Anti-Bullying Week 2021: secondary school pack : Mentally Healthy Schools

A pack containing an assembly plan, lesson plan, and cross-curricular activity ideas that are designed to encourage secondary students to think about how we can unite to address bullying both online and offline.

Anti-Bullying Week 2021 is taking place from Monday 15th to Friday 19th November 2021. The week is run by the Anti-Bullying Alliance, and this year's theme is 'one kind word'.

The Anti-Bullying Alliance have created this resource pack for secondary schools, to help schools mark the week and educate pupils about bullying.

The resource pack includes:

an assembly plan
a lesson plan
cross-curricular activities
other activity suggestions

By taking part in these activities, students will:

know what bullying is
understand the school ethos about how we treat each other
understand how they can safely support other young people if they are being bullied
understand that kindness is important and can affect our lives for the good
know how to report bullying in your school

Using this resource

This resource is designed for:

use with young people aged 11 to 16, but can be adapted for use with those over 16
use with whole classes or whole assembly groups

Please note that there is an error on page 2 of the resource that incorrectly states the resource is for Key Stage 1 and 2.

Curriculum links

England - RSHE	Respectful relationships, including friendships By the end of secondary school pupils should know: ● about different types of bullying (including cyberbullying), the impact of bullying, responsibilities of bystanders to report bullying and how and where to get help
Northern Ireland – Learning for Life and Work	Relationships KS3 pupils should have opportunity to: ● Explore the qualities of relationships including friendships ● Develop coping strategies to deal with challenging relationship scenarios ● Develop strategies to avoid and resolve conflict
Scotland – Health and Wellbeing	Relationships, sexual health and parenthood All levels: I am aware of the need to respect personal space and boundaries and can recognise and respond appropriately to verbal and non-verbal communication. Third and fourth levels: I understand the importance of being cared for and caring for others in relationships, and can explain why.
Wales - Health and Wellbeing	Progression step 3 I can reflect on the characteristics of safe relationships and I can seek support when needed. I can respect the rights of others and I understand how these impact on myself and others. Progression step 4 I can consider the role of safety in relationships and I can identify where my safety or the safety of others is threatened and I know how to respond to this. I can exercise my own rights and respect those of others, and I can recognise that rights can be infringed.