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 (from 26th October 2024), 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
This Sexual Harassment Training session is designed to provide a safe and supportive environment to explore the nuances of what constitutes inappropriate behaviour, both in the workplace and beyond. 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 ‘speaking out’ culture 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 start by grounding the conversation in the context of your organisation’s values and culture ambitions. Participants will sensitively explore the reality and lived experiences of sexual misconduct and other inappropriate, unsafe behaviour. They’ll learn how to recognise, challenge, and mitigate it in the context of your organisation, equipped with practical examples.
Key Definitions: Participants will be sensitively introduced to a range of relevant terminology, including harassment, sexual misconduct, bullying, and banter. We will respectfully delve into potential grey areas and ways to find clarity.
The Impact of Sexual Misconduct: Participants will have the opportunity to explore the impact that sexual harassment can have on individuals, teams, the culture, and the organisation.
How this looks with actors
Participants will observe a scenario involving inappropriate behaviour 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. The session will focus on reflecting on the situation and exploring appropriate bystander interventions, giving participants insight into how they can step in effectively in similar real-life scenarios.
Behaviour, Boundaries, Banter, and Harassment: In a safe space for discussion, participants will explore personal boundaries and understand that these vary among individuals and in different environments. They will be equipped with a range of tools to communicate and respect boundaries confidently, emphasising the importance of respecting personal rights for mutually beneficial outcomes.
How this looks with actors
This scenario centres around an instance where one individual’s behaviour crosses acceptable boundaries, creating an uncomfortable or harmful environment for another. Participants will discuss and practise intervention techniques, exploring how to address the issue constructively. The goal is to equip participants with practical strategies to use when they encounter inappropriate behaviour, helping them feel confident in responding appropriately in their own workplaces.
Moving Forward for a Positive Workplace: We’ll address the challenges in speaking out against misconduct. We will explore the reasons behind avoiding difficult conversations, how speaking out can shape a positive workplace, and provide tools to support attendees in calling out inappropriate behaviour confidently and empathetically.
Committing to Action: The session will conclude with consolidating action plans and personal insights, sharing recommended reading and a framework for keeping the learning alive.
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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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