Anti-Bullying Week 2023

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• Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)
• Upper Secondary (Key Stage 4)

Preventing and Handling Bullying

Anti-Bullying week 

13th - 17th November 2023

This resource is designed to help you, as a teacher, begin a dialogue with your class about bullying, what it is, what it can do and how your students should reach out for help should they need it. 

Learning Objectives

• To understand what bullying is and why it is harmful.
• Know the appropriate steps to take if you are being bullied.
• Understand the importance of respecting individual differences and standing up against bullying.

Have you ever experienced bullying in any form?

Yes

Only if a joke has gone a bit too far

Only once or twice

No

I would speak to someone out to someone about being bullied, if it were to happen.

Yes

I don't know

No

What is bullying?

What actions are the most harmful types of bullying?

Most harmful

Least harmful

The idea here is to let your students decide what each picture means without prompts - then let them justify why they ordered them in the manner they did on the next question.

Why did you pick your most harmful and least harmful options in the order you did?

How could we respond to being bullied, or help someone I know who is?

This is obviously completely personal to your own school policy and procedures. Ensure your pupils have a thorough understanding of your schools protocols.

What should you do if you are being bullied?

1. Join the bully's side and participate in the bullying
2. Bully others to gain power
3. Express your discomfort and seek help from peers or teachers
4. Avoid retaliating

How can you respect individual differences?

1. Exclude and isolate individuals who are different
2. Respect others' differences
3. Surround yourself with positive people
4. Mock and make fun of others

How can you respond to bullying?

1. Encourage the bully to continue
2. Keep a record of the bullying incidents
3. Retaliate with physical violence
4. Report bullying incidents to a trusted adult or Childline

What should you do if you witness someone being bullied?

1. Stand up against bullying
2. Keep quiet and ignore the situation
3. Laugh and join in the bullying
4. Support and help others who may be experiencing bullying

What is Childline?

1. A free confidential counseling service for children and young people in the UK
2. A social media platform for bullying
3. A punishment program for bullies