Press & Play Anti-Bullying Lesson
How Bullying Really Happens
(KS2)
**This Video Lesson is for use after your students have taken part in the Anti-Bullying Workshops or the Theatre Show.**
Welcome to the Press & Play Anti-Bullying Lesson: How Bullying Really Happens.
In this follow-on video lesson, students will explore the different roles people play in a bullying situation .
Through reflection and discussion, they’ll consider how these roles impact what happens and how we can choose to become upstanders.
The scenario featured in this lesson is the same one used in the in-person Anti-Bullying workshop, giving students a chance to review and reinforce what they learned by:
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Revisiting the scenario in a structured, reflective format
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Deepening their understanding of group dynamics in bullying
To deliver the lesson simply press play, then pause the video when asked to do so.
- To turn on subtitles, click the ‘CC’ button.
- Lesson Duration Including Discussion & Activities: 45- 60 minutes
Learning Outcomes
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Identify and describe the different roles people can play in a bullying situation, including: the ringleader, assistant, reinforcer, bystander, and target.
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Understand how group dynamics influence bullying behaviour, and how roles can shift or change over time.
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Reflect on which role they might typically find themselves in, and recognise the potential they have to make a positive change.
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Understand what it means to be an upstander, and identify practical steps they can take to support others and help stop bullying.
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Apply their learning by analysing a scenario, assigning roles to characters, and evaluating possible responses.
