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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 helps sports clubs become more inclusive, safer and more welcoming communities.
- Support LGBTQ+ inclusion
- Improve diversity in your club
- Tackle harassment and discrimination
- Gain recognition through accreditation
- 3-Step Process
- Attend Training
- Create Your Inclusion Plan
- Complete Actions & Gain Accreditation
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 | Better student experience |
TeamUCL Against Hate Framework
Sports Development staff are formalising the support given to clubs who engage in EDI programmes and initiatives. There will be 'check-in' workshops for TeamUCL Against Hate and history month specific workshops.
| Pride | Diversity | Zero Tolerance |
|---|---|---|
| LGBTQ+ inclusion | Widen participation | Consent education |
| Allyship | Improve representation | Challenging misogyny |
| Trans inclusion | Remove barriers | Safer socials |
| Tackling homophobia | Reach underrepresented groups | Preventing harassment |
How to get involved:
- Welfare Officer attends training
- Club signs the TeamUCL Against Hate Pledge
- Nominate leads or representatives for Pride, Diversity and Zero Tolerance
- Submit your Inclusion Plan
- Deliver your actions throughout the year and submit your Impact Report
Submission deadlines
| Item | Date | Time | Medium |
|---|---|---|---|
| All clubs have access to key documents | Thursday 2nd October | ||
| Inclusion Plan Drop In Session | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| Pledge and draft inclusion plan deadline | TBC | TBC | Submission webform |
| Term 1 workshop | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| Term 2 workshop | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| Inclusion report deadline | TBC | tbc | Submission webform |
Ideas action bank:
| pride | diversity | zero tolerance |
|---|---|---|
| Host an LGBTQ+ awareness event | Deliver a This Girl Can session | Complete Active Bystander training |
| Partner with an LGBTQ+ society | Celebrate Black History Month | Deliver a consent or healthy relationships workshop |
| Run a Rainbow Laces campaign | Celebrate a cultural or religious event | Promote reporting and support services |
| Invite an LGBTQ+ guest speaker | Partner with a cultural society | Run a campaign tackling harassment or discrimination |
| Create a Pride or Inclusion committee role | Run a beginner or taster session | Introduce a club code of conduct |
| Promote allyship through social media | Review accessibility of sessions and events | Include welfare briefings at socials and events |
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.