Help

for Staff
• Please offer to refer the student to a trained person (see options below) if at all possible.
• If they do not wish to be referred:

o Please keep the disclosure confidential, unless you have the student’s permission to share the information: for
exceptions see note 1 overleaf

o For anonymous reporting procedures for staff please see note 2 overleaf
o If you need help after a disclosure please see note 3 overleaf

o If the perpetrator is a member of staff or fellow student, please see note 4 overleaf
o For summary points from the course please see note 5 overleaf

• dent to the police, any forensic evidence can be taken at the Sky Blue Centre (SARC) in Nuneaton (see

University Support External Support

CU Health and Wellbeing Coventry Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre
Tel: 024 7765 8029
(CRASAC)
Pastoral Support, academic advocacy and referral to

counselling if needed Tel: 02476 277777
E: welfare.ss@coventry.ac.uk

W: http://www.coventry.ac.uk/study-at- Counselling, Crisis and Advocacy Support
coventry/student-support/health-and-
9am-5pm Tues, Weds and Friday
wellbeing/welfare/ 9am-8pm on Mon and Thurs.

Students’ Union Advice Centre (SUAC)
Helpline:
Tel: 024 7765 5200 10am-2pm Mon-Fri

Counselling and academic advocacy 6pm-8pm Mon & Thurs eve
Phone queries: E: helpline@crasac.org.uk or
Text: 07936 816130
9am-5pm Mon - Fri
Drop-in sessions:
24 Hour Answerphone:
11am–1pm Mon - Fri 024 7627 7777

Appointments:
2pm-3.30pm Mon-Thus

E: suadvice@coventry.ac.uk Sky Blue Centre (Sexual Abuse Referral
http://www.cusu.org/support/advice/see-an-advisor/
Centre)


University Protection Services Tel: 024 7686 5505

Tel: emergency hotline 024 7765 8555
A 24/7 response to incidents on campus or in Forensic evidence collection
Website: http://www.blueskycentre.org.uk
University-owned accommodation and monitoring of a
campus-wide CCTV surveillance system.

For emergencies in private accommodation or off-

campus students can call the Police on 999.

If you are interested in an intensive face to face training

course, Rape Crisis England and Wales can provide this –
please contact Dr C Quinn, Operations management, Rape
Crisis England and Wales. 07736 287913,
opsmanager@rapecrisis.org.uk, www.rapecrisis.org.uk

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Note 1 Note 2*
1
Mandatory reporting: applies if: Recording Disclosures from students (see below)
• the student is at risk of harming The University is keen to record the experiences of unwanted sexual
themselves or others incidents that are reported to staff for the following reasons;
• the student is under 18 • the University wishes to be responsive to such incidents and
• the disclosure affects another person target interventions to any particular location where the
under 18 (for example, on-going childhood incidents take place, e.g. the Library, city nightclubs.
abuse in the home) • the University can also monitor if any particular members of
staff are taking a lot of disclosures and provide help and
In this case please contact the University support.
Welfare Officer for advice on 024 7765 8029 • In the event of a serious case review, it will be possible to track
the disclosure back to the first time it was reported.

Note 3 Note 4
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP): 0117 934 2121/Policy No. TT8/2124964: If the perpetrator is a
A telephone helpline which provides confidential advice/support to on a wide range of member of staff or
personal issues e.g .emotional wellbeing, personal counselling, financial concerns, legal student, please contact
issues etc. This confidential service (operating 24/7) requires one phone call to the the University Welfare
providers (DAS) who will then call you at a convenient time. All DAS Counsellors are Officer for advice on 024
members of the BACP. 7765 8029

Note 5
Summary points from course
• An unwanted sexual incident can range from verbal • When approached by a student:
assault to rape o Consider the surroundings
• It can happen to anyone and there are no o Listen
circumstances where it is excusable o Convey belief
• Anyone can perpetrate an unwanted sexual incident o Recognise harm done
including a staff member, a fellow student, a friend or o Be non-judgemental
family member o Let the student retain control
• A student may tell in a variety of ways: it is important to o Be clear about your boundaries
listen and not judge o Provide information
o Take notes: please see reporting process below

*Recording Disclosures from students

Student makes a disclosure* Staff call/email the Reporting Officer to request

disclosure form: arx162@coventry.ac.uk

Password protected disclosure form and unique

reference number emailed to staff

Staff email unique reference number to

student Staff email password protected completed
disclosure form to Reporting Officer on
arx162@coventry.ac.uk

Reporting Officer files the disclosure form securely

and adds anonymised details to statistical
spreadsheet

1
It is important to make clear to the student making the disclosure that your requirement to report will be completely anonymised
and they will not be identified in any way without their permission. Also, that they will receive a unique reference number which
will securely protect the information for future reference – e.g. if they wish to take the matter further by reporting to the police.

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