Everyone deserves to feel safe, respected and supported, whether that’s at college, in the workplace, online and beyond. This is central to our Safe Students, Safe Staff, Safe Spaces approach at college.
Our Speak Up Speak Out campaign (SuSo) is here to help raise awareness around serious topics like peer pressure, consent, and sexual harassment and abuse. It gives you the tools to understand what’s okay (and what’s not), how to stay safe, support others and where to go for help.
You can access the SuSo content on your ALO dashboard. From the Student Support Hub, select the Speak Up Speak Out button available on the landing page:
SuSo homepage: Speak up Speak out homepage : Student Support Hub
These cover real-life topics such as:
- What’s OK and what’s not: Understanding sexual harassment, violence and abuse
- When friends cross the line: Harmful behaviour between peers
- Consent, boundaries and healthy relationships
- Staying safe online
- Challenging gender stereotypes and toxic norms
- Being a bystander: How to speak up and support others
- Knowing your rights: The law, myths and safety
- Support services and looking after your wellbeing.
New videos in the Speak Up Speak Out section on ALO
Activate Learning has teamed up with Peerscroller to create bite-sized videos made by young people, for young people.
These are quick to watch and packed with helpful, real-world info. You’ll find them in the Speak Up Speak Out section of the Student Support Hub on ALO. Click on the Peerscroller icon.
Get the Peerscroller App
You can also access more videos through the Peerscroller app. These include all the Speak Up Speak Out videos, plus even more on topics like relationships, mental health, careers and money.
Ask your Progress Coach for the signup code and how to get started during your next Personal Development Tutorial.
You’re not alone
Some of these topics can be difficult to think about. If anything you see or read here affects you, please reach out to a staff member or contact the Student Support and Safeguarding team on safe@activatelearning.ac.uk or 01865 550401. Support is here when you need it.
Alternatively, if you want to speak to someone outside of Activate Learning, you can find lots of specialist help in your area under the “Help is out there” section of the Speak Up Speak Out course.
Let’s work together to make college a place where everyone feels safe to Speak Up and Speak Out.
Millie Ellis
Director and Designated Safeguarding Lead for Activate Learning
