Curriculum links:
- National Curriculum, England - KS2 Citizenship, PHSE and Relationships Education
- National Curriculum, Northern Ireland - KS1 and 2 Personal Development and Mutual Understanding
- Curriculum for Excellence, Scotland - Health and Wellbeing 1st and 2nd Level
- Curriculum for Wales - Health and Wellbeing, progression step 2 and 3
Learning objectives:
- Develop an understanding of what bullying is, including the individual roles involved and the concept of power imbalance in relationships.
- To feel empowered in speaking out and supporting others, using personal power positively and responsibly.
- Explore and interrogate the common myths that stop children from intervening when they witness bullying.
- To be confident that telling a trusted adult about any worries or concerns is one of the best ways to help stop bullying.
What will happen in the Live Lesson?
Your class will become Anti-Bullying agents in this new Live Lesson during Anti-Bullying Week 2025.
Hosted by Blue Peter's Abby Cook and Newsround's De-Graft Mensah, this curriculum-linked lesson for 7–11 year-olds, is inspired by the official theme of the week ‘Power for Good’, helping children to be respectful and supportive of others.
Children will explore their own unique 'powers' - from courage and kindness to speaking up and including others. Famous guests will also share their top tips on how to stand up to bullying.
Our Live Lessons artist, Venessa Scott, will transform what we learn into a classroom poster, available to download afterwards. Plus, there’ll be a catchy new song to help your class remember what bullying is and how to use their power for good.
Teaching Guide. document
For downloading/printing
When was Anti-bullying Week in 2025?
This lesson is made in partnership with the Anti-Bullying Alliance who are the official organisers of Anti-Bullying Week in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Anti-Bullying Week 2025 took place from Monday, 10 November - Friday, 14th November.
Anti-Bullying Week is an annual UK event which aims to raise awareness of bullying of children and young people, in schools and elsewhere, and to highlight ways of preventing and responding to it.
The 30 minute Live Lesson available to watch now at the top of this page.
Mission Packs
Download the Mission Pack in preparation for the Live Lesson. There are 3 versions available. Choose the option which best suits your needs.
Pupils are still able to participate without access to the Mission Packs. All instructions will be on screen. We recommend that pupils have a notebook and pen or pencil to hand.
Mission Pack: digital. document
Designed to be opened and edited using a tablet. Pupils will be able to type in text boxes and use the pen tool to draw.
Mission Pack: printable booklet. document
To be printed double-sided on 2 sheets of A4 paper. Fold in half to create A5 booklet. Pages are numbered and should run from 1 to 8 when one sheet is placed inside the other. Designed to support black-and-white printing.
Mission Pack: printable A4 sheets. document
This is the best option if you do not have the option to print double sided. Designed to support black-and-white printing.
Extra resources
Recap the key points from the lesson
Keep the learning going after the lesson with a downloadable poster that sums up the key learning and a catchy song your class can revisit for extra inspiration.
'What is bullying?' song
Spoken opening line: Your anti-bullying mission has begun.
Verse 1
Sometimes bullying
Can be physical (like hurting someone’s body)
Sometimes bullying
Can be emotional (like hurting someone's feelings)
Chorus:
So, stand up tall
Through it all
Don’t back down, stay strong! (Together we can do this!)
Use our Power for Good
And put a STOP!
To Bullying!
Verse 2:
Sometimes bullying
Can be online (like hurtful posts that cross the line)
Sometimes bullying
Can be verbal too (like repeated words that aren’t true)
Bridge (Rapped):
A ringleader can be cruel or unkind,
A target gets hurt, keep that in mind.
Assistants join in, they follow the crowd,
Reinforcers watch, they might laugh out loud.
A bystander watches, but doesn’t speak out,
Upstanders are brave, they help, and they shout!
Chorus:
So, stand up tall
Through it all
Don’t back down, stay strong! (Together we can do this!)
Use our Power for Good
And put a STOP!
To Bullying!
Spoken closing line: Agents, it’s over to you.
'What is bullying?' song lyrics. document
Download the lyrics to the 'What is bullying?' song
Anti-Bullying Week Live Lesson poster. image
Click here to download the Anti-Bullying Week Live Lesson poster
Live commentary feed
This programme was pre-recorded and accompanied by a live website commentary feed for schools.
We added as many messages as we could to this live commentary page on the day of the Live Lesson.
Please do not send any more emails about this lesson, as they will not be included.
Where next?
BBC Live Lessons for 2025/2026. collection
Information about our 2025/2026 Live Lessons for 7-11 year olds.
Watch again: Anti-Bullying Week 2024 – Live Lesson. video
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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.
If your students need support
Across Bitesize, we advise young people that they should always tell someone about the things they're worried about. They could tell a friend, parent, guardian, teacher, or another adult they trust. If they're struggling with their mental health, going to a GP can be a good place to find help. A GP can outline the support available, suggest different types of treatment and offer regular check-ups
If young people are in need of urgent support there are links to helpful organisations on BBC Bitesize Action Line.