Classroom resources

​​​​​​​​​​​​​Be Bold. Be Kind. Speak Up.

It takes courage to spark change.

Bullying is everyone's responsibility. It takes a community to be brave and address bullying behaviours, within and beyond the school gate.

Students can be bold, kind and speak up to support others being bullied. Trusted adults are there to support children and young people as they learn how to be kind to each other and report bullying.

There are many ways to Be Bold. Be Kind. Speak Up.

Visit the playlist for Be Bold. Be Kind. Speak Up.

Focus areas

Watch the below videos and use the focus day messages and activities to explore evidence-informed strategies that help create a school where everyone can be bold, be kind and speak up against bullying.

• Be Bold: You have the power to help—being bold doesn't mean putting yourself in danger—it means choosing to do what's right. Standing up shows others that bullying is not accepted.
• Be Kind: Small actions make a big impact—kindness builds connection, and connection helps stop bullying before it starts.
• Speak Up: Speak up against bullying—when you speak up, you become an upstander—someone who chooses to help instead of watching from the sidelines.
• Think before you post or speak—the words we use can build someone up or tear them down. That's why it's so important to think before we speak, type or post.
• Together, we can stop bullying—a whole of community approach—the best way to stop bullying is by working together. That means students, teachers, families and friends standing up, speaking out and supporting each other.

Teaching and learning activities

• Foundation to Year 2—bee bold, bee kind and speak up against bullying
• Years 3–6—speak up for kindness
• Years 7–12—scenarios to be bold

Everyone belongs

Schools that embrace diversity and inclusion can create an environment where students feel they belong, helping to protect against harmful peer interactions and reducing instances of bullying.

Australian primary and secondary students discuss what it means to belong and how when everyone belongs, there is no place for bullying.

Watch the everyone belongs video

Teaching and learning activities

• Foundation to Year 2—school of fish collage
• Years 3–6—belonging mosaic
• Years 7–12—belonging brainstorm
• Bullying No Way Week: Daily messages
• Bullying No Way Week activities

Growing connections

Growing positive connections with other students and the broader school community can enhance students' cognitive, behavioural and emotional engagement​.

Watch the growing connections videos and use the teaching and learning activities to highlight the importance of connections in preventing bullying, and help students identify the connections they have in their lives.