Modules:

• Module 1: Setting the context

  Overview

  Core activities: 10 minutes

  Additional activities: 1 workshop activity

  This module introduces the context key issues and statistics surrounding sexual violence in higher education and wider society.   

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  Syllabus

  • Sexual violence: Society and the student community
  • Normalisation
  • The misuse of social media
• Module 2: Understanding sexual violence

  Overview

  Core activities: 10 minutes

  Additional activities: 1 workshop activity

  This module enables participants to understand what constitutes consent and to identify the legal definitions of sexual offences . It also challenges and breaks down common misperceptions around sexual violence.  

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  Syllabus

  • Consent: What it is, what it isn’t
  • Challenging myths and misconceptions of sexual violence
  • Sexual offences explained
• Module 3: Understanding and supporting survivors

  Overview

  Core activities: 30 minutes

  Additional activities: 1 workshop activity

  This module considers the emotional and behavioural impact of sexual violence, explores the reasons why survivors might not want to report an incident, and guides participants on how to react and respond to survivors appropriately and empathetically.

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  Syllabus

  • Barriers to disclosing and reporting
  • The impact of sexual violence
  • Treatment and support options
  • Reacting to a disclosure
• Module 4: Steps to take when responding

  Overview

  Core activities: 45 minutes

  Additional activities: 2 workshop activities

  This module provides participants with the necessary knowledge and skills to demonstrate best practices for responding to a disclosure, and to apply these to their own contexts and in line with their institutional policy. Participants will also learn to recognise when they may need support in dealing with a disclosure.

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  Syllabus

  • Creating an appropriate space
  • Care pathways
  • Internal reporting 
  • External reporting
  • The alleged perpetrator
  • Preserving evidence
  • Recording the disclosure
  • Looking after yourself
  • Knowing your responsibilities