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

A resource pack designed to help primary schools to celebrate and take part in 2021's Anti-Bullying Week.

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 primary 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.

The outcomes for the lesson and assembly are that pupils will:

know what bullying is
understand the school ethos about how we treat each other
understand how they can safely support other children 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 children aged 7 to 11, but can be adapted for use with younger children
use with whole classes or whole assembly groups

Curriculum links

England - RSHE	Caring friendships Pupils should know: • that healthy friendships are positive and welcoming towards others, and do not make others feel lonely or excluded Respectful relationships Pupils should know: • about different types of bullying (including cyberbullying), the impact of bullying, responsibilities of bystanders (primarily reporting bullying to an adult) and how to get help
Northern Ireland – Personal Development and Mutual Understanding	MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING IN THE LOCAL AND WIDER COMMUNITY Pupils should be enabled to explore: • their relationships with family and friends (Foundation) • initiating and developing mutually satisfying relationships; (KS1) • initiating, developing and sustaining mutually satisfying relationships; (KS2)
Scotland – Health and Wellbeing	Mental and Emotional Wellbeing • I know that friendship, caring, sharing, fairness, equality and love are important in building positive relationships. As I develop and value relationships, I care and show respect for myself and others.
Wales – Health and Wellbeing	Statement 5 - Healthy relationships are fundamental to our well-being.