Respect forms an important part of our sport and it's everyone's duty to uphold expected conduct within the community. In situations where this hasn't happened, QuidditchUK has a Conduct Policy for handling complaints and taking disciplinary action against players, clubs, or volunteers when needed.

Due to the nature of the issues it handles, this is a long policy which includes details not applicable to every situation. To help you find what you're looking for we have several guides on specific issues or parts of the policy.

 If you're still stuck on what to do, please get in touch!

This guide will walk you through the process of making a complaint from start to finish.

Making a Complaint

This is a guide to recognising sexual harassment and what to do if you are being sexually harassed.

Sexual Harassment

This is a guide to recognising racial discrimination and what to do if you are being discriminated against on the basis of race.

Racial Discrimination

This is a guide for club leadership and event organisers on inclusive language to use when talking about trans and non-binary players.

Trans & Non-Binary Inclusion

Summaries (and in some cases full reports) from QUK's past complaints. This may be used to see the precedent of how issues were handled in the past.

Past Assessment Reports

Click a box to view a resource on a specific issue.

Below are any outstanding actions QUK has taken against individual players or member clubs. These are provided here so that, for example, club leadership can see any outstanding actions against their members and so that community event organisers to see if there are any players currently facing bans.

Removed from role of Interim Media Director as they had conducted racist and inappropriate behaviour on social media. Banned from volunteering with QUK indefinitely. Ban is eligible for review from June 2024. 

Assessed by Milo To , Alexandria Freeman, Chloe Durkin and Lee Sykes

In March 2023 was banned from QUK events, membership, and all member club trainings. Ban holds indefinitely and is eligible for review from March 2026.

In January 2020 was banned from QUK events, membership, and all member club trainings. Initial ban was eligible for review from January 2023. Reviewed January 2023 and ban made indefinite.

Assessed by Harry Smith and Abby Whiteley.
Reviewed by Megan Golding and Abby Whiteley

In June 2022 was banned from QUK events, membership, and all member club trainings. Action holds indefinitely.

QUK and SISU Sports Mouthguards Announce Parternship

QUK and SISU Sports Mouthguards Announce Partnership

Events Media Officer

Events Operations Officer

Events Volunteers Officer

Van Driver

With the season in swing and upcoming fixtures approaching, here are some priority volunteer roles we have vacancies for. We need Van drivers, Media officers, Operations Officers, and Volunteer Officers to help run QUK events and tournaments. 

Check out our page here to see all the other open vacancies we have currently. 

Get in touch by sending an email to volunteers@quidditchuk.org if you have any questions about the roles. If you'd like to apply for any of these roles, please submit an application using the form below!

Events Volunteer Roles

As the 23/24 season approaches, QUK have updated the transfer policy and ratified the new Cross Play policy which allows University league players to play in both the Community and University fixtures. Cross play gives students a chance to play more fixtures to aid their development, while also providing links to the Community teams they may join on leaving the University league.

The next transfer window will run from Friday 25th August to Sunday 24th September. Returning players from the 22/23 season who are playing with a different club this season will have to make a transfer request to move to their new club. They can do so once they have purchased their new membership for the 23/24 season and can be done from their member dashboard. Please refer to our updated Transfer Policy for more information on transferring.

As previously announced we will be introducing cross play for University players to play in the community and gain valuable experience. Please refer to the Cross Play Policy for more information on procedures. Community clubs will be asked about available slots and the Cross Play Request Window will be announced following this.

Transfer Window and Cross Play Announced

As the dust settles on a successful 22/23 Season, QUK has been hard at work preparing for the upcoming 23/24 Season. Following our previous announcement around Season Structure, we are now happy to confirm that the base season fees - Individual Membership & Trial Memberships, Club Memberships, and Additional Team Membership - are remaining the same as the previous season.

We are able to confirm these fees based on our strategic planning and budgeting for the 23/24 season. 

We are still to confirm event fees for the 23/24 season as we finalise venues and costs, and will communicate those fees separately as soon as possible.

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As per the QuadballUK Constitution, the President must “outline specific and measurable goals they wish to achieve” when appointed to the role, which must have clear parallels with the QUK core mission. The core mission has 4 pillars: growth, ability, sustainability and community. Our new President has developed goals in accordance with this mission and presented them to the Executive Management Team (EMT) and now the wider community. 

The goals follow the methodology known as Objectives and Key Results (OKRs). The purpose of these goals is to set an ambitious vision and for them to be measurable, adaptable, focused, and increase alignment. The OKRs will be tracked throughout the 23/24 season by the EMT and may be adapted internally based on how the season progresses.

OKRs are meant to be ambitious and stretch an organisation, so not every Key Result will be met. A rough expectation of setting OKRs is to aim for a 70% success rate - if all Key Results were achieved then the targets should have been higher, if none of the Key Results are met we were too ambitious.

Below are the 5 Objectives of the 23/24 Season and their supporting Key Results:

Should you have any questions about our 23/24 OKRs please get in touch with Dec at president@quidditchuk.org or if you would prefer to stay anonymous, use our new anonymous feedback form above

Fees and Strategic Plan for 23/24 Season Announced

After four years of service, Bex Lowe has stepped down as Team England Manager.

Bex has been a crucial part of the Team England leadership as she held the position over the transition from Team UK to Team England, and overseen the team go from strength to strength. Winning European Games 2022, the recent 4th place finish at World Cup shows Team England is firmly one of the best teams in the world. On top of official tournaments Team England has also regularly co-organised friendlies and local competitions including appearances in Genoa, Italy in 2022, Ghent, Belgium in March this year, and QUK's own W.I.S.E. Cup in Edinburgh, Scotland in June. These events and continued successes show Team England's growth as a team and a testament to Bex's leadership.

When asked about her time managing England over the years, Bex had this to say about their journey as Manager coming to a close:

"It's been an absolute pleasure to manage Team UK and then Team England. As a player I've always taken pride in the medals and trophies we've won as a team but I've also had the satisfaction as manager of seeing the squad grow and develop into a strong, supportive and professional organisation. I want to thank all of the coaches and team staff I've worked with over the years who've contributed so much to our development as well as all of of the training squad players who give their all to the team every season. You've all made being Team Manager one of the most rewarding experiences I've had in Quadball."

Thank you for all of your hard work over the years, Bex. Your efforts and England's success throughout the last couple of years has been nothing but phenomenal. QUK wish you all the best for what's coming your way!

The Team England Manager role is now open for applications, you can find more information on the role and what it entails, as well as details about other open volunteer roles in our recent volunteers appeal announcement.

Regardless of England's finish at World Cup, Bex Lowe had planned to step down from her role as Team England's Manager after four years in post, with QUK now looking for a successor.

Bex Lowe Steps Down As Team England's Manager

Thank you for all the responses we received from our previous call for volunteers to get the 2023/24 season underway earlier this year. A number of key vacancies have been filled - including a new President, Clubs Director, Gameplay Director, and Volunteers Director - and we are heading in a positive direction.

We still however have key departments looking for Directors to complete our Executive Management Team (EMT) and roles across the organisation that need filling.

Firstly, we are in need of a Media Director. Sam Instone is currently holding the position on an 'Interim' basis, after spending two years away from volunteering for QUK at an executive level. Media is essential to sharing key updates with the QUK community, maintaining QUK's brand, and facilitating regular engagement with our audiences and wider communities and partners.

We are also in need of a Technology Director. Michał Kreft has been our Technology Director since May but is looking for someone to step up and take the department to the next level. Technology looks after our infrastructure, our website, and our integrations with other platforms including Quadball Scheduler.

Lastly, we have all of our open vacancies listed below that are up for grabs for anyone who is hungry to make a difference. We especially encourage applications from those who are considering taking a step back from playing, to help shape the sport for the next generation.

If you want to learn more about any of our open roles, send us an email to volunteers@quidditchuk.org. 

If you would like to apply to any of our open roles, please use the form provided down below and send off an application! 

Please consider applying for our open vacancies! The reason this sport runs year in and year out is thanks to the community of people who are passionate about it and take time and energy from their personal schedules to dedicate it to helping maintain and improve it.

Who	What
Gio F	Removed from role of Interim Media Director as they had conducted racist and inappropriate behaviour on social media. Banned from volunteering with QUK indefinitely. Ban is eligible for review from June 2024. Assessed by Milo To , Alexandria Freeman, Chloe Durkin and Lee Sykes
Tom W (York Horntails)	In March 2023 was banned from QUK events, membership, and all member club trainings. Ban holds indefinitely and is eligible for review from March 2026. Assessed by Megan Golding and Josh Fogg
Tev W (St Andrews Snidgets)	In January 2020 was banned from QUK events, membership, and all member club trainings. Initial ban was eligible for review from January 2023. Reviewed January 2023 and ban made indefinite. Assessed by Harry Smith and Abby Whiteley. Reviewed by Megan Golding and Abby Whiteley
Ben P (Oxford Mammoths)	In June 2022 was banned from QUK events, membership, and all member club trainings. Action holds indefinitely. Assessed by Josh Fogg and Abby Whiteley.

Conduct Policy, Resources, and Reports

Resources

Making a Complaint

Sexual Harassment

Racial Discrimination

Trans & Non-Binary Inclusion

Past Assessment Reports

Outstanding Actions