Anti-bullying week activities
Anti-Bullying Week 2025: 'Power for good'
Anti-Bullying Week takes place from 10-14 November 2025, kicking off with Odd Socks Day on Monday, 10 November. This year's theme, 'Power for Good', empowers children and young people to speak out against bullying, support others, and build a world where kindness wins. Learn more about this year's theme and discover engaging teaching ideas for primary and secondary in our article Anti-Bullying Week 2025: Using our power for good.
Here you'll find anti-bullying week resources to help primary children understand what bullying is, recognise the impact of words and actions, and learn how to use their Power for Good to stop bullying behaviours both face-to-face and online. You may also want to browse our PSHE library.
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What is Anti-Bullying Week?
Anti-Bullying Week is an annual UK event coordinated by the Anti-Bullying Alliance that raises awareness about bullying and promotes kindness, respect, and inclusion. It begins with Odd Socks Day, celebrating uniqueness and diversity.
Understanding the Power for Good theme
The 2025 theme, Power for Good, helps children recognise their power to make positive choices. Through activities, children explore how their words and actions affect others, identify bullying behaviours, and learn to stand up for themselves and peers.
Odd Socks Day activities
Celebrate diversity with Odd Socks Day activities. Children can design sock templates, create displays, or enjoy sock-themed stories. Use this to discuss what makes each person special and why differences should be celebrated, not used to exclude or hurt others.
Circle time discussions and scenarios
Use circle time to explore age-appropriate bullying scenarios involving name-calling, exclusion, or physical bullying. Ask children to identify what's happening, how people feel, and what could help. Encourage sharing experiences and reflecting on using their power for good.
Role-play and drama activities
Drama helps children practice responding to bullying safely. Role-play scenarios as bystanders, targets, or kind helpers. This builds empathy, explores perspectives, and rehearses helpful responses. Keep scenarios age-appropriate and debrief afterwards.
Creative writing and art projects
Encourage expression through creative projects: anti-bullying poems, kindness posters, Power for Good comic strips, or letters to kind people. These activities reinforce learning and create lasting visual reminders.
Kindness challenges and power pledges
Launch a kindness challenge where children commit to kind acts throughout the week. Create a 'Power for Good' pledge wall for promises about stopping bullying and spreading kindness. Track acts with a growing visual display.
Online safety and cyberbullying awareness
Include age-appropriate discussions about online behaviour and cyberbullying. For older primary children, explore how bullying happens through technology, discuss staying safe online, and teach about digital permanence and reporting concerns to trusted adults.
Building a supportive classroom culture
Use Anti-Bullying Week to establish a lasting positive classroom culture. Create or revisit behaviour agreements, establish clear reporting procedures, and identify trusted adults. Ensure children understand the difference between telling tales and reporting genuine safety concerns.
