This page provides an overview of Emmanuel College’s expectations around respectful relationships. The full scope, definitions and responsibilities of our Respectful Relationships Policy can be found in the linked PDF document on this page.
We commit to provide our residents with a safe, respectful and inclusive community. Everyone in our College community has a right to live, study and work in an environment where they feel safe, supported and respected.
Values of respect for self, respect for others and respect for our environment (built and natural) underpin the way we interact as a community. To make certain our residents understand the College’s expectations around healthy relationships, safety, consent and seeking support we:
Respect — including self-respect, respect for others and our environment — is fundamental to everything we do. We talk about respect often and Emmanuel College takes every opportunity to demonstrate and support respectful behaviours.
We cultivate respectful relationships from the moment we meet prospective students and when residents meet as a group during Welcome Week. We provide an informative and nurturing Welcome Week experience for new students that encourages them to build healthy relationships.
Student leaders, who have been mentored to be positive role models and uphold our values, support the College to be a safe and welcoming community for all residents.
Among all our residents we foster a culture of care for each other’s physical and mental wellbeing.
Through ongoing educational programs, we promote a culture of inclusivity and equality that supports all students to understand the link between equality and respectful relationships. We regularly host guest speakers who are experts in areas such as consent, positive relationships, and respect for sexual diversity and identity.
To provide a safe place in which to navigate the transition from adolescence to adulthood, we:
Anyone at the College can make a report to the College about the behaviour of another college member/s.
If you have witnessed or had something happen to you that you think has breached the College’s policies, you can make a report.
What happens when there is a breach of the Policy or our Code of Conduct and what are the reporting options?
A breach occurs when a member of our community does not feel safe, supported or respected. This can be due to bullying, harassment or sexual assault.
If you have concerns about breaches of the Respectful Relationship Policy, you can submit:
You can access further information on these options, as well as seek support at our e-learning platform or by speaking with a member of staff.
Emmanuel College uses the RespectX platform to monitor, report and respond to inappropriate behaviour.
It is a safe and user-friendly way to raise your hand if something isn’t right, designed by experts who know how hard it can be to come forward.
We all want a safe and respectful college community, and introducing RespectX is one of the ways we will achieve this.
