We travelled to Reading to deliver a training session to Reading University Students’ Union (RUSU) on identifying, preventing and responding to inappropriate behaviour and safeguarding incidents in their venues on campus. In light of the fact that RUSU have the biggest night club in the city on their campus, we worked hard with their management team prior to delivery to make the training session bespoke to their needs, structures and current procedures in the venue already. 

We collaborated with RUSU to incorporate some of their already existing methods and tools to respond to inappropriate behaviour in the night time economy with our prevention and victim-focussed response techniques to build our bespoke training session. We assessed and reviewed internal procedures of the University of Reading and built a bespoke package of policies and procedures that work with existing reporting and disciplinary actions. Our training session and materials ensure staff are well equipped to prevent and respond to incidents of sexual violence and other forms of inappropriate behaviour, such as hate incidents and hate crimes. We focussed on how to intervene in situations depending on the level of hostility and the needs of the victim, in a way that prevents further harm from being caused.