Safer Spaces: 6 online workshops to understand & prevent sexual violence
Join us for a series of six short, interactive online training sessions designed to empower you with the knowledge and confidence to truly understand sexual violence – how it happens, how different forms are connected, how to respond safely, compassionately, and effectively and create safer spaces.
Pick the workshop(s) that fit your role and interests, or join all six for a deeper, more complete understanding of this vital issue. Each session stands on its own but works together to give you the bigger picture – helping you make a real difference in the lives of those you support.
1. Online & Tech-Facilitated Sexual Abuse
Increase your understanding of new and emerging forms of tech-facilitated abuse, how to respond and what you can do to help.
- Wednesday 3 December 2025
- 10am-12pm (2hrs)
- £45
- 30 participants (max)
What you’ll learn:
- What sexual abuse is and how tech can be used to facilitate it
- The law around tech-facilitated sexual abuse.
- The background and rise of tech-facilitated sexual abuse
- The impact tech-facilitated abuse
- How to prevent, respond to and support those impacted by tech-facilitated abuse with trauma-informed practice
- Self-care practices to strengthen wellbeing
Ideal for: Anyone who wants to know more about online and tech-facilitated abuse, including safeguarding leads, parents, carers, teachers, youth workers and anyone concerned about keeping digital spaces safe.
2. Responding to Disclosures
Increase your understanding of sexual abuse, how to respond to disclosures and use trauma-informed practice to support those impacted.
- Tuesday 9 December 2025
- 10am-1pm (3hrs)
- £66
- 30 participants (max)
What you’ll learn:
- What sexual abuse is
- How trauma impacts the brain
- How to respond to disclosures of sexual abuse in a trauma-informed way
- What vicarious trauma is, how to prevent it and self-care practices to strengthen wellbeing
- For Higher Education establishments – understand how to comply with Office for Students condition
Ideal for: Anyone with an interest in the subject, including safeguarding leads, teachers, HR employees, managers, support workers or anyone concerned about creating safe and inclusive spaces.
3. Boundaries & Self-Care at Work
Understand healthy boundaries at work, how to prevent vicarious trauma, and create safe and inclusive work spaces that nurture wellbeing.
- Thursday 15 January 2026
- 1pm-3pm (2hrs)
- £45
- 30 participants (max)
What you’ll learn:
- What are personal and professional boundaries and why they’re important
- How to create and maintain boundaries
- Understand power dynamics in the workplace
- Understand what vicarious trauma is and how to prevent it
- Self-care practices to strengthen wellbeing
Ideal for: Anyone with an interest in the subject, including safeguarding leads, HR employees, managers, support workers or anyone concerned about creating safe and inclusive spaces.
4. Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Understand sexual harassment, how to respond to it, workplace responsibilities to prevent it and how to create safe and inclusive spaces.
- Tuesday 27 January 2026
- 10am-12pm (2hrs)
- £45
- 30 participants (max)
What you’ll learn:
- What sexual harassment is, the law and workplace responsibilities
- How to comply with the Worker Protection Act 2023
- How to create safe and inclusive working environments
- What drives sexual harassment and the environments it thrives in
- Build confidence in responding to disclosures of sexual harassment in a trauma-informed way
- Self-care practices to strengthen wellbeing
Ideal for: Anyone with an interest in the subject, including safeguarding leads, HR employees, managers, or anyone concerned about creating safe and inclusive spaces.
5. Domestic & Sexual Abuse
Understand what domestic abuse and coercive control is, how it intersects with sexual abuse, and how to recognise it and respond to it.
- Tuesday 10 February 2026
- 10am-12pm (2hrs)
- £45
- 30 participants (max)
What you’ll learn:
- What is domestic abuse, coercive and controlling behaviour, and the law
- How domestic abuse intersects with sexual abuse
- The impact of domestic and sexual abuse
- How to recognise and respond to domestic abuse in a trauma-informed way
- How to support people experiencing domestic abuse
- Self-care practices to strengthen wellbein
Ideal for: Anyone with an interest in the subject, including safeguarding leads, HR employees, managers, or anyone concerned about creating safe and inclusive spaces.
6. Spiking as a Sexual Offence
Understand what spiking is, the law around it, how to prevent it and how to support people impacted by it using trauma-informed practice.
- Thursday 19 February
- 2pm-4pm (2hrs)
- £45
- 30 participants (max)
What you’ll learn:
- What spiking is, the different types, and the history of spiking
- The law around spiking
- The impact of spiking
- How to identify spiking and support someone who has experienced it, using trauma-informed practice
- How to prevent spiking and create safe environments
- Self-care practices to strengthen wellbeing
Ideal for: Anyone with an interest in the subject, including nighttime economy workers, hospitality staff, education staff, support workers, or anyone concerned about creating spaces safe.
Meet the Trainer
“My areas of expertise include sexual abuse, domestic abuse, stalking, risk assessment and trauma-informed practice.
Prior to SARSAS, I worked for a domestic abuse service, initially providing direct support to victim/survivors and later designing and delivering training programmes. My combined experience of frontline support work and training experience enables me to deliver engaging, practical and insightful sessions.
Before working in the VAWG sector, I held various roles within HM Courts and Tribunals Service, gaining experience across management, legal administration and criminal operations.
My passion is in creating social change by inspiring others, which I hope to expand on in my role!”
Jade, SARSAS Trainer
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