The Anti-Bullying Alliance has announced phase two of its All Together programme, a whole-school anti-bullying programme offered free to schools across England. Schools who would like to join and work towards achieving, maintaining or improving their “All Together School” status can sign up here (external link).
As part of the programme, schools will have access to the new and improved:
- All Together Online Hub, an online platform through which schools are able to: audit their current anti-bullying practice; create an anti-bullying action plan that is tailored to their needs; and access the “All Together Pupil Wellbeing Questionnaire” which will tell you about levels of wellbeing and bullying among your pupils and allow you to monitor progress over the course of the programme;
- targeted resources to help tackle bullying;
- online CPD-certified training for all staff, including a module on cyberbullying.
Although it aims to reduce bullying of all children and young people, the programme includes a special focus on reducing bullying of disabled children and those with SEND. It is funded by the DfE and can help demonstrate a policy of effective safeguarding against bullying while improving pupil wellbeing.