Bullying, prejudice and racism incident awareness training (school-based or online)

Children and young people tell us that bullying, prejudice and racism are a significant concern to them, but accurate data on bullying and prejudice-related incidents in establishments is hard to find. National and regional findings have suggested a wide range of detrimental impacts on a child’s wellbeing, development and attainment:

• 55% of children who have suffered bullying report a moderate to extreme impact on their mental health.
• Those who experienced bullying in the last 12 months report that it has had a moderate to extreme impact on their self-esteem (67%), socialising (64%) and their optimism and positivity (63%).
• LGBTQ+ children who experience bullying are 20% more likely to self-harm, with 84% considering taking their own life. Over half of LGBTQ+ children express that bullying has had a negative impact on their plans for further education.
• Children who experience bullying attain on average 2 grades lower in their GCSEs.
• 20% of children have been absent from school due to bullying. This rises to 40% for LGBTQ+ children.
• 1 in 6 girls has missed school due to worries about their appearance.
• Our own report Gypsy, Roma, Traveller and Showmen’s experiences of education showed that 33% of Traveller children experienced bullying. The most common reason for Travellers being excluded from school is for ‘fighting back’ against bullying and racism.
• 24% of children don’t report bullying citing that nothing happened or changed previously.
• 38% of children feel that their setting doesn’t take bullying seriously.
• Less than a third of LGBTQ+ children who experienced prejudice and bullying in front of staff felt that staff intervened.

This whole school interactive training session initiates the discussion of staff’s understanding of bullying, prejudice and racism, whilst supporting the use of our BPRI guidance.

Session content includes an understanding of:

• why it is important
• legislation and expectations
• bullying
• racism
• prejudice
• BPRI reporting and strategies

If you would like us to design bespoke training for your school or setting please purchase the 6 hour bespoke consultancy product.