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Empower your class to choose respect in this ˿ Teach Live Lesson for Anti-Bullying Week 2024.

When is Anti-Bullying week in 2024?

Anti-Bullying Week 2024 took place from Monday 11th - Friday 15th November, with the theme: Choose Respect.

Anti-Bullying Week is an annual event that aims to raise awareness of bullying of young people, with an emphasis on prevention and effective responses to bullying. It began in 2002 and is coordinated by the .

What happens in the Anti-Bullying Week Live Lesson?

Join Shanequa Paris, Rhys Stephenson and Dr Radha Modgil in this Live Lesson coming to you from Wigan, the home of Hacker T Dog.

Barry the Hamster and Gary the Rabbit have fallen out, and their row is threatening to ruin sports day! Hacker needs your pupils’ help to mediate between them.

Your class will help Hacker to put on the ultimate sports day where we'll learn how to play fair, work together, and show respect.

Working in partnership with the , this interactive programme for primary schools will inspire children to handle disagreements constructively, without turning to bullying.

The 30 minute Live Lesson is available to watch now on this page.

How to get involved:

This programme was accompanied by a live website commentary feed for schools.

We read all your messages and added as many as we could to this live commentary page throughout the day.

Curriculum links:

KS2 Citizenship, PHSE and Relationships Education (National Curriculum, England), KS1 and 2 Personal Development and Mutual Understanding (National Curriculum, Northern Ireland), Health and Wellbeing 1st and 2nd Level (Curriculum for Excellence, Scotland), Health and Wellbeing, progression step 2 and 3 (Curriculum for Wales)

Pupils should:

  • Respect themselves and others and care about other people's feelings.
  • Positively and safely manage hurtful teasing and bullying behaviour.
  • Understand there are people they can talk to for practical and emotional support.
  • Make friends and try to resolve disagreements, notice the needs and feelings of others and communicate their own needs and feelings.
  • Respect other people's point of view and constructively challenge those they disagree with.

Anti-Bullying Week 2024 resources

These resources can be downloaded or printed to use alongside the Live Lesson.

For downloading/printing

Teaching Guide

Download activity sheet 1

Activity 1

Download activity sheet 2

Activity 2

Download activity sheet 3

Activity 3
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Where next?

˿ Teach Live Lessons for 2024/2025. collection

Information about our 2024/2025 ˿ Teach Live Lessons for 7-11 year olds.

˿ Teach Live Lessons for 2024/2025

Watch again: Anti-Bullying Week 2023 – Live Lesson. video

Enjoyed our 2024 Anti-Bullying Week Live Lesson? Take a look at our Live Lesson for Anti-Bullying Week 2023.

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Anti-Bullying Week - Teaching Resources. collection

A collection of teaching resources for primary and secondary schools designed to complement your Anti-Bullying Week programme.

Anti-Bullying Week - Teaching Resources