Higher Education Providers
We design and deliver specialist programmes of live, interactive and discursive workshops for staff and students in higher education settings. We are committed to preventing sexual harassment, violence and misconduct and equipping staff and students with the skills and resources they need to respond to disclosures with compassion.
We support HE Providers to prevent and respond to sexual harassment, violence & misconduct
Our training is informed by our collective experience working and delivering training in a range of settings including gender-based violence services (Rape Crisis, Refuge, Women and Girls Network, Victim Support), Crown Courts, education, academia and research, local authority, third sector and private sector organisations.
Team members have delivered a wide range of sexual violence training at LSE, UCL, KCL, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Guildhall, BIMM, mandatory staff training at Goldsmiths and mandatory student workshops at UAL and Cambridge. As facilitators invested in transformative approaches to justice, we also have experience supporting organisations to navigate complex situations following incidences of sexual violence.
We also provide consultancy to ensure providers are meeting the new OfS condition for registration by reviewing policies and sources of information relating to sexual harassment, violence and misconduct.
Get in touch to arrange a meeting with us and explore your options today.
Staff Training
Our bespoke training for HE staff supports them to understand:
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Key definitions relating to sexual misconduct
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Organisational policies and procedures, including staff-student relationships, reporting processes, support options and use of NDAs
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A trauma-informed approach to responding to disclosures
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A harm-reduction approach to investigating reports of sexual misconduct
We can deliver content in a variety of lengths and formats according to your needs. Shorter online sessions may be adequate for non-student facing roles whilst more comprehensive training is usually necessary for pastoral and student support roles.
Student Workshops
Consent
We know how difficult it can be to provide content on consent that is relevant, engaging and accessible to a diverse student population. Our workshops have been tried and tested and 95% of attendees from our University consent sessions rate them as excellent or good.
Our workshops include:
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What constitutes sexual harassment and/or misconduct both online and offline
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Ethical and legal definitions of consent including discussion around freedom, capacity, boundaries, entitlement and intimacy
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Where to access support and ensuring understanding of the universities single source of information on sexual harassment and/or misconduct
We are also able to bespoke this content to cover information about the individual provider’s reporting and support pathways.
Bystander Intervention
These workshops equip students with the skills to safely intervene when they witness sexual harassment. Our approach embeds bystander intervention within the wider framework of community building and accountability. These workshops are interactive and explore themes of psychology and positionality as well as practical skills which students can apply to scenarios and role plays.
Testimonials from our student workshops
In answer to the question
How did you find the session?
“Really loved this workshop, I learnt a lot more than I was expecting and really changed my perspective on things in which I wish I knew earlier on in life. The facilitators were lovely and made it very engaging and not awkward at all. Thank you!”
"I felt comfortable and didn’t feel pressured to take part in anything I didn’t want to."
"The openness and causal, safe environment.. talked about loads of different aspects to do with consent, and used other examples like driving or consent with none sexual things to help people understand."
"Loved it! Makes me very happy to know this is being done in universities and makes me feel much safer knowing it’s happening in my uni."
"It was very informative and I felt very comfortable in the session. Lecturers were calm, kind, understanding, happy to have an open conversation, lack of pressure."
"Lots of helpful information that didn't feel like it was condescending - it was a safe space where we could be listened to"
"Very respectful space"
"It was engaging and covered sensitive topics with care"
"I’ve felt safe and comfortable within this environment. I learned a lot today."
"Very relatable. New knowledge"
"It was very informative and interesting and applicable to most people"
In answer to the question
What did you learn?
"That there are many ways you can say no, and saying no is okay even though society tells you otherwise"
"Consent is shown in many ways just because someone doesn’t say no doesn’t mean it’s a yes"
"I will try and ask more open minded questions in intimate situations"
"That consent isn’t simply verbal yes or no, it’s witnessed in body language and other areas too"
"i’ve learnt that there are many ways someone can feel pressured into saying yes"
"That it is not just to do with sex..."
"Learnt a lot more about consent and how to consent"
"how to ask for consent"
"It’s okay to say no"
"More about consent than just saying no"
We also offer student workshops on a range of topics from healthy relationships, contraception & protection and pleasure to spporting survivors 101.
Who we've worked with
Beths Grammar School
BRIT School
Hestia Charity
We are proud to be a partner of Sex Education Forum
BIMM London
Performers College
MetFilm School
