Anti-Bullying Week

Anti-Bullying Week takes place from Monday 13th November to Friday 17th November 2023. To mark this week, we are encouraging schools to get involved by running anti-bullying activities and initiatives in your school.

Understanding Bullying and Cyberbullying

A Guide on How to Support Your Child

DCU Anti-Bullying Centre has launched an evidence based Parent Guide to mark Anti-Bullying Week 2023.

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Here are five different ways your school can mark Anti-Bullying Week:

Run a poster competition

Have your students brainstorm ideas around the topic of anti-bullying and have them create a poster of how they interpret it. Encourage them to think about how different bullying situations can be resolved. Maybe suggest drawing a new anti-bullying symbol or ask them to draw a scene.

Have a film day

Some of the most famous films out there highlight bullying as a big part of their plot. Host a movie afternoon in your classroom to raise awareness of bullying among your students. Movie ideas on this topic include; Mean Girls, Matilda, and The Karate Kid.

Do a quiz on bullying

In the digital age, young people are quite involved in things on the internet, which is a part of their everyday life. Create a quiz on Kahoot about cyberbullying and play it with your class.

Create a Post-It Wall

Have each child contribute to the message wall with kind and thoughtful anti-bullying doodles or messages. Display the post-its on a board or a wall in the classroom as a reminder for people.

The message of the day

Display a kind message of the day on the board or wall. It can be inspired by the post-it wall. Get the students involved in planning what the message of the day should be. Each day of the week could highlight a different type of bullying.