Leaders Unlocked: The Long Game

Leaders Unlocked: The Long Game

Leaders Unlocked are offering free workshops on avoiding county lines as part of Phase 2 of ‘The Long Game‘, a youth-led project funded through the Community Safety Serious Violence Fund by York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority, Policing, Fire and Crime. Now entering its second phase, we are expanding across York and North Yorkshire to deliver free workshops for the following groups. 

These workshops are delivered by Adam, a young person with lived experience of exploitation in the county lines system. The Long Game Workshop is for young people to reduce their risk of involvement in county lines and modern slavery in North Yorkshire.

Following its recommissioning, The Long Game is expanding across York and North Yorkshire, delivering free workshops in:

• Mainstream education – Raising awareness, spotting the signs, and prevention
• Alternative settings – For young people at higher or immediate risk of CCE
• Professional training – For those working with children and young people

About The Long Game:

• Engaging, youth-led sessions with 3 tailored variations
  • Years 7-11
  • College-age students
  • For Professionals working with young people
• Flexible group sizes – we can adapt to assemblies, classroom sessions, or smaller workshops  (1 hour – 1.5 hours + break in the middle).
• Adam is DBS-checked and accompanied by a Leaders Unlocked team member.

Topics Covered:

✔ Modern slavery & county lines
✔ How grooming works & how to spot the signs
✔ The reality of organised crime gangs
✔ Escape strategies & long-term planning

This is a great opportunity to give students real insight from someone with lived experience to in order to prevent their involvement in county lines and modern slavery. 

Let me know if you’re interested or have any questions, we can arrange a call to discuss further. We’re also happy to join partnership meetings to explore collaboration opportunities.

Feel free to reach out to amber@leaders-unlocked.org to book workshops or discuss training opportunities for professionals.