Addressing the Gap Between Reporting and Prevalence of Bullying
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Bullying and harassment remain significant challenges across education and workplace environments, yet reporting levels continue to fall far below actual prevalence. In many cases, people do not stay silent because reporting routes are unavailable, but because they are unsure whether they will be believed, supported, or safe after speaking up.
In this on-demand webinar, Gemma McCall and Vicki Baars explore the complex relationship between reporting, trust, culture, and psychological safety. The session examines why organisations can have policies and processes in place, but still struggle to create environments where people feel confident coming forward.
Drawing on insights from higher education and broader workplace culture practice, the discussion looks at what organisations can do to better understand barriers to reporting and take meaningful, proactive steps to address them.
Throughout the webinar, Gemma and Vicki discuss:
- Why bullying and harassment are often underreported
- The impact trust and organisational culture have on reporting behaviour
- How data and reporting insights can help organisations identify patterns and areas of concern
- The role of consistent, everyday actions in building psychological safety
- Practical ways to strengthen engagement, trust, and confidence in support systems
The session also explores how organisations are using data-led approaches to move beyond reactive responses and take earlier, more informed action to support their communities.
Whether you work in higher education, HR, safeguarding, EDI, people and culture, student support, or organisational leadership, this webinar offers practical insight into creating safer, more responsive environments where people feel heard and supported.
Watch the webinar on-demand to learn how organisations are closing the gap between the prevalence of bullying and the number of people who feel able to report it.
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What we're reading
Latest insights from the front lines of workplace culture.
What the FCA's Q2 2026 whistleblowing data tells regulated firms about culture risk
The FCA published its whistleblowing data for Q2 2026. Containing 886 allegations, 339 of which are related to misconduct and poor reporting systems.
The 29% Blind Spot: What HR Leaders Don't Know About Their Own Workplace
In the Culture Shifters Annual Report 26/27, we asked UK HR professionals a direct question: are you confident that all levels of workplace misconduct are reported and visible within your organisation? Just 71% said yes. That leaves 29%, almost three in ten HR leaders, openly acknowledging that they do not have full visibility of what is happening across their own workforce.
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Speak Up Culture & Evidencing Compliance for Your Ofsted Inspection
Join Stefan Jordan, Colchester Institute's Director of Inclusion and Wellbeing, with Culture Shift Co-Founder, Gemma McCall, as they break down what Ofsted's new further education and skills inspection toolkit actually expects from you on speaking up, follow-through, and staff protection.
Feeling inspired?
Take the first step toward preventative misconduct management with a demo of our Report + Support™ platform. We can show you how to breakdown reporting barriers with anonymous 2-way messaging, and how to act before things escalate with name-matching and pattern-spotting across our analytics dashboard.
