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

The online County Lines and Knife Crime training course covers what a county lines gang is and what they do,  the terminology used, who, where, and how victims may be targeted, how knife crime and trafficking are connected to county lines, other crimes that are often related to county lines, how to support a victim of county lines and how to report concerns.

The aim of this course is to provide you with Knowledge and information surrounding county lines and knife crime You will:

1. Understand what a county lines gang is and what they do.
2. Understand the structures in county lines.
3. Understand terminology used.
4. Understand who, where, and how victims may be targeted.
5. Understand the why victims are targeted.
6. Understand how knife crime and trafficking are connected to county lines.
7. Understand signs and indicators of victims and the trauma that follows.
8. Understand other crimes that are often connected to county lines.
9. Understand trauma that can happen to those involved.
10. Understand how to support a victim of county lines.
11. Understand your responsibility.
12. Understand how to report concerns

eLearning courses are designed to be interactive to help learners stay focused and engaged in the learning they are faced with.

The courses require the learner to perform small actions within the course, revealing further information, or quiz questions to help them reflect upon previous course content they have studied. A CPD certificate can be downloaded on completion.