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Glasgow Clyde College GBV Data Summary (2024–2025)

As part of our commitment to prevent, identify and respond to Gender-Based Violence (GBV), we publish an annual summary of GBV incidents reported through our Report+Support tool and internal college Safeguarding process.

From 1 September 2024-31 August 2025 we received and dealt with 40 incidents related to GBV.

During this time, we received 33 reports on our Report+Support system relating to harassment, bullying, discrimination, and GBV‑related behaviours. The most frequently reported issues were harassment (8 reports), discrimination (7), bullying (5) and gender‑based violence (5). Lower levels of domestic abuse, stalking, hate crime and sexual harassment were also recorded within these reports.

Through our college Safeguarding system, between 1 September 24 and 31 August 2025 we dealt with 7 incidents. These were:

6 Safeguarding which included GBV

1 Mental Health First Aider incident which included GBV

Key Patterns

Harassment, discrimination, and bullying remain the most common concerns raised by students and staff.

Reports linked directly to Gender‑Based Violence, including domestic abuse, sexual harassment, and stalking, collectively represent a meaningful portion of disclosures, emphasising ongoing need for targeted prevention activity.

The dataset shows clear overlap between GBV and related harmful behaviours—for example, many GBV‑tagged reports also included harassment or bullying indicators.

The data supports national evidence that GBV remains under‑reported, especially in relation to sexual violence and domestic abuse.

Most frequently reported issues

Harassment was the most commonly reported issue.

Bullying and Discrimination were also highly represented.

Gender-Based Violence was selected in a significant number of reports.

Reports of Sexual Harassment, Sexual Violence, and Domestic Abuse were present, but in lower numbers.

A noticeable number of reporters selected “I’m not sure”, indicating uncertainty about categorising experiences—consistent with wider national findings that many individuals struggle to label GBV or harmful behaviours.

Overall reporting stayed consistent month‑to‑month, typically 1 report per month.

Compared with 2023/24, the pattern is broadly similar, with a slight year‑on‑year increase in frequency. This suggests stable reporting behaviour, but may also reflect ongoing under‑reporting.

Implications for practice

The data highlights key areas for College focus:

Continue promoting Report+Support as a safe, confidential space, especially for staff.

Strengthen prevention and response work around harassment, bullying, and discrimination.

Increase visibility of GBV messaging—particularly clarifying what constitutes GBV and how to identify it.

Ensure students who select “I’m not sure” receive supportive follow‑up to help them understand their experience.

Maintain and expand GBV training, including EmilyTest LISTEN, for all staff roles.

Monitor spike months annually to understand and address contextual drivers.

This data helps us monitor trends, respond effectively to disclosures, and strengthen prevention work across all three campuses. We remain committed to providing a safe, inclusive and respectful environment for all students and staff.

Glasgow Clyde College is committed to ensuring opportunities are available to all students and staff irrespective of their age. Age will not be barrier to accessing employment rights and benefits, or entering on courses, except where this can be objectively justified.

Useful websites

• Age Positive
• Age UK
• Equality Advisory Service

Glasgow Clyde College is committed to providing for the needs of people who are disabled. We will ensure that all reasonable adjustments are made to our provision on an individual and flexible basis. Individuals are actively encouraged to seek assistance and make their needs known.

The Equality Act 2010 defines a person with a disability as someone who has “a physical or mental impairment which has a long term and substantial adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.

Useful websites

• Inclusion Scotland
• Positive About Disabled People
• Enable Scotland
• Dyslexia Scotland
• Glasgow Disability Alliance
• Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living
• Scottish Association for Mental Health
• Free College Student Counselling Service
• Equality Advisory Service

We value all our students, staff and visitors equally, regardless of their gender identity. We aim to create a work, and learning and teaching environment in which all students and staff, whatever their gender identity, feel equally welcome and valued.

Please note that due to changes in relevant legislation and the EHRC's recently published statutory guidance, we are currently updating our Guidance for Supporting Trans Students and Staff. We will provide an updated version as soon as possible.

Useful websites

• Equality Challenge Unit
• LGBT Youth
• Stonewall Scotland
• Scottish LGBT
• Sandyford Initiative
• Police Scotland
• Equality Network

Glasgow Clyde College is committed to ensuring that staff policy, procedure and practices do not result in differential impact between those married and those in civil partnerships.

Furthermore, the College ensures any benefits given to married employees must also be offered to civil partners, including flexible working, statutory paternity pay, paternity and adoption leave, health insurance and survivor pensions.

Useful websites

• Equal Marriage
• Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014
• Equality Network
• Stonewall Scotland

Glasgow Clyde College is committed to supporting the health, wellbeing and safety of women during their pregnancy, subsequent maternity leave/pay arrangements and return to work/study.

The College recognises the need for female employees to take time off for health and safety reasons and to prepare for the birth of a child. In addition to the health and safety provisions, the College will support her by providing maternity leave and pay.

Useful websites

• Glasgow Maternity Services
• Equality Challenge Unit
• Family Planning Association
• Brook
• Parenthood for same sex couples
• Working Families
• One Parent Families Scotland
• Gingerbread

Glasgow Clyde College is committed to promoting racial equality and providing an environment free from any form of racial discrimination.

Useful websites

• West of Scotland Regional Equality Council (WSREC)
• Show Racism the Red Card
• Scottish Refugee Council
• Positive Action in Housing (PAIH)
• Police Scotland
• Unity Centre Glasgow
• Gryffe Women's Aid
• Scottish Refugee Council

Glasgow Clyde College celebrates and values the diversity of its students, staff and communities and aims to create an environment where the cultural, religious and non-religious or similar philosophical beliefs of all are respected.

Spiritual care

Each campus has a ‘multi-faith’ room. This is a quiet space for contemplation or prayer available to students of all faiths and none. You do not have to have a faith to use this area. Please ask your campus reception or Student Advice Team for details.

Useful websites

• Interfaith Scotland
• Nil by Mouth
• Police Scotland
• BBC
• AMINA - The Muslim Women's Resource Centre
• Places of Worship Glasgow
• Finn's Place

Glasgow Clyde College is committed to gender equality and aims to eradicate sex discrimination in its work and learning and teaching environment.

Useful websites

• Glasgow Women's Network
• Glasgow Women's Aid
• Rape Crisis Scotland
• Men's Advice Line
• Close the Gap
• Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS)

Glasgow Clyde College values all its students, staff and visitors equally, regardless of their sexual orientation. The College is currently working towards the LGBT Youth Charter to highlight our commitment to inclusion for all.

Useful websites

• Stonewall Scotland
• Equality Network
• LGBT Youth Scotland
• The Unity Centre
• Police Scotland

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Glasgow Clyde College has become a Third Party Reporting Centre for Hate Crimes after a group of staff recently undertook training with Police Scotland.

The third party reporting initiative allows, staff, students and members of the public to come into the College (any campus) and report a hate crime or hate incident.

Police Scotland website states:

 “In some cases victims/witnesses of Hate Crime do not feel comfortable reporting the matter directly to the Police and may be more comfortable reporting it to someone they are familiar with.

To ensure all victims/witnesses are able to report Hate Crimes, Police Scotland works in partnership with a wide variety of partners who perform the role of 3rd Party Reporting Centres. Staff within 3rd Party Reporting Centres have been trained to assist a victim or witness in submitting a report to the police and can make such a report on the victim/witnesses behalf.”

For more information, visit Police Scotland's website.

The College’s details will be added to the Police Scotland list of reporting centres within the next few weeks. Information leaflets have been ordered as well as Third Party Reporting Logo stickers which will be put up on the main entrances across the three campuses.

The staff (based across all campuses) who received the training and are able to help regarding any aspect of this are listed below:

• Caroline Hutchison - Equality & Diversity Officer
• Louise Reilly - Student Advisor
• Angela Clocherty - GCCSA Vice President