Training
White Ribbon UK training sessions are engaging, inclusive, and accessible, helping to create workplaces and communities where everyone feels safe, equal, and respected.
Our expert trainers bring specialist knowledge to help you address sexual harassment, build workplace cultures that prevent violence against women and girls, and increase awareness of domestic abuse. You can read more about our trainers and the sessions they deliver, below.
Why choose White Ribbon UK?
We take a down-to-earth, accessible, and inclusive approach to all our training. Our goal is to ensure that everyone, regardless of their background or prior knowledge, comes away having learned something valuable.
For many people, the training they receive in their workplace is their first introduction to how harmful gender stereotypes, sexist jokes and comments can lead to an unsafe workplace culture and more serious forms of sexual harassment. White Ribbon UK’s training is just the beginning of their journey. We encourage participants to become White Ribbon Ambassadors or Champions, so that they continue their learning. They will gain access to our hub full of resources, webinars and information, helping them to continue actively working to speak up for women, both at work and in their daily lives.
Our training is designed to meet people where they are, creating safe and respectful spaces for people of all genders to engage in conversation and ask questions of our experts. Participants leave with practical tools they can use in everyday situations - from changing their own behaviours, understanding the importance of being an ally and confidently stepping in with bystander interventions.
Benefits to your organisation
Safer, more inclusive workplace culture
Legal compliance e.g Worker Protection Act
Stronger staff engagement and retention
Everybody feels heard and understood
Higher productivity and wellbeing
Fewer sick days
Meet our trainers and find a course suitable for your staff!
Diane Reed
White Ribbon UK Business Development and Training Officer
Diane has had 14 years working in Domestic Abuse for both statutory and voluntary sectors including probation service, police, commissioned Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) services, Domestic Abuse Charities and Local Authorities, including Community Safety Partnerships.
She has experience as a Domestic Abuse practitioner within Local Authority collocated within Family Safeguarding teams and Mental health.
Diane is also a qualified Independent Domestic Violence Advocate (IDVA) working with victims and survivors of Domestic Abuse at High Risk of harm or homicide.
Lyndon Roberts
White Ribbon UK Ambassador and Associate Trainer
Lyndon Roberts is a White Ribbon UK Ambassador and Associate Trainer with 15+ years’ experience in equality, inclusion, and cultural change across sport, business, and the public sector.
His work focuses on tackling gender-based violence, supporting cultural change, and empowering men and boys to be allies in preventing violence against women and girls. In 2025, he co-delivered White Ribbon UK’s Ambassador project with the Premier League to promote women’s safety in football.
Lyndon also supports organisations responding to workplace harassment and sits on the boards of Basketball Wales and Larsen’s Pride. He remains committed to challenging harmful attitudes and creating safer spaces.
Luke Medcalf
White Ribbon UK Business Development and Training Officer
Luke Medcalf began working with young people in areas of Hull and East Riding, delivering 1:1 support and group sessions for boys. He later led a boys and young men’s project, working across domestic abuse prevention, LGBT+ support, and sex education for young people with learning difficulties.
More recently, he worked in the sports sector leading inclusion and anti-racism work, with a focus on tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG). His core work is in earliest intervention, working with boys and young men before harmful behaviours take hold.
Luke is passionate about prevention, inclusion, and creating safe, respectful environments for all.
Vicki Paddison
White Ribbon UK Champion and Associate Trainer
Vicki Paddison has over 30 years’ experience in the safeguarding violence against women and girls (vawg), and domestic abuse sector. Vicki’s work includes developing trauma-informed services for victims and survivors and programmes for perpetrators of violence, as well as leading training delivery and commissioning specialist services.
She has led multi-agency projects, policy development, chaired Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conferences and coordinates Domestic Abuse Related Death Reviews.
Since 2018, she has worked independently as a consultant and is proud to be a White Ribbon UK Champion. A passionate advocate, Vicki continues to push boundaries and to improve outcomes for victims and survivors.
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FAQs
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White Ribbon UK is the leading organisation engaging men and boys to end violence against women and girls by addressing the root causes, restrictive and harmful gender norms.
We are often asked for support by organisations on how best to engage men in the workplace to transform cultures, without alienating, to achieve genuine change. Due to our aims and message focusing on learning and allyship, White Ribbon UK training can support organisations in a positive way.
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Yes, all training offers have fees, and we take into consideration the number of participants and length of training sessions when finalising these.
If you’d like more information about our fees, please email us at training@whiteribbon.org.uk
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On average we spend one third of our lives at work. To end violence against women and girls, we must change cultures in all areas of our lives to foster healthy relationships and so women can live their lives free from the fear of harassment, discrimination and abuse.
Training to understand the issues surrounding violence against women and girls is important to identify and challenge harmful attitudes and behaviour, to develop a collective responsibility through allyship to women and girls.
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All training is intersectional – our speciality is working with men to be allies to women and girls. The harmful male cultures we work to positively overcome are also discriminatory towards other marginalised groups. We are also clear that men can experience domestic abuse and violence.