Whole School Matters draft manuscript
Community Matters draft manuscript
Getting Started on The Whole School Approach
MindMatters Recognition and Overview
MindMatters Planning Tools
School Audits and Surveys
Curriculum Links
Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
Community Partnerships
Whole Student Approach
Student Empowerment
School Stories

Bullying and Harassment links to Health and Physical Education

Activities & Sessions

Possible Standards

Bodymapping – bullying behaviours

I remember - pages 23-24

Sharing & comparing - page 24

Bullybodies: brainstorming bullying behaviours - pages 24-25

Identifying reasons for bullying - page 26

PD 4.1 - Human Development

Learners describe the stages of development in terms of sexual maturation, and develop and explain self-management skills that will assist in coping effectively in a range of situations including changes in development and relationships.

PD 5.1 - Human Development

Learners demonstrate self-management skills that enable them to make informed decisions for healthy living, and exhibit attitudes and values that promote personal health and wellbeing within family, personal and community relationships.

Is it OK to tell? Effects of bullying

Is it OK to tell? Effects of bullying - page 27

Sample questions - page 28

Is it OK to tell? (worksheet) - page 29

PD 4.1 - Human Development

Learners describe the stages of development in terms of sexual maturation, and develop and explain self-management skills that will assist in coping effectively in a range of situations including changes in development and relationships. 

PD 5.1 - Human Development

Learners demonstrate self-management skills that enable them to make informed decisions for healthy living, and exhibit attitudes and values that promote personal health and wellbeing within family, personal and community relationships.

Discrimination game

Brainstorm discrimination - definitions & ‘labels’ - pages 30-31

Grouping - ranking labels - page 31

Pictorial version - page 32

PD 4.1 - Human Development

Learners describe the stages of development in terms of sexual maturation, and develop and explain self-management skills that will assist in coping effectively in a range of situations including changes in development and relationships. 

PD 5.1 - Human Development

Learners demonstrate self-management skills that enable them to make informed decisions for healthy living, and exhibit attitudes and values that promote personal health and wellbeing within family, personal and community relationships.

Researching bullying

Bullying survey - pages 33-34

Dear Dorrie letters - page 34

Reporting on survey results - page 34

Whole school survey extension task - page 35

Surveys (template) - page 36

Recorders (record sheets) - pages 37-41

HP 4.1 - Individual and Community
Health and Safety

Learners evaluate behaviours, situations and programs that recognise community health needs including substance use and lifestyle choices, and explain their influence on personal and community safety and wellbeing.

HP 5.1 - Individual and Community
Health and Safety

Learners develop and act on a personal health and safety plan and evaluate community initiatives to promote health and safety.

PD 4.1 - Human Development

Learners describe the stages of development in terms of sexual maturation, and develop and explain self-management skills that will assist in coping effectively in a range of situations including changes in development and relationships. 

PD 5.1 - Human Development

Learners demonstrate self-management skills that enable them to make informed decisions for healthy living, and exhibit attitudes and values that promote personal health and wellbeing within family, personal and community relationships.

Advice & problem solving

Advice & problem solving - pages 42-43

Sample questions - pages 43-44

Alternative for small group - page 43

Workbook activities: - page 44

  • Create comic strips to solve problems
  • Role-play a problem being solved
  • Write letter, write a song or poem

Role cards (template) - page 45

HP 4.1 - Individual and Community
Health and Safety

Learners evaluate behaviours, situations and programs that recognise community health needs including substance use and lifestyle choices, and explain their influence on personal and community safety and wellbeing.

HP 5.1 - Individual and Community
Health and Safety

Learners develop and act on a personal health and safety plan and evaluate community initiatives to promote health and safety.

PD 4.1 - Human Development

Learners describe the stages of development in terms of sexual maturation, and develop and explain self-management skills that will assist in coping effectively in a range of situations including changes in development and relationships. 

PD 5.1 - Human Development

Learners demonstrate self-management skills that enable them to make informed decisions for healthy living, and exhibit attitudes and values that promote personal health and wellbeing within family, personal and community relationships.

Speaking up

Exploring the options at this school - page 46

Standing up for yourself - pages 47-48

Ingredients of an apology - pages 48-49

What can the bystander do? - page 50

HP 4.1 - Individual and Community
Health and Safety

Learners evaluate behaviours, situations and programs that recognise community health needs including substance use and lifestyle choices, and explain their influence on personal and community safety and wellbeing.

HP 5.1 - Individual and Community
Health and Safety

Learners develop and act on a personal health and safety plan and evaluate community initiatives to promote health and safety.

PD 4.1 - Human Development

Learners describe the stages of development in terms of sexual maturation, and develop and explain self-management skills that will assist in coping effectively in a range of situations including changes in development and relationships. 

PD 5.1 - Human Development

Learners demonstrate self-management skills that enable them to make informed decisions for healthy living, and exhibit attitudes and values that promote personal health and wellbeing within family, personal and community relationships.

Designing a friendly environment campaign

Designing a friendly environment campaign - page 51

HP 4.1 - Individual and Community
Health and Safety

Learners evaluate behaviours, situations and programs that recognise community health needs including substance use and lifestyle choices, and explain their influence on personal and community safety and wellbeing.

HP 5.1 - Individual and Community
Health and Safety

Learners develop and act on a personal health and safety plan and evaluate community initiatives to promote health and safety.

PD 4.1 - Human Development

Learners describe the stages of development in terms of sexual maturation, and develop and explain self-management skills that will assist in coping effectively in a range of situations including changes in development and relationships. 

PD 5.1 - Human Development

Learners demonstrate self-management skills that enable them to make informed decisions for healthy living, and exhibit attitudes and values that promote personal health and wellbeing within family, personal and community relationships.

Bullying, harassment, teasing: what does it mean?

Bullying, harassment, teasing: what does it mean? - page 57

‘Being nobody’ poem - page 58

Giving voice (worksheet) - page 59

Giving voice using poem (worksheet) - page 60

PD 4.1 - Human Development

Learners describe the stages of development in terms of sexual maturation, and develop and explain self-management skills that will assist in coping effectively in a range of situations including changes in development and relationships.

PD 5.1 - Human Development

Learners demonstrate self-management skills that enable them to make informed decisions for healthy living, and exhibit attitudes and values that promote personal health and wellbeing within family, personal and community relationships.

Bundling & cluster mapping

How to - pages 61-62

Bundling and cluster mapping (worksheet) - page 63

PD 4.1 - Human Development

Learners describe the stages of development in terms of sexual maturation, and develop and explain self-management skills that will assist in coping effectively in a range of situations including changes in development and relationships.

PD 5.1 - Human Development

Learners demonstrate self-management skills that enable them to make informed decisions for healthy living, and exhibit attitudes and values that promote personal health and wellbeing within family, personal and community relationships.

What do poets say?

Small groups - page 64

Whole class - read poems, compare and discuss - page 64

Jumbled poems (template) - page 66

Original poems (handout) - page 67

PD 4.1 - Human Development

Learners describe the stages of development in terms of sexual maturation, and develop and explain self-management skills that will assist in coping effectively in a range of situations including changes in development and relationships.

PD 5.1 - Human Development

Learners demonstrate self-management skills that enable them to make informed decisions for healthy living, and exhibit attitudes and values that promote personal health and wellbeing within family, personal and community relationships.

Reading activity – let's tell a story

What is the message? - pages 68-69

How is it said? - page 69

Brainstorm - how to pass messages on to younger kids - page 70

PD 4.1 - Human Development

Learners describe the stages of development in terms of sexual maturation, and develop and explain self-management skills that will assist in coping effectively in a range of situations including changes in development and relationships.

PD 5.1 - Human Development

Learners demonstrate self-management skills that enable them to make informed decisions for healthy living, and exhibit attitudes and values that promote personal health and wellbeing within family, personal and community relationships.

Writing for purpose & audience – let’s make a story

Discussing bullying - pages 71-72

Getting started - page 72

Let’s make a story (handout) - page 73

Brainstorm! (record sheet) - page 74

PD 4.1 - Human Development

Learners describe the stages of development in terms of sexual maturation, and develop and explain self-management skills that will assist in coping effectively in a range of situations including changes in development and relationships.

PD 5.1 - Human Development

Learners demonstrate self-management skills that enable them to make informed decisions for healthy living, and exhibit attitudes and values that promote personal health and wellbeing within family, personal and community relationships.

Let’s make a story

Developing their story - page 75 -

Writing a story for younger children, illustrating and sharing

Completing the story - page 75

PD 4.1 - Human Development

Learners describe the stages of development in terms of sexual maturation, and develop and explain self-management skills that will assist in coping effectively in a range of situations including changes in development and relationships.

PD 5.1 - Human Development

Learners demonstrate self-management skills that enable them to make informed decisions for healthy living, and exhibit attitudes and values that promote personal health and wellbeing within family, personal and community relationships.

What do the newspapers say?

Read it, talk about it - page 76

Comprehension questions - page 77

Improvise a play about it! - page 78

Newspaper articles (handout) - page 79

Improvise a play (scenarios handout) - page 80

PD 4.1 - Human Development

Learners describe the stages of development in terms of sexual maturation, and develop and explain self-management skills that will assist in coping effectively in a range of situations including changes in development and relationships.

PD 5.1 - Human Development

Learners demonstrate self-management skills that enable them to make informed decisions for healthy living, and exhibit attitudes and values that promote personal health and wellbeing within family, personal and community relationships.

Inform, explain, instruct – tell it as it is

Preparing a short talk - page 81

Inform, explain, instruct (handout) - page 82

Prompt cards (handout) - page 83

HP 4.1 - Individual and Community
Health and Safety

Learners evaluate behaviours, situations and programs that recognise community health needs including substance use and lifestyle choices, and explain their influence on personal and community safety and wellbeing.

HP 5.1 - Individual and Community
Health and Safety

Learners develop and act on a personal health and safety plan and evaluate community initiatives to promote health and safety.

PD 4.1 - Human Development

Learners describe the stages of development in terms of sexual maturation, and develop and explain self-management skills that will assist in coping effectively in a range of situations including changes in development and relationships. 

PD 5.1 - Human Development

Learners demonstrate self-management skills that enable them to make informed decisions for healthy living, and exhibit attitudes and values that promote personal health and wellbeing within family, personal and community relationships.

Status

Warm-up games - pages 90-91

Power pairs - bullying tableaux - pages 91-92

‘Human Guinea Pig’ scenarios - page 92

Sample questions - page 93

PD 4.1 - Human Development

Learners describe the stages of development in terms of sexual maturation, and develop and explain self-management skills that will assist in coping effectively in a range of situations including changes in development and relationships.

PD 5.1 - Human Development

Learners demonstrate self-management skills that enable them to make informed decisions for healthy living, and exhibit attitudes and values that promote personal health and wellbeing within family, personal and community relationships.

Scenes from stories

Warm-up games - pages 94-95

Storytelling - remember and visualise - pages 95-96

Collecting material - sharing stories - page 96

Making a scene from a story - page 96

Coaching for liberation - page 97

Workbook - letters of advice/journal writing - page 98

PD 4.1 - Human Development

Learners describe the stages of development in terms of sexual maturation, and develop and explain self-management skills that will assist in coping effectively in a range of situations including changes in development and relationships.

PD 5.1 - Human Development

Learners demonstrate self-management skills that enable them to make informed decisions for healthy living, and exhibit attitudes and values that promote personal health and wellbeing within family, personal and community relationships.

Belonging

Warm-up games - page 99

Greetings game - mingle and greet - page 100

Conflict of wants - acting exercise - pages 100-101

Enter new kid - small group improvisation - pages 101-102

Mask it, move it - page 102

PD 4.1 - Human Development

Learners describe the stages of development in terms of sexual maturation, and develop and explain self-management skills that will assist in coping effectively in a range of situations including changes in development and relationships.

PD 5.1 - Human Development

Learners demonstrate self-management skills that enable them to make informed decisions for healthy living, and exhibit attitudes and values that promote personal health and wellbeing within family, personal and community relationships.

The Inside story

Warm-up games - page 103

Inside the bully - sub-text exercise - page 104

Inside/outside - creating tableaux and a text collage - page 105

Creating a text collage - page 105

Sample questions - page 106

PD 4.1 - Human Development

Learners describe the stages of development in terms of sexual maturation, and develop and explain self-management skills that will assist in coping effectively in a range of situations including changes in development and relationships.

PD 5.1 - Human Development

Learners demonstrate self-management skills that enable them to make informed decisions for healthy living, and exhibit attitudes and values that promote personal health and wellbeing within family, personal and community relationships.

Standing up for yourself

Warm-up games - pages 107-108

Paired protests - role-play assertiveness - pages 108-109

Hidden thoughts - a technique for exploring sub-text - page 109

PD 4.1 - Human Development

Learners describe the stages of development in terms of sexual maturation, and develop and explain self-management skills that will assist in coping effectively in a range of situations including changes in development and relationships.

PD 5.1 - Human Development

Learners demonstrate self-management skills that enable them to make informed decisions for healthy living, and exhibit attitudes and values that promote personal health and wellbeing within family, personal and community relationships.

Fantasy – reality – nightmare

Warm-up games - pages 110-111

Nightmare-fantasy-reality - page 111

PD 4.1 - Human Development

Learners describe the stages of development in terms of sexual maturation, and develop and explain self-management skills that will assist in coping effectively in a range of situations including changes in development and relationships.

PD 5.1 - Human Development

Learners demonstrate self-management skills that enable them to make informed decisions for healthy living, and exhibit attitudes and values that promote personal health and wellbeing within family, personal and community relationships.

Group project – design a drama

Group project - design a drama - pages 112-113

Use naturalistic and anti-naturalistic techniques to devise a short drama on the theme of bullying (several lessons)

Ideas for student feedback - page 113

HP 4.1 - Individual and Community
Health and Safety

Learners evaluate behaviours, situations and programs that recognise community health needs including substance use and lifestyle choices, and explain their influence on personal and community safety and wellbeing.

HP 5.1 - Individual and Community
Health and Safety

Learners develop and act on a personal health and safety plan and evaluate community initiatives to promote health and safety.

PD 4.1 - Human Development

Learners describe the stages of development in terms of sexual maturation, and develop and explain self-management skills that will assist in coping effectively in a range of situations including changes in development and relationships. 

PD 5.1 - Human Development

Learners demonstrate self-management skills that enable them to make informed decisions for healthy living, and exhibit attitudes and values that promote personal health and wellbeing within family, personal and community relationships.