.

Our expert guest is Sarah Goff – associate researcher at Manchester Metropolitan university.

Questions are asked by Gillian MacFarlane, content editor, Community Care Inform Childrens.

Community Care Inform subscribers can access additional resources and a written transcript of the podcast.

Subscribe to the Learn on the go series to stay up-to-date with new episodes. Look out for the next episode in Season 1, which will be released at the end of June. 

Meanwhile, you can join Community Care's Social Work Community for careers guidance, private discussion rooms with fellow social workers and even more podcast episodes. 

Resources
Research study - Internal trafficking of children with SEND 
Research stufy - Early identification of exploitation of children with SEND 

Season 1, episode 5.  This episode is about how to safeguard children with special educational needs and disabilities from sexual exploitation. We’ll be discussing recent research and findings related to modern slavery and the heightened risk that children with SEND are at across England and Wales, as well as the importance of early identification and working with the whole family. Our expert guest is Sarah Goff – associate researcher at Manchester Metropolitan university. Questions are asked by Gillian MacFarlane, content editor, Community Care Inform Childrens. Community Care Inform subscribers can access additional resources and a written transcript of the podcast. Subscribe to the Learn on the go series to stay up-to-date with new episodes. Look out for the next episode in Season 1, which will be released at the end of June.  Meanwhile, you can join <a href="https://thesocialworkcommunity.com/users/sign_in" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Community Care's Social Work Community</a> for careers guidance, private discussion rooms with fellow social workers and even more podcast episodes.  Resources <a href="https://file///C:/Users/Gillian.macfarlane/OneDrive%20-%20Mark%20Allen%20Group/Desktop/podcasts/Sarah%20Goff%20SEND%20and%20CSE/MS%20and%20SEND%20July%202024/MS%20and%20SEND%20full%20report%202024.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Research study - Internal trafficking of children with SEND </a> <a href="https://files.modernslaverypec.org/production/assets/downloads/Open-conversations-SEND-final.pdf?dm=1732116790" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Research stufy - Early identification of exploitation of children with SEND </a>

Learn on the go is the Community Care Inform podcast where practitioners, trainers, consultants, academics and researchers discuss practice, research, and theories and what they mean for social workers. Listening to episodes is a convenient way to learn and refresh your knowledge when you don’t have much time to read or prefer other ways of getting information and reflecting on your practice.

We’ve been recording Learn on the go on an ad hoc basis since 2017. Over these eight years our podcast audience has grown, and in 2025 we made the decision to start recording Learn on the go in seasons. We launched Season 1 Episode 1 in January 2025.

During each season, episodes are released monthly on the last Friday of the month and all episodes appear on Inform Adults and Inform Children or you can subscribe to Learn on the go through Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Learn on the go is the Community Care Inform podcast where practitioners, trainers, consultants, academics and researchers discuss practice, research, and theories and what they mean for social workers. Listening to episodes is a convenient way to learn and refresh your knowledge when you don’t have much time to read or prefer other ways of getting information and reflecting on your practice.   We’ve been recording Learn on the go on an ad hoc basis since 2017. Over these eight years our podcast audience has grown, and in 2025 we made the decision to start recording Learn on the go in seasons. We launched Season 1 Episode 1 in January 2025.   During each season, episodes are released monthly on the last Friday of the month and all episodes appear on Inform Adults and Inform Children or you can <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/learn-on-the-go/id1268644821" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">subscribe to Learn on the go through Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/17Hqmsd9mouCwMfXUpf4GD" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Spotify</a>, or wherever you listen to your podcasts.

We discuss the latest research, theories and practice issues, and look at what they mean for social workers.

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Season 1, episode 5. 

This episode is about how to safeguard children with special educational needs and disabilities from sexual exploitation. We’ll be discussing recent research and findings related to modern slavery and the heightened risk that...