Free Anti-Bullying Resources
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It can feel sometimes like there is an epidemic of bullying in the world; children bullied at school, in clubs or organisations, online, adults bullied in the workplace or within social groups.
So how do we define bullying? The UK’s Anti-Bullying Alliance defines it as
“The repetitive, intentional hurting of one person or group by another person or group, where the relationship involves an imbalance of power. Bullying can be physical, verbal or psychological. It can happen face-to-face or online.”
There is a lot that we can all do to recognise and call out bullying behaviour when we see it, but just how can we do that? What are the signs of bullying we can look out for? How can we educate our children to recognise possible bullying behaviour in themselves or their friends?
There are lots of Anti-Bullying campaigns and awareness events run each year throughout the world. These include Anti-Bullying Week, Odd Socks Day, Pink Shirt Day, Anti-Bullying Day, World Day Of Bullying Prevention, also known as Blue Shirt Day, National Bullying Awareness Month, National Bullying Prevention Month and UNESCO’s International Day against Violence and Bullying at School, including cyberbullying.
Teachers will find the resources collected here useful material for lessons related to bullying or to tie-in with any of the awareness campaigns held during the year. Parents can find useful information on what to do if your child is being bullied, or of you discover that your child has been bullying someone.
Adults will also find advice on how to deal with workplace bullying.
Free Anti-Bullying Resources
Here is a huge amount of free anti-bullying resources for use by teachers, parents and anyone who leads a community organisation.
- Anti-Bullying Alliance
Anti-Bullying Week (UK), usually held in the second full week in November, is organised by the Anti-Bullying Alliance.
Their website has lots of free information, free training for proffesionals, and help on where to get support for parents and anyone working with young people.
- Pink Shirt Day
- NSPCC
- BBC Teach
- Stomp Out Bullying
Odd Socks Day (UK) which is held on the Tuesday of Anti-Bullying Week is also organised by the Anti-Bullying Alliance. It was suggested by CBeebies star Andy Day and is supported by him and his band Andy and the Odd Socks.
The ABA website offers free Odd Socks Day school and workplace packs based on each year's topic.
Pink Shirt Day is an annual event against bullying held in Canada and New Zealand. It is held on the last Wednesday of February each year
Participants wear something pink to symbolize that we as a society will not tolerate bullying anywhere. They have a collections of articles about bullying including a teacher's pack, information about addiction and domestic violence.
The NSPCC has anti-bullying resources as part of their support for Anti-Bullying Week.
The material is aimed at professionals, so that they can recognise, respond to and prevent bullying and cyberbullying within their organisations.
BBC Teach has a big section of resources for Anti-Bullying Week, with lots of high quality videos to use as part of lessons.
The lesson material is useful for PSHE lessons and separated into age-appropriate sections for KS1, KS2 and Secondary teaching. It also covers topics such as racism, cyberbullying, disablities and mental health issues.
Stomp Out Bullying is a US based campaign where kids are encouraged to wear blue. It is held in the first week of October each year.
- National Bullying Prevention Center
National Bullying Prevention Center is part of PACER, a US organisation which gives support to families of children with disabilities as well as advocating for them.
As well as organising National Bullying Awareness Month, they offer student activity kits, information for educators and parents. The material has a focus on children with disabilities of all types, but is relevant to all children.
- National Bullying Helpline
- Kidscape
- StopBullying.gov
StopBullying.gov is a US Government website which provides information from various government agencies on what bullying is, what cyberbullying is, who is at risk, and how you can prevent and respond to bullying.
It has masses of information for kids, parents, teachers and community leaders.
- UNESCO International Day against Violence and Bullying at School, including cyberbullying
The International Day against Violence and Bullying at School, including cyberbullying is a UNESCO International Day held on the first Thursday in November.
They have a lots of advice on how to counter bullying in schools, available in seven different languages.
They run a series of anti- bullying campaigns throughout the year including World Day Of Bullying Prevention, also known as Blue Shirt Day.
They have advice for kids on how to handle bullying as well as for parents and educators.
The National Bullying Helpline is a UK based charity which is the UK’s only charitable organisation addressing adult bullying and child bullying.
Particularly helpful for adults who are experiencing workplace bullying, they offer advice on employment law, mental health and work-related stress.
Kidscape is a charity dedicated to helping kid who are being bullied.
Thier website has a huge section of free resources for parents, teachers, people who work with young people and kids
We have some free anti-bullying printables that you can use as part of your anti-bullying activities in schools or other child-focused groups.
Choose from these anti-bullying wordsearches which include an easy puzzle for younger children and a harder one for adults or secondary age pupils, and our free printable anti-bullying colouring pictures.
We also have some special sock-themed Odd Socks Day colouring pictures as well!