Bullying is never okay. We do not tolerate unacceptable behaviour, including bullying.
Think
- Are you in immediate danger? If you are in immediate danger or seriously injured, you can contact the emergency services on 999 (or 112 from a mobile phone).
- Find a safe space. If an incident has just happened try and find somewhere you feel safe.
- What is bullying? It might be useful to think about what is meant by bullying and how these behaviours are described.
Talk
- If there’s a friend, family member, member of staff, or colleague that you trust consider talking things through with them.
- USW Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Team. The University's EDI Team is happy to talk you through the University's procedures, how to make a complaint and what support is available, in confidence. EDI Team can be contacted via email equality@southwales.ac.uk
Report
- Report and Support. Students and staff can report an incident using the University’s Report and Support system. You can choose to do this anonymously or with your contact details and an appropriate member of staff will contact you. If you choose to report with your contact details the member of staff can talk through the options and support available to you, in confidence.
Support
- As a student you can also reach out to our Wellbeing Service which offers a range of help and support. You can book an appointment with the Wellbeing Service, with a Wellbeing Adviser who can talk you through the support available.
- As a staff member you can access support via the Staff Support Scheme, your manager or HR via HR Business Partner hrbusinesspartner@southwales.ac.uk
- Seek External Support - There are a number of external specialist organisations that provide specialist support, including counselling. A list of organisations can be found here.
- Staff and Students can reach out to the University's EDI Team via equality@southwales.ac.uk; or to Dignity at Work and Study Advisors
- Staff can reach out to relevant Trade Unions (UCU, Unison and GMB)