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A two-day online course for staff who investigate reports of harassment, hate, and sexual misconduct in UK higher education. It is open to individuals, so you can book one place or a few, rather than arranging training for a whole team.
The course is based on our two-day investigation training for institutions.
What the course covers
The course prepares you to plan and carry out fair, impartial, and trauma-informed investigations. It draws on research on trauma, investigative practice, and procedural fairness. A sexual misconduct case study runs across both days, and you will work on it in small groups.
Content note
The case study describes an allegation of sexual misconduct. The course opens with a content note, and support information is provided. You are welcome to take a break at any time.
Day one
- Context and regulation: the framework that applies to your institution, and what it expects of investigations
- The investigator’s role: responsibilities, impartiality, and the limits of the role
- Planning the investigation: scope and terms of reference, evidence planning, risk, and safeguarding
- Trauma-informed practice: understanding trauma, setting aside myths, and working in a way that does not cause further harm
Day two
- Interviewing: PEACE-based interviewing with reporting parties, responding parties, and witnesses
- Evidence and analysis: weighing evidence, credibility and reliability, and the balance of probabilities
- The report and the outcome: clear findings, sound reasoning, and communicating the outcome well
- Panel, appeal, and afterwards: presenting findings, the appeal stage, learning from cases, and continuing development
The regulatory content is tailored to where the people attending work. For example, it covers the Office for Students (OfS) and the Office of the Independent Adjudicator (OIA) for institutions in England.
What is included
- A digital delegate handout
- A digital certificate of attendance
The course is not formally assessed and is not currently accredited.
Course details
- Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 December 2026
- 9.30am to 3.30pm each day (UK time)
- Online, with joining details sent the week before
- £350 per person, an introductory price for this first open course
- No VAT is charged, as Campus Resolve is not VAT registered
- Up to 12 places, with a minimum of 6 for the course to run
- Bookings close on Wednesday 9 December 2026
Who it is for
- Staff who investigate, or are about to start investigating, reports of harassment, hate, and sexual misconduct
- Smaller institutions, and teams that are too small for our in-house course, which is for up to 15 people
- Individuals looking for professional development
Who delivers it
The course is led by Jenny Gradwell (AMAHEP), founder of Campus Resolve. She has worked in higher education since 2002, and she investigates reports of harassment and sexual misconduct for universities.
What clients and trainees say
It was a really informative and engaging programme for both our newer and more experienced investigators, with a great mix of theory, discussion and practical exercises. Most importantly, it was genuinely relevant to the work we do in higher education, which made the learning easy to connect with our day-to-day practice. I’d happily recommend this training to any team involved in investigations or casework.
Student conduct, discipline and complaints manager, Welsh university (public LinkedIn post)
Brilliant balance between presenting and slides. Jenny was really knowledgeable and engaging, and the process plans will help me approach investigations with confidence.
Investigation training participant, English university
The practices, principles, and PEACE techniques were really useful and easy to apply.
Investigation training participant
How to book
- Complete the booking form
Use the Book a place button to open our booking page, which Ticket Tailor runs for us. You can book one place or several, and add the details of each person attending. - Pay by card or by invoice
If you pay by card, you pay as you book, and your place is confirmed straight away. If you pay by invoice, choose Pay by invoice (purchase order) and add your purchase order number and invoice details. We will confirm your place once we have the purchase order. Payment is due within 30 days of the invoice date. - Confirmation
You will receive a confirmation email when you book. We will email each person attending to ask whether there is anything that would help them take part. We will confirm by Wednesday 2 December 2026 whether the course is going ahead, and send joining details the week before the course.
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Cancellations and changes
- Places are non-refundable.
- If you can no longer attend, you are welcome to send a colleague in your place, or to move your place to a later date of the course.
- If the course does not go ahead, for example because fewer than 6 people have booked, you can choose a full refund or a place on a later date.
Get in touch
If you have a question about the course, or would like to talk about training for a larger team, please email info@campusresolve.co.uk or use the form on our contact page.