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    Anti-Bullying Week 2023: Make A Noise About Bullying

    ABA are official organisers of Anti-Bullying Week and Odd Socks Day in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Anti-Bullying Week 2023 took place from Monday 13th - Friday 17th November. The theme was Make A Noise About Bullying. The week kicked off with Odd Socks Day on Monday 13th November, where adults and children wore odd socks to celebrate what makes us all unique.

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Resources from our Members

Anti-Bullying Week 2023 is coordinated by the Anti-Bullying Alliance but owned by the whole anti-bullying sector. Please find below the amazing resources, events and activities that our members have created to promote the message of Anti-Bullying Week 2023: Make A Noise!

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OpenView Education: Make a Noise About Bullying - AB Workshops (EYFS, KS1, KS2 …

In our empowering Anti-Bullying Workshops your pupils learn the different ways we can Make a Noise About Bullying. Through role-play and drama, your pupils learn new skills for responding appropriately to bullying and conflict.

OpenView Education: Make a Noise with Kindness - AB Theatre Show (Key Stages 1-…

In this positive and interactive show your pupils will learn how we all have the power to make one small change that can help to stop bullying from happening. This interactive Anti-Bullying Theatre Show promotes a clear, positive Whole School message.

OpenView Education: Anti-Bullying Video Workshops (Free Trial Available)

Interactive Video Workshops to support your Whole School to celebrate Anti-Bullying Week 2023. Each video workshop includes a teacher guide and supporting resources. Caters for EYFs, KS1 and KS2. Start your Free Trial Today.

ReachOut Educate: MAKE A NOISE - Interactive Assemblies & Workshops (bespoke o…

Our 'Make a Noise' Interactive assembly shows are available for settings featuring our popular mini game shows and immersive delivery for a whole school approach. Supporting workshops also available.

Theatre Online Ltd

‘Hope’ is a highly engaging and participatory production that considers strategies to deal with different forms of bullying. Crucially it considers what might motivate an individual to exhibit traits of bullying behaviour and encourages empathy.

Katie Wowers - Children's author

Children's book with anti-bullying message at the core. I'd be happy to send a free copy out to infant/junior schools. I can be contacted through the Diary of a Warent website

One Day Creative

Our workshops tie into 'Make a Noise About Bullying', empowering pupils to use their voice and make a stand if they see, hear or experience bullying. Our drama-filled days encourage teamwork to discover how unite to tackle bullying.

Uno by One Day Creative

We are also offering an online version of the 'Make A Noise About Bullying' workshops for schools to access anywhere in the UK and is a more low cost option.

52 Lives - School of Kindness

We are kicking off Anti-Bullying Week with our virtual World Kindness Day Assemblies on 13th Nov. Last year more than 45,000 children took part and this year will be even bigger! We also have a free World Kindness Day activity pack available to download.

CyberSyd

To celebrate Anti-Bullying Week, we're offering a free subscription to a school in each of England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Unique Voice CIC

Commencing this November, we will be visiting schools with our renowned, creative and educational Triple R assembly and workshop programme. Prices start from £650 and include a free parent / carer session to any package chosen.

Coram Life Education

We have a range of activities for children to celebrate their differences and individuality, this Anti-Bullying Week. Lots of these activities use Rob Biddulph’s book, ‘Odd Dog Out’ as a starting point.

EqualiTeach

This webinar will explore how schools can take a consistent approach to tackling identity-based bullying, and consider the impact of this type of bullying.

NSPCC’s Speak out. Stay safe. programme

Speak out. Stay safe. is a safeguarding programme for children aged 5-11. It is available to all primary schools in the UK and Channel Islands and is an effective way to support school's safeguarding duties.

NSPCC’s news secondary education service - Talk Relationships

Talk Relationships is a service to ensure secondary school-aged young people can learn about sex and relationships in a safe education environment that recognises, responds to, and prevents abuse.

Relationships and sex education (RSE) resources for schools

Free resources and guidance to help you plan health, relationships and sex education that protects young people and promotes healthy wellbeing.

The Anti-Bullying Company in partnership with RoSIS

Launch event itself on Odd Socks Day at Gullivers Valley, is sure to be fabulous, with a range of interactive activities and a T.I.E performance from Rotherham College students. Training all attendees from neighbouring schools to be upstanders.

NSPCC Learning

Promoting our main anti-bullying resources

NSPCC Learning

Promoting our anti-bullying policy statement to organisations

NSPCC Learning

Promoting our online safety elearning course which has areas of online bullying

Safety Net - Impact Initiatives

PDF resource pack of 5 activities around 'Make a noise' adaptable for lots of age ranges. For FREE resource pack PDF - email: [email protected]

Tamos education Anti-Bullying Week

Make some noise about Anti-Bullying Week.

Anti-Bullying Workshop

Drama role-play workshops for children in Key Stage 2. All children in the workshop take part actively in the workshop to re-inforce the message of Make A Noise About Bullying

Anti-Bullying Workshop

An interactive puppet show for children in Early Years Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1. The focus is on friendship and what it means to be a good friend

MUD BOY Anti-Bullying Book by Sarah Siggs
2 Boards & A Passion Theatre Company

"Supercharged"; a space-themed 50 minute interactive anti-bullying play for Key Stages 1& 2 which uses puppetry and humour to deal with serious topics

Frances Jessie - Restorative Relationship

Staff CPD session respondig restoratively to bullying, exploring roles within bullying dynamics, meeting the needs of all those involved and a frameowrk of response.

Natterhub: Anti-Bullying Week resources

A free poster and free Natterhub lesson for every primary year group (Natterhub free-no-obligation-trial required to access the lesson).

Online Safety Webinar for Parents

This Natterhub training provides advice around cyberbullying and online behaviour. This goes live on Thursday 23 November at 7pm. It's free for schools to register and share with parents or for parents to register directly.

Bigfoot Arts Education

Bigfoot deliver a range of drama based interactive Anti Bullying programmes for Primary and Secondary Schools across the UK. Programmes include storytelling, assembly, workshop and film formats, and aim to encourage pupils to 'Make A Noise About Bullying’

Thrive

Join Thrive's 'Anti-Bullying Hero Poster Design Challenge' and empower pupils to create anti-bullying heroes, fostering kindness, empathy, and inclusivity in schools during Anti-Bullying Week, with a chance to win art supplies for your school!

The Diana Award - 'Make a Noise! creative workshop'

Kick-off Anti-Bullying Week 2023 with a bang by joining our free 1-hour creative workshop for schools. Led by The Diana Award Anti-Bullying team and our National Anti-Bullying Youth Board members, we’ll have fun, build skills and come together. 13.11.23

Jigsaw Education Group

Jigsaw Education are proud to support Anti-Bullying Week 2023. Enjoy the limited edition Jiggy friends with their odd socks, celebration scrolls and posters for your classroom. FREE Jigsaw PSHE portal sample (with ABW lessons!) here:https://bit.ly/40bH1WS

ABW 2023 Graffiti Art Pack

This resource has been designed by Priority 1-54's resident graffiti artists to support Anti-Bullying Week 2023.

Banter vs Bullying: Influencing Classroom Culture Podcast

A podcast from Nottingham Trent University

Anti-Bullying Quality Mark-UK:

Anti-Bullying Quality Mark-UK is offering an Anti-Bullying Policy Check - an opportunity to evaluate the quality of your Anti-Bullying Policy with reference to our Bronze Award Policy Checklist and to seek further personalised feedback.

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