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Student Support & Wellbeing
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Education and Training

Preventing sexual misconduct and violence is not the responsibility of the person subjected to sexual violence. The training programme offered to students and staff focuses on understanding what sexual violence is, how to intervene, and how to respond.

Prevention and Response Training

For students

Education for students focuses heavily on understanding consent, respect and healthy relationships and active bystander intervention.
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For staff

Education for staff focuses on building awareness around these issues, learning practical skills to respond to disclosures and how to support survivors.
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Other Training Providers

There are other local and national organisations that provide training to university students and staff.