Anti-bullying week is an annual event that takes place in November. Encourage pupils in KS2 to develop positive relationships with friends, spreading kindness to each other, using these resources.
The resource pack includes discussion cards to help pupils identify whether different situations show kindness or bullying behaviour. Pupils can then spend time thinking about examples of when people have been kind to them and how they have shown kindness to others, thinking about how these made them feel.
The resource could be used during Anti Bullying Week or on World Kindness Day in November, or at any time in the school year.
The resources will:
- Give pupils the opportunity to discuss issues, sharing their ideas
- Teach pupils to recognise positive and negative behaviours
- Understand how their actions can affect themselves and others
This pack includes:
- Behaviour discussion cards
- Spreading kindness PDF worksheet
- Teacher’s notes providing guidance on how to use the resource with additional activities also suggested
When is Anti-Bullying Week?
Anti-Bullying Week takes place in November each year. In 2021 it runs between Monday 15 to Friday 19 November.
When is World Kindness Day?
World Kindness Day is celebrated each year on 13 November. The idea is to celebrate and promote good deeds and acts of kindness.
Relationships Education Statutory Guidance (2019) links
Caring Friendships
- that healthy friendships are positive and welcoming towards others, and do not make others feel lonely or excluded.
Respectful Relationships
- 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.
National Curriculum English programme of study links
Spoken Language
Pupils should be taught to:
- articulate and justify answers, arguments and opinions
- maintain attention and participate actively in collaborative conversations, staying on topic and initiating and responding to comments