Anti-bullying toolkit

This toolkit is designed to support education staff to recognise bullying at work and know what to do when they spot it. 

It aims to help setting leaders create a psychologically safe and mentally healthy school or college culture, and to provide all staff with support and practical advice. 

Resources include a guide to recognising workplace bullying, leading compassionately, auditing psychological safety in your setting, and a case study of a real teacher’s experience of being bullied at work. 

Using this resource

This resource is designed for: 

• use by leaders of schools or colleges 

• use by teachers and staff in education settings. 

Learning outcomes

This resource addresses the following learning outcomes: 

• Access and utilise tools, strategies and resources to support leads’ own mental health so that they can look after themselves. 

• Identify and utilise tools, strategies and resources to confidently engage staff to help promote and support their mental health and wellbeing. 

• Share simple evidence-based strategies and exercises with staff and pupils/students to help them manage their mental health and develop their own coping strategies. 

• Facilitate development of school staff, identifying critical training and ensuring that all staff can recognise and understand the process to respond to mental health concerns. 

• Signpost and increase and promote awareness of resources to support staff.