Sexual Harassment In the Workplace Training
Sexual Harassment Training Development Options
- Half-day interactive workshop (in-person or live-virtual)
- 1-Hour interactive online webinar
- Workshops with or without actors
- Bitesize Learning Videos (pre-learning or refreshers)
- Toolkits for Managers to keep the conversation alive
Sexual Harassment Training Solution
The issue of sexual harassment is still alarmingly prevalent in the world around us, underscoring the need for urgent intervention. In line with the new 2024 Worker Protection Act, employers will finally be required to be proactive in protecting employees against sexual harassment in the workplace.
In response to the changes in law, our specialist team has designed a suite of flexible, interactive training solutions to support organisations of all sizes to engage hearts and mind, start conversations, define boundaries and expectations, and create a culture of speaking out (and listening)…
Preventing Sexual Harassment Training
Sexual harassment in the workplace remains a widespread issue, affecting many people and disproportionately affecting women. We create a safe and informative space to explore an introduction to appropriate behaviour in and out of the workplace. Attendees will understand the short and long-term impacts of sexual misconduct, and will leave the session appreciating the importance of respecting individual boundaries.
Learning Outcomes:
- Explore what comfort, safety, and psychological safety means to you.
- Understand the definitions of inappropriate behaviour, harassment, sexual misconduct, and banter.
- Explore real-life examples of each and the impact they can have on individuals and organisations.
- Understand that ‘banter tolerance’ and general boundaries are different for everyone.
- Know how we can create a culture of speaking out to address inappropriate or uncomfortable comments or actions in the moment.
- Produce a tangible, personalised action plan to support you to embed your learning.
This Sexual Harassment Training workshop is available with actors. Here’s a snippet of our actors in action…
Content Overview
Why We’re Here: Lived Experiences and Consequences
We ground the conversation in reality – why we’re here and our common purpose. To engage everyone in this purpose, we lead with an interactive activity to get people thinking about safety at work. We will dive into data to demonstrate the lived experiences of those who have experienced sexual misconduct and other inappropriate, unsafe behaviour.
Key Definitions
We will sensitively introduce the delegates to a range of relevant terminology in the context of the law, including harassment, sexual misconduct, bullying, and banter. We will use the interactive platform Mentimeter to anonymously test, practically apply, and consolidate the learning of attendees. We respectfully reflect on possible grey areas and ways to find clarity.
The Impact of Sexual Misconduct
Introducing video, or live scenarios with professional actors, to highlight the deep impact of sexual harassment on individuals, teams, and organisations.
How This Looks with Actors
Participants observe a scenario where an individual crosses personal boundaries and makes another person uncomfortable. The person affected by the behaviour will be “hot seated,” allowing participants to ask them questions directly to better understand the emotional and psychological impact. We will have the chance to understand that inappropriate behaviour is not always intentional but can nonetheless still be harmful.
Behaviour, Boundaries, Banter, and Harassment
Delegates will have a safe space to explore their own personal boundaries and understand that boundaries vary from person to person and in different environments.
Moving Forward: Creating a Positive Workplace:
Speaking out can be fear-inducing; this section will explore why we avoid difficult conversations despite them being an act of care and important in shaping positive workplace environments.
We will provide tools to support attendees to call out inappropriate behaviour confidently and empathetically. We’ll also discuss allyship in the context of gender and the power of allied voices in challenging inappropriate comments and behaviour.
How this looks with actors
In scenario two, participants will have opportunity to explore appropriate bystander interventions, to step in effectively in similar real-life scenarios to address a situation constructively. The goal is to build participants’ confidence in using practical strategies to respond to inappropriate behaviour in their own workplaces. Attendees will be equipped with a range of considerations and actions to understand and respect people’s boundaries confidently for win-win outcomes.
Committing to Action:
We’ll close the session with a framework for keeping the learning alive beyond the session. Individuals will be invited to share personal takeaways and commitments to action they will have been encouraged to collect throughout the session.
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Keeping the Learning Alive
Bitesize Learning Videos
Our bitesize learning video series is made up of short, engaging 10-15 minute videos created to replace traditional e-learning, and/or support the embedding of other learning interventions. The Sexual Harassment bitesize learning session explores the impacts of unwanted sexual conduct and introduces the importance of understanding our own and others’ boundaries.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the definitions of sexual misconduct, sexual harassment, and boundaries.
- Know the impact and consequences of sexual misconduct in the workplace.
- Feel confident to successfully respect the diversity of boundaries amongst the people around us.
Toolkits for Managers
Our carefully curated Equality, Diversity & Inclusion ‘toolkits’ offer an array of self-reflection tools, conversation starters and mini training activities. They are versatile, suitable for a variety of settings such as personal development, team development, inductions, team meetings and one-to-ones. These toolkits work as both timely learning resources and as ongoing educational aids. Each toolkit comes with clear, step-by-step instructions and resources, making them accessible for anyone to use, whether in-person or remotely.
Our training approach is dynamic, focusing on engaging and energising participants through interactive experiences while minimising lecturing. Our experience shows that this is the most effective way to inspire participants and bring about meaningful change within your organisation. These toolkits are not just packed with stimulating activities; they are also crafted to enable facilitators to guide learners effectively. This approach supports the integration of new insights into tangible shifts in thought, behaviour, and action.
What About Actors?
Through clever script writing, goosebump-inducing delivery and professional facilitation, we love to bring learning to life with actors…
We can select scripts from our library or write them specially for you, based on typical scenarios you see within in your organisation. For larger projects where budgets don’t allow for live acting, we can professionally film bespoke scenarios to create video content which can be used in the training as well as induction, toolkits, and beyond.
Using actors in workshop give delegates the opportunity to:
- Test out alternative ways of approaching what can sometimes be difficult situations, without the pressure of role playing themselves!
- Explore what is acceptable and what isn’t; intent versus impact; and both the subtle, and not so subtle, behaviours we see play out in the workplace.
- Be immersed in an interactive learning experience that engages hearts and minds, and sticks in the long-term memory.
Don't Just Take Our Word For It
Nina Darling
UoP SHCP Teaching Fellow, University of Portsmouth“The course which Paula provided was really engaging and nicely presented. The use of the actors was particularly good and actually bought the whole thing to life and made it really valuable learning. Thank you very much – it was fantastic!”
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