These 5 activities have been developed to help young people who take part in sport, to understand the negative implications of bullying.
We've designed these activities to be bitesize sessions, which can be delivered quickly and easily. You can also adapt the information for each activity to make them more relevant to your own sport club or organisation.
Activities to help you talk about bullying behaviour
What is bullying behaviour?
Group size: 20 maximum
Duration: 20-25 minutes
Aim: To develop young people’s understanding of what behaviours are acceptable in a sports club or activity and to identify what behaviours are bullying or unacceptable behaviours.
Who to turn to
Group size: 20 maximum
Duration: 15-20 minutes
Aim: To ensure that participants understand who they can turn to if they are experiencing bullying behaviour and the roles and responsibilities of the adults around them, including within their personal support network.
What can I do?
Group size: 20 maximum
Duration: 15 minutes
Aim: To help develop the young peoples’ understanding of the role of the bystander in bullying situations. It also explores why they should report any bullying behaviour they are aware of rather than ignoring it.
The impact of bullying
Group size: 20 maximum
Duration: 15 minutes
Aim: To develop the young peoples’ understanding of the impact of bullying behaviour.
The perfect place for bullying
Group size: 20 maximum
Duration: 20-25 minutes
Aim: To identify what makes the perfect environment for bullying to take place. Explain that you are not just looking for the physical environment but also the types of atmosphere or culture that allow a bully to operate.
You may want to use the activities as part of your training events, workshops, or in youth forums to raise awareness of bullying behaviour and how this will be challenged and managed.
Further information
Ensure you're doing all you can to tackle bullying, see our anti-bullying pages for information and advice on how to help create a safe environment for every child.
Related resources
- codes of conduct
- Childline's bullying pages - information for children and young people on how to get help and support