Our Approach

We take a structured, practical approach to helping universities identify and address gaps in their response to harmful practices.

Our work is focused on understanding your current position, identifying areas of risk, and supporting you to implement clear, effective improvements.

Understanding harmful practices and our unique approach.

Harmful practices encompass a range of behaviours that cause physical, emotional, or psychological harm to individuals. These practices can include forced marriage, honour-based abuse, and female genital mutilation. Recognising the signs of these behaviours is not only about creating a safe environment to study but also about saving lives, as the worst has been known to happen to victims.

Understand Your Current Position

We begin by reviewing your existing policies, procedures, and institutional structures to understand how harmful practices are currently addressed.

Review of safeguarding and related policies
Mapping of reporting and escalation pathways
Understanding organisational structures and responsibilities

Identify Gaps and Risks

We assess where your current approach may fall short in identifying, responding to, and managing harmful practices.

Gaps in policy coverage
Limitations in staff awareness and confidence
Inconsistencies in response across departments
Areas of potential safeguarding risk

Provide Clear Recommendations

We provide a structured set of recommendations tailored to your institution, focused on strengthening your response in practical and achievable ways.

Policy improvements
Staff training priorities
Clearer reporting and escalation processes
Immediate and longer-term actions

Support Implementation

Where required, we support the implementation of recommendations through targeted training, advisory support, and specialist input.

Targeted staff training
Ongoing advisory support
Development of support structures for affected students