Anti-bullying: resources
Resources and support for schools
There are a range of organisations that provide resources and support to schools.
Resources to support schools celebrating difference, families, relationships and gender awareness
EACH (Educational Action Challenging Homophobia) have just released a comprehensive resource to help staff in primary and secondary schools gain the confidence, knowledge and tools to create a safer learning environment for LGBT+ young people and their families.
It includes:
- 7 primary school lesson plans covering celebrating difference, families, relationships and gender awareness
- 10 secondary school lesson plans on prejudice-based language, bullying, lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans media representation, prejudice, gender and social media
- guidance on what the law says, teaching about LGBT+ identities and relationships, handling disclosures, staff training, anti-bullying policies and one-to-one support for LGBT+ young people
For further details and to download resources please see:
Estimates of bullying of year 9 and 10 pupils in England
This release provides an estimate of how many fewer year 10 pupils were being bullied in 2014 in England compared to in 2005. This is based on the difference between the proportion of young people reporting bullying in the first Longitudinal Study of Young People in England (LSYPE1 2005) and the second Longitudinal Study of Young People in England (LSYPE2 2014).
DfE: Estimates of bullying of year 10 pupils in England
DfE: Estimates of bullying of year 9 pupils in England
NSPCC schools service
‘Through our Schools Service we aim to protect children and provide you, and all schools across the UK, with the tools to do that. Through working together, the NSPCC and the whole school community can have a tremendous impact in preventing abuse and keeping children and young people safe.’
NSPCC
Find out more about how the NSPCC can support your school here:
The NSPCC website also provides a range of resources and training for schools and can be accessed through this link: