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Anti Bullying Resource Pack
We have developed a special anti-bullying resource pack for schools, youth clubs and community groups to help tackle bullying in
fun and engaging and informative ways. The pack contains: An Anti Bullying dvd, a pack of specially designed 'feelings' cards and games, 5 Bully Free Zone door and window posters, Sample anti-bullying schools policy, Anti Bullying Lesson Plan, Anti Bullying Tips sheet, Anti Bullying organisation contact sheet,
Please see here to place an order and for details of other anti bullying resources
Anti Bullying Resource DVD Launched for anti-bullying week, a brand new anti bullying resource dvd for schools and colleges. order your copy now.
National Anti-Bullying Week
17th - 21st November 2008
In this site you will find a collection of free resources for anti-bullying week. Schools may want to use these resources to compliment what they are already doing for anti-bullying week. We also have details of shows, creative workshops and other anti-bullying related events that are happening for anti-bullying week and other times of the year.
This years theme for anti-bullying week is "Being Different - Belonging Together "
Anti-Bullying week 2007 was held on the 19th November - 23rd November 2007. The theme was that of "Cyberbullying and the community"
Anti-Bullying week 2006 was held on the 20th November - 24th November 2006. The theme was that of the "Bystander"
Anti-Bullying Week 2005 was held on the 21st November - 25th November. The theme for the week was "children and young people’s participation and involving children and young people in tackling bullying
Actionwork has produced a national anti-bullying conference for young people every year since 2003 (the first one of its kind in the country). This ipoweri event in 2006 attracted over 750 schools delegates from all over the country. The ipoweri national anti-bullying conference for young people is seen as one of the highlights of anti-bullying week. You can see a copy of the 2006 ipoweri evaluation report here (it is a large file so please be patient in allowing it to download).
See free highlights of Actionwork's ipoweri national anti-bullying conference:
FREE Anti-Bullying posters! These are free for schools and community groups to print and dislplay
There are many activities and events that you could do for anti-bullying week and outside of anti bullying week. Some of these are free and some of them cost money.
Activities or events that you could do yourself for free are listed below. We will continue to add to this list so check back regularly for more ideas. Please contact us with your ideas for inclusion
Links and Transitions Project; Secondary and their feeder Primary schools join together for a day in anti-bullying week. An example of how this could happen is where a selection (suggest a group of 20 pupils) of current primary year 6 pupils create a short performance piece showing their concerns about bullying in Secondary school which is performed to a selection (suggest a group of 20 students) of Students from the Secondary school. Everyone involved then spend 90 minutes exploring the performance piece in an active way such as through role-play, circle time, and frozen imagery. The results can then be fed back to all schools involved through assembly or small group active discussion
Set up an anti-bullying poetry competition - hold prize giving in anti-bullying week
Get students to create their own anti-bullying policy which can be voted on by the school in assembly during anti-bullying week
Create a series of anti-bullying assemblies during anti-bullying week. A different year group could lead the assembly each day of anti-bullying week
Set up an anti-bullying poster competition - hold the prize-giving in anti-bullying week
Join up with a local media arts college to create an anti-bullying radio station for anti-bullying week
Create a school anti-bullying web site
Create an anti-bullying festival. Get a variety groups of students within the school to each design/create a different kind of experience about bullying that can be showcased in the school during anti-bullying week. Experiences could include: anti-bullying songs, anti-bullying poems, anti-bullying shows, anti-bullying website, anti-bullying posters, anti-bullying stories, anti-bullying sculptures, anti-bullying films and so on. To make the day extra special invite along a local celebrity to host the festival.
Inform the local community of your anti-bullying activities. Create art or performance pieces that students can perform or showcase at local schools and other venues during anti-bullying week.
Invite peer mentoring programmes from local schools to make presentations in your assemblies during anti-bullying week
Invite students to help you update your school anti-bullying policy
Ask every student in the school to think of one idea to tackle bullying, which they write down on a piece of paper. You then collate all the answers, taking out similar ones, write up in to a document and present to the students
As above but a selection of students present the ideas in an active way such as through a drama
Have students write anti-bullying letters and other creative accounts of bullying which are sent to local media, press and MP's
Create or update the schools anti-bullying resources for the students which can be highlighted during anti-bullying week. Resources can include anti-bullying telephone help-line, bully box, anti-bullying policy, peer mentoring programme, anti-bullying website.
Hold an anti-bullying art competition
Get teachers and students from each department in the school to create a different anti-bullying resource that can be presented during assembly in anti-bullying week. For example the maths department could research and create a list of bullying statistics. The history department could research and document a history of anti-bullying work in the local area, the drama department could create an anti-bullying show to be performed and so on
Create an anti-bullying school magazine
Join up with other schools in your area and organise an anti-bullying conference for the students
Hold a 'Swap Roles' Day. Students teach the teachers about how they would like bullying dealt with in the school
Free anti-bullying week idea 2007: Actionwork in conjunction with the Anti-Bullying Alliance can be found here.
If you have a budget, Actionwork can help you organise any or all of the following:
Your own in-house anti-bullying conference
Specialist anti-bullying workshops
Anti-bullying music competiiton
Anti-bullying art or poster competition
Anti-bullying week festival
Anti-bullying week shows
Anti bullying week films
If you are after a theatre-in-education anti-bullying programme then look no further than "Silent Scream". Silent Scream is a fantastic show with follow-up workshops that creatively deals with and raises awareness of bullying. To find out more see the main anti-bullying week Silent Scream page
