What can your PTA do to support Anti-Bullying Week?
Image: Primary school-age girl sitting alone looking upset in a school corridor.
Odd Socks Day
Start the week with Odd Socks Day, a fun and symbolic activity where pupils and staff wear mismatched socks to celebrate what makes us all unique. You could provide extra odd socks for children who forget and even organise a mini ‘sock catwalk’!
Say it with art
Host an arts and crafts session for pupils to create posters, stories and poems with anti-bullying messages. Set up a gallery somewhere in the school to showcase the wonderful array of positivity and kindness.
Kindness challenge
Work with staff to launch a week-long kindness challenge with small, daily tasks such complimenting classmates, inviting someone new to play and writing a thank-you note to a teacher or helper. You could create simple challenge sheets with stickers to track participation or ask teachers to nominate the kindest child in their class at the end of the week to win a small prize.
Host a motivational speaker
If you know of a great motivational speaker, Anti-Bullying Week is a great time to invite them to your school. If that isn’t within your budget, consider asking staff or even the children to do some mini TED Talks on how to support classmates experiencing bullying.
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