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This week saw the last episode of the Channel 4 programme “To Catch a Copper”.  It’s been described by many as ground-breaking.  It certainly has a catchy title.  I don’t agree that it’s ground-breaking.  Whilst it has shone a light on poor police behaviour it really hasn’t explored issues fully nor has it offered solutions … Continue reading To catch a copper or to stop a copper, that is the question.

In our training we aim to; To create moral rebels whose actions will reduce harm. To engage organisational leaders to work better to create cultures of safety and active bystandership. To build compassionate and supportive communities. To help people be the best versions of themselves. Our work is always evidence informed.

The AS1 Programme brings together all the experience that we have in this field. The Evidence informed “AS1” curriculum makes use of the science of active bystander-ship and aims to support organisations to fully embed peer intervention and culture change from the top down and the ground up. The face to face and discussive delivery … Continue reading As One

The simple answer is why not? Active Bystandership is the “Art and science of reducing harm”. Within society harm comes from many sources including from poor behaviours, mistakes, and poor mental health. In many ways they are all connected and cannot be separated. 50+ years of social science research confirms that active bystandership can be … Continue reading Why a bystander approach?

Over past weeks and indeed years many stories have hit our headlines.  All, in my opinion share one thing in common, the silence of those who were present and, who were in a position, to do something.  In each story bystanders stood by doing nothing to stop the resultant harm. Whether the focus is on … Continue reading What to do…….