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TeamUCL Sports Clubs are powerhouses. Last year, including taster memberships, our clubs reached over 20,122 students. That’s nearly 40% percent of all students at UCL.
There is so much potential for clubs to offer not just sport, but also community, and that’s why TeamUCL Against Hate was created. It’s our framework to empower clubs to deliver impactful events, initiatives, and programmes to benefit students across UCL.
What is TeamUCL Against Hate?
TeamUCL Against Hate is our programme to leverage the power of sports clubs.
Created in 2021/22, it brought together three existing TeamUCL Against Hate campaigns; Pride, Diversity and Zero Tolerance of Sexual Harassment.
It’s our framework to support you to write and deliver an action plan covering all three areas, to have impact within your club, TeamUCL and the wider community.
Why should your club get involved?
| Benefit for Clubs | Benefit for Students |
|---|---|
| More members | Greater sense of belonging |
| Better club culture | Safer environment |
| Recognition and visibility | More inclusive sport |
| Development Award points and funding | Better student experience |
Step 1 - Sign the Pledge
By signing the TeamUCL Against Hate Pledge, you and your club agree to:
- Sign and follow the principles of the campaign (outlined within the pledge).
- Appoint a representative to oversee each area of the pledge.
- Create a TeamUCL Against Hate Inclusion Plan
Step 2: Develop your inclusion plan
This is where you set up your actionable aims for the programme, covering Pride, Diversity and Zero Tolerance of Sexual Harassment.
When you have your aims, you need to think about who they’ll target.
- Your Club: An initiative that primarily benefits your club
- TeamUCL: An initiative that benefits several sports clubs within the Union
- The Wider Community: An initiative that benefits organisations or groups external to TeamUCL
Step 3: Reward and Recognition
Accreditation will be decided by Awards Panel based on your End of Year submission.
There are also points available to contribute to club development awards for the following:
- Submit pledge and plan - 1 point
- 1 activity in each area - 1 point
- 6 activities overall - 2 points
- 9 activities overall - 3 points
- End of Year submission - 1 point
Resources
Submission deadlines
| Item | Date | Time | Medium |
|---|---|---|---|
| All clubs have access to key documents | Thursday 8th October | ||
| Term 1 Workshops: Introduction and Black History Month | Thursday 15th October Tuesday 20th October Tuesday 27th October Friday 23rd October Thursday 29th October Friday 30th October | 5:30-6:30pm 4:15-5:15pm 5:30-6:30pm 11:00am-12:00pm | IOE 780 TBC IOE C3.14 IOE C3.15 In Person TBC Online Online |
| Pledge and draft inclusion plan deadline | Sunday 15th November | Submission webform | |
| Term 2 Drop In | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| Inclusion Report deadline | TBC | TBC | TBC |
Get involved in Union EDI work!
- Campaigns
Black History Month (October)
Disability History Month (November/December)
LGBT+ History Month (February)
- All Jokes Aside
Our campaign 'All Jokes Aside' aims to support male-identifying students at UCL to meaningfully engage in activities to support their mental health and wellbeing. We run free sport and activity sessions, deliver training and provide resources through the campaign page. Find out more here!
- Project Active
Project Active aim to support postgraduate students and women of the global majority to get physically active. They run classes 7 days a week, and have just launched their new 'Give it a go' programme to collaborate with sports clubs! Project Active also run a 'This Girl Can' campaign each year in Term 2, and there will be opportunities to collaborate during that week. Find out more about Give It A Go here.
- TeamUCL Gender Inclusion Hub
The Gender Inclusion Hub aims to support trans* students to find sport and activity for them. At TeamUCL, we are committed to supporting students to engage in activity as their authentic selves. By providing clarity on the sport and exercise available, and how it is gendered, we hope that trans* students will feel more confident becoming a part of our community. You can find the Hub here.