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Harassment and Sexual Misconduct

All Nations Christian College is committed to fostering a caring, Christian culture which promotes equality, values, diversity and maintains a working, learning and social environment in which the rights and dignity of all members of the College community are respected.

The College does not tolerate any form of harassment, bullying, victimisation or sexual misconduct and expects all members of the College community, its visitors and contractors, to treat each other with respect, courtesy and consideration.

This webpage is All Nations Christian College’s Single Comprehensive Source of Information (SCSI), as required by the Office for Students (Condition E6). It summarises our approach to student harassment and sexual misconduct.

On this webpage you can find the following:

  • Definitions of harassment and sexual misconduct 

  • What to do in an emergency

  • How to report a concern or incident

  • Related policies and procedures, including guidance on intimate personal relationships between staff and students and our responsibilities under freedom of speech legislation 

  • Student and Staff Training

  • Sources of support and investigation procedures

Definitions

Harassment

Harassment is where one person engages in unwanted and unwarranted behaviour which has the purpose or effect of:

a. violating another person’s dignity, (every person has an innate right to be valued, respected and to be treated in a morally correct way) or;

b. creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment related to, one or more of the following protected characteristics:

  • age

  • disability

  • gender reassignment 

  • race

  • religion or belief

  • sex

  • sexual orientation

A person does not need to have clearly stated at the time that the behaviour was unwanted for it to be harassment.

View the BSHM Policy for more information - Navigate to bullying-harassment-and-sexual-misconduct-policy-1711381552.pdf

Sexual Misconduct

Sexual Misconduct refers to a broad range of unwelcome behaviours of a sexual nature. As per our Bullying, Harasssment and Sexual Misconduct Policy, All Nations Christian College considers as sexual misconduct, sexual activity which is characterised by, but not limited to, any of the following behaviours:

  • Sexual harassment

  • Sexual violence, including within marriage,

  • Sexual assault,

  • Sexual abuse, whether physical, mental or emotional,

  • Grooming,

  • Coercion or bullying with sexual elements,

  • Sexual invitations and demands, including involvement in prostitution,

  • Sexual comments,

  • Sexual non-verbal communication,

  • Creation of atmospheres of sexual discomfort,

  • Promised resources or advancement in exchange for sexual favours,

  • Sexual activity without consent; consent is agreeing by choice, having the freedom and capacity to make that choice and to withdraw that choice at any time,

  • Viewing or distributing of pornographic materials.

In an emergency:

If there is an immediate risk of serious harm, please dial 999 for the emergency services.

In the event of an urgent mental health concern, please dial 111 and press option 2.

How to Report a Concern or Incident

All Nation's Christian College Community reporting via MyConcern

If you are concerned about someone else or yourself or if there has been an incident, please use the button below to be directed to an online form to report a concern.

All of the information you supply will be stored securely and will be handled with the strictest confidentiality. The information you supply will be seen first by the Designated Safeguarding/Prevent Lead(s) and will only be passed onto others on a need to know basis in order to support the person you are concerned about.

Please note that this reporting process is not the formal complaints procedure.

If you wish to make a formal complaint, please refer to the appropriate College Complaints process.

After you report a concern the Safeguarding Team will review your report and take necessary actions. Please refer to the full flowchart from page 17 of our Policy to detailed steps and expected outcomes.

Safeguarding Reporting and Action Flowchart - Navigate to safeguarding-concern-reporting-flowchart.pdf
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Our Pastoral Care Team

The College encourages use of our dedicated Pastoral Care (Wellbeing) Team as your first point of contact.

You can find contact details in the Student Area of the VLE - our dedicated Student Wellbeing and Support page. Members of Staff will be supported by HR.

Find our more about Pastoral Care Support - Navigate to Pastoral Care

Where to go for Support:

Sexual Misconduct

Harassment

Other organisations

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Protecting Students from Harassment and Sexual Misconduct

Student Training

Students will access training on expected standards of behaviour for students and staff and how to report incidents of harassment and/or sexual misconduct.

Staff Training

Staff at All Nations will receive regular training regarding professional conduct, definitions of harassment and sexual misconduct and how to deal with disclosures of harassment and sexual misconduct appropriately during induction with regular updates.

Here you can find links to key related policies, including all our Policies and Handbooks.

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