Create safer campuses through early reporting and stronger student support

In higher education, student safety and staff conduct are closely linked to institutional reputation, safeguarding responsibilities, and duty of care obligations. Universities are expected to address issues such as sexual harassment, bullying, discrimination, hate incidents, and misconduct involving both students and staff, while demonstrating clear processes, transparency, and effective support pathways. Report + Support™ is the original student reporting system that helps higher education institutions capture concerns early, manage cases consistently, and build safer, more inclusive campus communities.

Encourage early reporting

Give students, staff, and researchers a safe, anonymous and accessible way to report concerns, helping institutions address issues before they escalate into harm, disengagement, or reputational impact.

Improve visibility and oversight

Real-time reporting provides insight into behavioural risks across departments, campuses, and student communities, supporting stronger safeguarding, pastoral support, and institutional accountability.

A structured approach to student safety and conduct

Managing safeguarding and conduct concerns in higher education requires clear processes, consistency, and trauma-informed handling across diverse student and staff populations. OfS Condition E6 reinforces the need for effective systems to report, record, and respond to harassment and sexual misconduct. Report + Support™ provides a centralised reporting and case management system that ensures every concern is captured, assessed, and managed appropriately, supporting both student wellbeing and regulatory compliance.

Anonymous and named reporting options to support safe disclosure for students and staff

Centralised case management to track concerns across departments, residences, and services

Two-way anonymous messaging to support sensitive disclosures and ongoing support

Report linking and pattern recognition to identify repeat behaviours and safeguarding risks

Alignment with safeguarding and student wellbeing frameworks, such as FTSU, through accessible reporting routes

Turn student insight into safer, more inclusive campuses

Higher education institutions must be able to demonstrate how they are identifying, managing, and preventing risks to student safety and wellbeing. Report + Support™ provides the data and insight needed to move from reactive case handling to proactive safeguarding and cultural improvement.

Aggregated reporting to identify trends across campuses, faculties, and student groups

Real-time dashboards to support safeguarding oversight and senior leadership reporting

Early-warning indicators to highlight emerging risks to student safety and wellbeing

Audit trails to evidence actions taken and support institutional accountability

Workforce and student intelligence to inform prevention strategies and policy development

What our customers say

Hear how universities and colleges are creating a safer, more open campus culture by giving students and staff the confidence to speak up - and the tools to act when it matters most.

"We were seeing trends that we were able to push up into committee structures and say - 'We know where our problems are. We know what our resourcing needs to look like.'"

Nicola Campbell
Head of Conduct and Respect

"Report + Support™ has been an instrumental tool for us in terms of addressing barriers to reporting unwanted behaviours, as well as monitoring trends and collecting data insights to inform our preventative and response strategies."

Melanie, via Capterra
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Practitioner

"It is highly user-friendly, intuitive to navigate, and continually evolving - actively streamlining and improving processes in response to community-driven feedback."

Karen Bowlby
Inclusion Manager

"The thing I value most about the Report + Support system is that it's safe, it's secure, but also provides an avenue for you to seek support. Not only to report, but you can also ask for support through the system."

Dawda Samba
Diversity and Inclusion Manager

"It's enabled us to be really data driven. We know that the issues are there, but having that reporting tool where we can actually capture how many reports are coming in, the data on the different types of issues that are being experienced, we can obviously then amend and create our services with that in mind."

Nicola Kitch
Senior Wellbeing Advisor

Key challenges in managing student safety and conduct in higher education

Higher education institutions face complex safeguarding and cultural challenges, where issues can affect both student wellbeing and staff-student interactions. Report + Support™ provides the structure, visibility, and evidence needed to manage these risks effectively.

Student safety
Issues such as sexual harassment, bullying, discrimination, and hate incidents can significantly impact student wellbeing, academic engagement, and retention. However, these concerns are often underreported. Report + Support™ enables safe, anonymous reporting and structured case management to encourage and ensure concerns are identified early and acted upon appropriately.

Underreporting
Students and staff may be reluctant to report concerns due to fear of not being believed, uncertainty about processes, or concerns about confidentiality. Report + Support™ addresses these fears by providing trusted, accessible, and anonymous reporting channels aligned with safeguarding expectations and sector guidance.

Evidencing safeguarding
Higher education institutions must demonstrate that they are taking appropriate steps to safeguard students and respond to concerns. Report + Support™ provides structured reporting routes, consistent case handling, and complete audit trails to evidence actions taken from report to resolution.

Complex cases
Safeguarding and conduct cases in universities can involve multiple parties, departments, and support services. Without a centralised system, visibility and consistency can be lost. Report + Support™ ensures concerns are managed in a structured way with clear oversight and accountability.

Campus-wide consistency
With large student populations, multiple campuses, and diverse services, inconsistent handling of concerns can undermine trust. Report + Support™ standardises reporting and case management across the institution, ensuring fairness and consistency in how concerns are addressed.

Higher Education resources

Practical guidance, templates, and support materials designed to help you improve reporting culture, strengthen processes, and meet evolving compliance expectations.

Exceeding Regulation: Office for Students (OfS) Condition E6
The Office for Students (OfS) Condition E6 sets clear regulatory requirements for Higher Education providers to prevent and respond to harassment and sexual misconduct. This guide explains what Condition E6 requires in practice, where institutions are most exposed, and how to move beyond minimum standards towards meaningful cultural change.

Sexual Harassment & Speak-Up Compliance Toolkit
The Employment Rights Act raises the bar from "reasonable steps" to "all reasonable steps" to prevent sexual harassment, extending liability to third-party conduct and strengthening whistleblowing protections. This toolkit helps you identify organisational exposure, take required action, and evidence compliance in practice.

Training Academy

Our Training Academy delivers practical, evidence-based training tailored to higher education environments, helping staff, student support teams, and leaders recognise, prevent, and respond to safeguarding concerns and inappropriate behaviour. Strengthen your speak-up culture, improve student safety outcomes, and ensure your institution is equipped to meet evolving expectations around wellbeing, safeguarding, and campus conduct.