In-house training

• Expert-Led Training: Delivered by our team of specialist solicitors or barristers, our courses set out the legal framework for the topic and its practical application, equipping practitioners with the knowledge and skills to better support the women they work with.
• Flexible Delivery: Choose between online or in-person sessions, depending on your team’s preferences and our availability. Our training formats range from full-day and half-day sessions to webinars.
• Engaging Content: Our courses incorporate engaging content and activities ensuring an interactive learning experience.

Family Law

• Helping survivors access family law legal aid (half-day)
• Domestic Violence Injunctions (half-day or 1 day available)
• Child Arrangements and Domestic Abuse (1 day)
• Supporting Survivors of Domestic Abuse in Child Arrangement Order applications (half-day)
• Divorce and financial arrangements after separation (1 day or half-day)
• FGM, forced marriage, and the law (1 day)
• The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 – family and criminal justice measures (2-hour)
• What does the Family Court do? (2-hour)
• Practical tips on attending Family Court with a survivor of Domestic Abuse (2-hour)
• Family Court: IDVA/ISVA attendance & keeping refuge addresses confidential (2-hour)
• *NEW* – Supporting Survivors with Fact-Finding Hearings (2-hour)

Criminal Law

• Sexual Violence – overview of the law (half-day)
• Sexual Violence 3-day course (adaptable)

For outlines and more information, please contact [email protected]

**NEW** Immigration law relating to migrant victims of domestic abuse

This new 3-part online training course is held over 3 separate sessions.

Each session is one hour and delivered in seminar style and includes around 45 minutes of trainer-led content followed by 15 minutes for questions and discussion.

Course content is as follows:

Part 1: 1 hour

• What is immigration law
• Who can advise on immigration law & what is regulated
• Getting immigration advice
• Overview of immigration control

Part 2: 1 hour

• Issues affecting migrant victims of domestic abuse
• Exclusions and entitlements to public funds
• Introduction to domestic abuse immigration policies
• Identifying immigration status

Part 3: 1 hour

• Migrant Victims of Domestic Abuse Concession (MVDAC)
• Settlement for victims of domestic abuse (Appendix Victim of Domestic Abuse)
• Victims with pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme
• Options for victims falling outside the scope of domestic abuse immigration policies

For more information on any of the above, please contact [email protected]

Preventative Culture for Sexual Harassment – The Worker Protection Act 2023 Compliance –  for Employers and Senior Leadership

Format & Duration

• Delivery: Online
• Duration: 5 hours, including a lunch break and two short breaks
• Alternative Format: Can also be delivered over two days as two 2.5-hour sessions (including breaks)

Overview

This course has been developed to ensure employers and senior leadership comply with their new mandatory positive duty to prevent sexual harassment of employees under the Worker Protection Act 2023, from October 2024. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) recommends that employers seek training to ensure compliance with the duty to prevent sexual harassment.

Course Description

The course provides a clear explanation of key aspects of the law for developing the steps all employers must now take to implement preventative measures for sexual harassment of employees, including from third parties. It outlines your new legal obligations as employers and the potential for enforcement action by the EHRC for breaches of the duty.  This is delivered in the wider context of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) more broadly and from a trauma-informed approach to provide strategies for how Senior Leadership can foster a culture of prevention of sexual harassment.

In addition, the course is designed to equip employers with the knowledge and understanding needed to devise effective preventative measures for their industry and work environment. Through interactive exercises and case study work, we explore best practices for adopting a ‘risk-based’ approach and introduce tools for developing an organisational action plan to implement preventative step. Group work supports participants in shaping a tailored organisational response for embedding a culture of prevention and addressing the underlying drivers of sexual harassment in the workplace.

Course Structure

Session 1 – Introduction – A new duty to prevent sexual harassment of employees

Session 2 – Sexual Harassment Law and the Worker Protection Act 2023 for Employers

Session 3 – Understanding Reasonable Steps To Prevent Sexual Harassment

Session 4 – Implementing Preventative Measures

Who Will Benefit

This course is aimed at the senior leadership of corporate, private, public and third sector employers responsible for their organisation’s compliance with the Worker Protection Act 2023, risk management and strategic development of their culture and ethos.

2. Sexual Harassment Law for Employers: Handling Disclosures and Conducting Trauma-Informed Investigations.

Format & Duration

• Delivery: Online
• Duration: One day, including a lunch break and two short breaks
• Alternative Format: Can also be delivered over two days

Overview

This specialised course is tailored to equip employers, HR professionals and trade union reps with the necessary skills to navigate and address sexual harassment effectively. Delivered as a comprehensive 1-day session, the course is designed to go through the process step by step to provide valuable insights and practical strategies.

Description

Drawing from the Rights of Women’s frontline experience gained through our advice line and using bespoke case studies that we will design in conjunction with you to ensure the training is relevant to your sector and work environment. The training will introduce and explain the legal concepts and use group work to fit practical examples you may encounter in the broader context of violence against women and girls.

It helps organisations understand how to meet their legal obligations, ensure they act fairly and best support victims. It also ensures your organisation will be acting upon their new duty to prevent sexual harassment and duty of care to create a safe workplace free from harassment for all.

The course is structured around challenging case studies, designed to cover every stage, from initial disclosure and interviews to grievance outcomes. Each session is tailored with practical advice for supporting victims and conducting fair and objective investigations.

Session 1 – Introduction to Violence Against Women and Girls, sexual harassment and myth-busting

Session 2 – Sexual Harassment Law for Employers

Session 3 – Trauma-Informed Approaches

Session 4 – Responding to sexual harassment and sexual violence disclosures and supporting victims

Session 5 – Conducting trauma-informed internal investigations

Who Will Benefit

Suitable for large or small employers, this course is invaluable for senior leadership, managers, HR professionals (particularly those who will receive informal or formal reports of sexual harassment) internal and external investigators, decision-makers of workplace investigations and grievances, Trade Union officials and representatives, and VAWG professionals.

What people say about this training 

“I felt it was high quality and accessible training that is very timely as trade union leaderships take a long hard look at their structures, processes and governance.”  Dep General Sec, Trade Union

We also offer bespoke training programmes to meet your team or organisation’s learning objectives. If you’d like to explore this option, please get in touch with us at [email protected]

Charges for our training services vary based on your organisation type and income. We understand that each organisation has unique circumstances, and we aim to provide tailored solutions that accommodate diverse budgets.

Off-the-shelf course prices are for courses with existing content; where content is developed or significantly adapted for the client organisation, a specific price will be agreed.

For in-house courses delivered in person, the trainer’s travel and subsistence expenses will be added to the course fee.

Get in Touch

For detailed information on all our training courses, including course summaries and pricing, or to discuss your specific requirements, please reach out to our Training and Events team at [email protected].