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Spotlight on cyberbullying

Explore the resources on this page to help you develop a whole-school approach to cyberbullying.

This spotlight on cyberbullying includes links to a range of resources across the eSafety website and includes downloadable material created to help your school community prevent and respond to cyberbullying.

This page has been developed in collaboration with NSW Education Sectors and representatives from eSafety’s National Online Safety Education Council

On this page:

Report cyberbullying

No one deserves to be bullied online. You can help a student follow the steps to report cyberbullying, or report on their behalf if they have said it is OK to do so.
 

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Research reports

Explore eSafety's research explaining the experiences of children and young people online:

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Professional learning programs

Explore our free professional learning and initiatives designed for educators working with children and young people, in addition to support for education sector leaders. 

On-demand professional learning is also available for Catholic, Government and Independent education sectors’ learning management systems or intranets. 

Contact educationsectors@esafety.gov.au for more information if you would like to arrange on-demand learning for your education sector.

Professional learning modules for lower primary teachers

Take a look at our self-paced short modules for lower primary school educators teaching online safety and preventing cyberbullying.

Classroom resources

A variety of content is available for different education levels. Choose those most relevant to the needs of your students and context:

Content and posters for schools

The content in our kits and posters can help you talk to your school community about cyberbullying. These kits include preventative strategies and advice on where to get help when things go wrong. 

Social media kit

This kit includes suggested posts and images to share on your school's social media channels.


Newsletter and website kit

This kit includes suggested articles and images for your school's newsletter or website.


Posters

Download and print these posters to share around your school.

Resources for children and young people

The eSafety website has dedicated pages for kids and young people to explore advice and topics important to them.

The Kids section includes information and support to prevent and respond to cyberbullying. For example:

Share our tailored advice for young people with your students
Bullying online
Students can learn about cyberbullying, how to deal with it and effective ways to stop it.
How to be an upstander
Children and young people can learn about how to support a person who is being abused or harmed.
I've been called out
This page can help children and young people understand what to do if they have been called a bully.
Creating positive change
Students can learn about how different situations may give them the chance to make a positive change.

Parent and carer support

eSafety has a dedicated Parents section with resources and advice to help parents and carers with online safety issues and strategies to support their child. Some resources include:

  • Cyberbullying guide: This page helps parents and carers understand how they can help their child if they are being bullied. You can also download and print our cyberbullying quick guide, which has key information and advice, as well as help in Easy Read formats for people with low literacy, or with intellectual or cognitive disability.
  • Online Safety for Every Family: These resources include short videos and easy-to-read advice sheets to encourage parents and carers to start and continue conversations with their children about online safety. There are tips about how to stay safe online, and important information about what to do if something bad happens online. The resources are available in more than 10 languages.
  • Webinars: These live webinars give parents and carers the knowledge, skills, and tools to support their children to have safe online experiences.

Help your students get more support

Kids Helpline

5 to 25 year olds. All issues. Confidential phone counselling available all day, every day. Online chat available 24/7, 365 days a year.

Headspace

12 to 25 year olds. All issues. Phone counselling and online chat available 9am to 1am AEST, every day.

More services

Last updated: 07/08/2024