Emma Maslin (Senior Policy and Research Officer) helps members understand and respond to policy changes in the higher education sector that impact the work of Student Services.
The OIA (Office of the Independent Adjudicator) is convening a small steering group to develop good practice and guidance for providers on dealing with reports of harassment and sexual misconduct.
The Head of Student Support at University College London has published an article about how English providers should prepare for the results of the Office for Students’ sexual misconduct survey.
The University of Brighton is tackling harassment and sexual misconduct by implementing a procedure for disclosing harassment, abuse, sexual misconduct or discrimination.
Nottingham Trent University is tackling harassment and sexual misconduct by using a public-health evidence-based behaviour change model of defining, preventing, and responding to a health-related issue.
Norwich University of the Arts has a blog post detailing their student-led approach to tackling misconduct and how they’re beginning to address the Office for Students’ E6 condition of registration.
Lancaster University is tackling harassment and sexual misconduct by having a Student Wellbeing Incident Support Service (SWISS), a dedicated specialist service aimed at supporting students who have experienced serious incidents.
Eversheds Sutherland has published a summary of the investigation about the fine the Office for Students issued for a perceived breach of freedom of speech.
The OIA (Office of the Independent Adjudicator) has published resources about student complaints to the OIA concerning harassment and sexual misconduct.
The Office for Students has published a recap from their session at Universities’ UK event on tackling harassment on the E6 condition and sexual misconduct survey.
A Senior Policy and Engagement Officer at Independent Higher Education has published an article about the importance of collaboration for providers of all sizes (particularly small and specialists) to fulfil the requirements for the condition of registration given the widespread financial insecurity of the sector.
A researcher has written an article about the potential benefits of collaboration between university sexual violence support services and academic researchers.
This presentation provides an overview of the Office for Students condition of registration on harassment and sexual misconduct, and the implications for Student Services work across the UK.
Office for Students has published an analysis of the responses and decisions on their consultation regulating harassment and sexual misconduct in English higher education.
On 14 December 2023 AMOSSHE Vice Chair Emma Bales (University of Cumbria) attended a meeting with OIA (Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education) to explore how the OIA can support smaller higher education providers (HEPs) to provide advice and guidance to students going through complaint or disciplinary procedures.
Sam Boyle (Senior Policy and Research Officer, AMOSSHE) helps members understand and respond to policy changes in the higher education sector that impact the work of Student Services.
This session explores the legal principles applying to student cases of sexual harassment or misconduct and to the troubled question of legal representation of students.
On 26 June 2019 AMOSSHE Executive Member Simon Lee (Deputy Director Resilience, Sport and Wellbeing, Teesside University) attended a roundtable discussion about student initiations, hosted by Universities UK.
Here's the job description and person specifications relating to a Student Support and Training Officer (Sexual Violence and Misconduct), submitted by AMOSSHE members.