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Bullying-Free NZ Week, originally scheduled for 18-22 May, has been cancelled.
A shout out to our schools and their extraordinary efforts as they respond to the ongoing COVID-19 situation.
Stay safe and be kind.
Online safety tips for the COVID-19 lockdown from NetSafe(external link)
Find out more about the nine elements of an effective approach to preventing and responding to bullying and how schools can build them into their bullying prevention initiatives.
This guide will help Boards of Trustees build on good practice and identify actions for their school and its needs.
A new guide, Student Voice, from Bullying-Free NZ sets out the importance of student voice in finding solutions to bullying and promoting good practice in student participation. Meaningful student voice is one of the nine elements of the Bullying-Free NZ School Framework.
Check out Oat the Goat a FREE, interactive, online story book, designed to help 4-7 year olds learn about the power of kindness and make the right decision through a positive interactive experience with their parents, whānau, family, teacher or peers. This exciting story follows Oat the Goat as he embarks upon the adventure of his life through native, animated New Zealand landscapes.
Experience the book in te reo Māori www.otitenanekoti.co.nz(external link)
Experience the book in English www.oatthegoat.co.nz(external link)
Discover Oat the Goat resources and activities to use at home or in the classroom.
Information for parents and whānau on supporting their child, and working with schools on reporting and resolving bullying behaviour
Mental Health Education and Hauora : Teaching interpersonal skills, resilience, and wellbeing is a resource for teaching about mental health, including lesson ideas and activities.
Bullying prevention is an ongoing focus. Use our classroom activities and ideas to support conversations and learning with students.
The BNZ Crusaders captain Sam Whitelock and sponsors Bayleys Canterbury have teamed up on a series of videos to get kids talking about bullying and what they can do about it.
There are three videos Help! I'm being bullied, Help! I see someone being bullied, and Help! I'm bullying others. Watch them on our resources for children and young people page.
This evaluation from the Education Review Office looks at the extent to which schools are effectively working towards an environment in which students feel safe and free from bullying. A companion report, Bullying Prevention and Response: Student Voice focuses on ERO’s survey of students on their experience and understandings of bullying and effective bullying prevention and response.
Bullying is often hidden from adults, with school staff often only seeing and hearing a small percentage of what's really happening. Gathering data from students is important to determine the level and type of bullying that occurs, whether existing efforts are working, and get a full picture of what's going on, rather than rely on how things appear on the surface. The Wellbeing@School student survey is currently free of charge to schools.
The Netsafe Kit for Schools has been relaunched. The 2018 Kit is a comprehensive set of tools and resources to help schools create and maintain a safe online environment. It introduces new frameworks, programmes and a suite of tools for that are free for schools and kura.
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A group of young men in the youth unit at Hawkes Bay Regional Prison have developed an anti-bullying book and CD as part of their Young Enterprise Scheme (YES) entry. Their youth-led resource “Can You Relate?”, is more than a book with raps. It tells the story from the point of view of a bully and the person being bullied, and uses kaupapa values and whakatauki to start conversations around feelings and emotions.
Some of the group have experience of both being bullied and being the bully. They want to reach out to other youth and schools so they can tell them they’re not alone.
