Are your staff prepared to respond to sexual harassment and abuse, support disclosures, and have confident conversations about sensitive topics?

Founded in 2008, SARSAS is an accredited rape crisis centre that supports thousands of survivors of rape and sexual abuse each year, helping them rebuild their lives after trauma.

Our vision is a world without sexual violence, which is why we offer specialist training in a variety of topics. Our expert knowledge and trauma-informed approach can help you to approach this sensitive but important issue with confidence.

That’s why we’ve put together a handy guide of the laws and regulations that cover sexual violence in educational settings, and which of our training courses can help you to comply.

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Office for Students E6 Condition

In August 2025, the Office for Students introduced the E6 Condition, a significant step towards tackling sexual harassment and abuse in Higher Education.

The condition requires that staff are ‘appropriately trained’ to understand sexual harassment and abuse, respond effectively to disclosures of sexual violence, support those impacted, and carry out investigations into sexual misconduct in a trauma-informed way. 

One key takeaway of the new condition is that staff who are likely to receive disclosures (or those who are involved in decision making, investigations, or support) must receive specialist training delivered by those with demonstrable experience.

Additionally, mandatory, interactive training on harassment and sexual misconduct must be available for all students and must be designed and delivered by those with demonstrable experience.

SARSAS training courses to help you comply:

• Responding to Disclosures
• Healthy Relationships & Consent
• Understanding Sexual Violence
• Active Bystander

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Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Health Education Guidance

From September 2026, all schools will be legally required to update their RSE curriculum and have an up-to-date written policy for relationships education or, where applicable, RSE in place.

Some of the topics outlined in RSE guidance include relationships with family and friends, recognising controlling behaviours, abuse, and bullying, online safety and boundaries and consent

Secondary school topics also include pornography, internet cultures such as Incel (involuntary celibate) communities, image-based abuse (including AI generated or altered sexual images), technology-facilitated abuse, sexual violence, domestic abuse, and stalking and non-fatal strangulation.

SARSAS training courses to help you comply:

• Responding to Disclosures
• Healthy Relationships & Consent
• Domestic Abuse & Sexual Violence
• Stalking & Sexual Violence
• Understanding Sexual Violence
• Online & Tech-Facilitated Sexual Abuse
• Non-Fatal Strangulation (NFS)
• Active Bystander

Are you confident your training is enough to keep you compliant?

Explore our training offer here or get in touch with us at training@sarsas.org.uk.

We’d be happy to talk things through and explore how we can tailor our standard courses, including delivery, length and content, to suit your audience and unique needs.