Inclusion and diversity

Bullying and cyberbullying

A five-day course on cyberbullying and online safeguarding: how to recognise it, what the law says and how to respond. It also builds the skills that protect young people, such as assertiveness, confidence, body language and conflict resolution, and ends with strategies to respond to and prevent cyberbullying at school.

5 days
Certificate of attendance
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Who it is for

Teachers of primary, secondary and vocational schools
Adult education teachers
Teacher trainers, careers officers, educational guides and counsellors
Headteachers, principals and managers of schools and of organisations offering adult or vocational education

What you will learn

Identify cyberbullying and current safeguarding issues with new technologies
Recognise the signs of abuse in children and young people who use the internet
Know the legislation and guidance on safeguarding and new technologies
Understand the importance of building young people's resilience online
Put in place practical safeguarding strategies
Respond to and report safeguarding concerns related to the internet

By the end of the course, you will be able to

Recognise cyberbullying and the signs that a young person is affected
Apply the law and safeguarding procedures when a case arises
Teach assertiveness and conflict resolution skills
Put a cyberbullying prevention plan in place at school

Programme, day by day

Day 1Identifying cyberbullying

Introductory meeting: practical arrangements, timetable and venue
Icebreakers and introduction to the course
Definition and characteristics of cyberbullying
Types of cyberbullying

Day 2Signs and the law

Signs of cyberbullying
The law on cyberbullying
Cyberbullying and young people with disabilities or special educational needs
What to do if you suspect a child is being cyberbullied

Day 3Vulnerability and confidence

Technologies used by cyberbullies
Causes and effects of vulnerability
Assertiveness and confidence-building techniques
Body language: why and how

Day 4Assertiveness and conflict

Passive, aggressive and assertive behaviour
Recognising anger in the body
Positive conflict resolution and anger management

Day 5Responding and preventing

Responding to cyberbullying
Preventing cyberbullying
Certificates ceremony

How the course runs

Predominantly active methodology
Case studies
Practical examples
Group work
Activities built around the participants' personal and professional interests

Certificate of Attendance, issued by BragaMob, and Europass Mobility, issued by your school and completed with us. Accommodation, meals, transfers and cultural integration activities can be added to the course: your quote lists each service you choose. Dates on request.

Inclusion and diversity