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Cyberbullying resources

Anti-Bullying Alliance lesson and assembly plans
To complement this year’s resource pack ABA has commissioned a series of lesson and assembly plans suitable for both primary and secondary schools:

Key Stage 2

Key Stage 3

Key Stage 4 

Beatbullying lesson plans and assembly plans
Beatbullying have a number of free downloadable lesson plans and assembly plans:

Cyber Comic lesson plan - Two 50 minute lesson plans for key stage 2 and 3 pupils (adaptable for other age groups). Cover PSHE, Citizenship, Art and Design

Digital Rights lesson plan
This is intended to mark the 20th anniversary of the ‘United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child’, and highlights the need for a charter for the digital rights of young people. Designed for key stages 3 and 4.

Cyberbullying assembly plan
Two versions of this Powerpoint presentation are available, one for primary and one for secondary.

All these resources are available from the Beatbullying Anti-Bullying Week page - where you can also find Beatbullying merchandise, including cyberbullying wristbands, stickers and posters.

Beatbullying are also running a competition for the best new Cybermentors widgets - winning entries will be used on the Cybermentors website. Entries must be in by 27 November and you can find out more and enter here.

Cyberbites: drama resource for Key Stage 3 and 4
This scripted piece of forum theatre was created by the Year 9 Drama Club at Framingham Earl High School in Norfolk.
Cyberbites (Word: 64KB)

Kidscape Anti-bullying Week resources
Say No to Bullying is Kidscape's website for Anti-Bullying Week. The resources on this website relate to cyberbullying, and include:

  • Information about cyberbullying and useful links
  • Parents’ guide
  • Tips for primary and secondary pupils
  • Lesson plans for teachers
  • Activities and downloads for all ages.
  • Posters and wristbands

Teachernet  Anti-Bullying Week page
This page on the Teachernet website, in the Tackling Bullying section, highlights government activity and resources relevant to Anti-Bullying Week 2009

Wallpapers for your computers
These designs were produced by pupils at the Royal Masonic School in Hertfordshire

General Cyberbullying Resources
BECTA (British Educational Communications and Technology Agency)
Guidance for schools on setting up internet safety policies and how to communicate them to parents.

Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre
Set up by the Government, the CEOP website helps adults get to grips with new and emerging technologies popular with young people. It includes advice on how to report cyberbullying and ThinkuKnow - a site for children and young people focusing on how to stay safe online.

Childnet International     
Advises on internet safety and has a range of leaflets for children and parents in a number of languages, including Hindi, Punjabi and Maltese.

Cyberbullying.org
Canadian website dedicated to combating cyberbullying

East Sussex e-safety/cyberbullying resource [PDF 186KB]
This document, produced by the East Sussex PSHE & Healthy Schools team, looks at how the e-safety curriculum can be delivered through Key Stage 3 & 4 PSHE Education and Citizenship lessons.

Internet Safety Zone
Has useful information for parents, teachers and children on cyberbullying and how to tackle it.

SEAL (Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning)
Includes anti-bullying related activities for primary and secondary schools
TeachToday
Teachtoday is a website that provides information and advice for teachers, head teachers, governors and other members of the school workforce about the positive, responsible and safe use of new technologies.

Websafe Crackerz
A website for children and young people focusing on cyberbullying and online safety. It’s free to email, chat, phone or text them for advice.

Yorkshire & Humber Grid for Learning
The YHGfL website has an extensive e-safety area, which includes a cyberbullying section, containing guidance, advice, resources and examples of work produced by schools in the region

Resources for children with SEN and disabilities
Children with Special Educational Needs (SEN) and disabilities use the internet in educational, creative, empowering and fun ways.   However, just like their peers, they are vulnerable to cyberbullying, or may cyberbully other children and young people. Childnet International have produced a number of cyberbullying resources specifically for children with SEN and disabilities
Mencap have produced an accessible cyberbullying factsheet [PDF 117KB] and a children and young people's charter, We Want to be Safe