ARFor anti-bullying week, ProjectEVOLVE has released some brand-new resources available for ages 3 -11 that have a focus around online bullying. These new resources have been created with consultation and feedback from partner organisations around online bullying and are available to use for free within the toolkit. They have also been adapted to reflect the invaluable feedback we receive from all professionals who are using the ProjectEVOLVE toolkit to assist them in educating around digital development.
What’s Included?
Within these new resources are statements that can help students with identifying scenarios that may be recognised when it comes to online bullying and some of the ways they may respond. Some of these include:
- I can describe ways that some people can be unkind
- I can recognise online bullying can be different to bullying in the physical world and can describe some of those differences.
- I can explain why people need to think carefully about how content they post might affect others, their feelings and how it may affect how others feel about them (their reputation).
- I can describe the helpline services which can help people experiencing bullying, and how to access them (e.g. Childline or The Mix).
- I can identify a range of ways to report concerns and access support both in school and at home about online bullying.
Included in the resources are questions to ask, outcome criterias and supporting activities to engage the classroom. Professionals can also use the knowledge map feature to gauge classroom responses towards scenarios and identify where understanding lies.
What Does the Classroom Say?
To compliment these new resources, we also heard direct from young people themselves around how they stay safe online. Take a look at the video below where they discuss online bullying and highlight some of the challenging scenarios they often deal with.
If you need support with educating around how to recognise and respond to online bullying scenarios, use ProjectEVOLVE this anti-bullying week and start an engaging discussion in the classroom.
