Anti-Bullying Week

From Anti-Bullying Alliance

Resource type: Event

Price band: Free

Key stage: KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4, KS5

Region(s): All of UK

Anti-Bullying Week 2023 runs from 13th-17th November. The theme for this year is ‘Make a Noise About Bullying‘.

In England and Wales, Anti-Bullying Week starts with Odd Socks Day, a day to celebrate the fact that everybody is different. The week finishes with Friendship Friday on 17th November.

Anti-Bullying Week is organised by the Anti-Bullying Alliance in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and by respectme in Scotland.  Both websites provide resources to support schools. Resources available from the Anti-Bullying Alliance include:

  • Activity packs for primary and secondary schools to support Anti-Bullying Week plus complementary teaching resources developed with Twinkl and VotesforSchools.
  • Advice for young people, parents and teachers.
  • Access to free online training.
  • A school pack and further resources to support Odd Socks Day.

 Cost: Free.

About the Anti-Bullying Alliance: The Anti-Bullying Alliance is a coalition of organisations working together to stop bullying and create safe environments where all children and young people can flourish.

Further resources:

  • Tune into a BBC Teach Anti-Bullying Week Live Lesson on Monday 13th November for pupils aged 7-11 and find further resources to support Anti-Bullying week for primary and secondary schools on the BBC Teach website.
  • Join award-winning author Alan Bissett in an Authors Live pre-recorded broadcast on Monday 13th November as he talks about his first non-fiction title Lads: A Guide to Respect and Consent, a toolkit for teenage boys, encouraging them to be their best selves. Suitable for pupils aged 13+.
  • Sign up for a free live online expert panel looking at Banter and Bullying on Thursday 16th November.
  • VotesforSchools is running two free, online student webinars on Friday 17th November to encourage young people to talk about bullying and share their ideas on what schools can do to stamp it out.  Sign your primary or secondary pupils up to have their say on this important issue. You can find further resources from VotesforSchools to support Anti-Bullying Week here.
  • Explore the resources offered by fellow members of the Anti-Bullying Alliance, including drama workshops.
  • United Against Bullying is a free, whole school anti-bullying programme for schools in England developed by the Anti-Bullying Alliance.
  • Access a range of videos that can be used to start conversations on how to spot and tackle bullying, as well as other Anti-Bullying Week resources, from charity Family Lives here.
  • The Diana Award anti-bullying programme offers training and resources to help schools tackle bullying behaviour, including free webinars and online CPD for educators and a free peer-to-peer Anti-Bullying Ambassador Programme for primary and secondary schools designed to provide young people with the skills and confidence to become Ambassadors to tackle bullying.
  • This blog from Books for Topics highlights five books from their anti-bullying booklist that particularly resonate with this year’s ‘Make a Noise About Bullying’ theme. There are suggestions to cover all primary years with links to supporting resources where available.
  • Book recommendation site Toppsta has put together a list of recommended reads for young people of all ages for Anti-Bullying Week.
  •  Find book suggestions to support Anti-Bullying Week for primary and secondary schools from BookTrust.
  • Friday of Anti-Bullying Week is Friendship Friday. Anti-bullying charity Kidscape provide a range of free supporting resources for EYFS, and Primary and Secondary schools, including posters, guides, assembly ideas.
  • Find recommended books on friendship for all ages in these booklists from LoveReading4Kids.
  • You can also explore the supporting resources for World Kindness Day.

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