Report + Support Data: TP1 2024/25
Total number of reports July- December 2024 compared to 2023-24
* increase in reports due to launch of Safeguarding referral feature
Number and % of Anonymous Reports, Named Reports, and Welfare & Safeguarding Concerns
| Anonymous | 12 |
|---|---|
| Named | 22 |
| Welfare and Safeguarding Concerns | 61 |
Incident types
Number of reports received per incident type
* Please note that people can select more than one option for incident type
| A hate crime | 2 |
|---|---|
| An assault | 6 |
| Bullying | 6 |
| Discrimination | 5 |
| Harassment | 10 |
| I'm not sure | 6 |
| Other | 11 |
| Sexual misconduct | 3 |
Reasons for reporting anonymously
* Please note that people can select more than one reason
| I don't know what to do | 2 |
|---|---|
| I don't want to get anyone in trouble | 2 |
| I feel embarrassed/ashamed | 1 |
| I feel like they have more authority than me | 4 |
| I'm concerned it might impact my future career/studies | 4 |
| I'm worried about being called a trouble maker | 2 |
| I'm worried about the repercussion for me or others | 5 |
| I'm worried I won't be believed | 1 |
| I've told someone before but it wasn't taken seriously | 2 |
| I've told someone in the past and nothing happened | 1 |
| It's not serious | 1 |
| The person didn't want to tell you themselves | 3 |
Case outcomes
Number of cases per outcomes
| Closed as anonymous | 5 |
|---|---|
| DO NOT USE - Support only (internal) | 3 |
| Duplicate/spam | 1 |
| External support - Accommodation (RA team, Unite, other accommodation provider) | 3 |
| External support - Students’ Union | 1 |
| External support – Emergency Contact/NOK | 1 |
| Internal support - Counselling & Wellbeing | 2 |
| Internal support - Disability & Neurodiversity | 2 |
| Internal support - Mental Health & Welfare | 20 |
| Internal support - Mental health support - external referral (FTB, CAMHS, Adult Services) | 2 |
| Internal support - Student Funding & Advice | 1 |
| Internal support – Academic | 4 |
| Internal support – Campus Safety | 7 |
| Internal support – Sports Aston | 1 |
| No further action | 25 |
| None | 45 |
| Safeguarding concerns resolved with internal support | 2 |
| Wellbeing support provided | 11 |
Action plan
We successfully launched the Safeguarding & Welfare Concerns report and response feature in TP1 2024/25 and made substantial progress in developing more effective processes for the Students of Concern working group.
In TP2 we plan to:
- deliver student and staff communications to ensure widespread knowledge of the Report + Support platform
- update internal Safeguarding Policy and Procedure document
- develop a tiered safeguarding training plan for the whole university with Organisational Development
- discuss use of Report+Support data with Senior Executive
- continue to develop collaborative response work with all R+S users