Guidance

Preventing bullying

Guidance for schools on preventing and responding to bullying.

Published 22 August 2013
Last updated 4 July 2017 — see all updates

• From: Department for Education

• Applies to: England

Documents

Preventing and tackling bullying

Ref: DFE-00160-2017 PDF, 655KB, 19 pages

Cyber bullying: advice for headteachers and school staff

Ref: DFE-00652-2014 PDF, 195KB, 6 pages

Advice for parents and carers on cyber bullying

Ref: DFE-00655-2014 PDF, 209KB, 7 pages

Details

The main guidance document is for:

• school leaders
• school staff
• governing bodies

It applies to all schools and may also be useful for further education and community settings.

The additional guidance documents cover:

• how schools can prevent and respond to cyber bullying aimed at headteachers and staff
• how parents and carers can prevent and respond to cyber bullying aimed at children and young people

Published 22 August 2013
Last updated 4 July 2017 + show all updates

1. 4 July 2017 Merged the publication 'Supporting children and young people who are bullied: advice for schools' with 'Preventing and tackling bullying'. New version of 'Preventing and tackling bullying' includes additional information about how schools can support children and young people who are bullied.
2. 17 November 2014 Added advice on cyberbullying for school staff and parents
3. 28 October 2014 Updated both documents in light of unavailability of BeatBullying services.
4. 17 March 2014 Added 'Supporting children and young people who are bullied: advice for schools'.
5. 11 March 2014 Expanded definition of bullying to include the 'imbalance of power'.
6. 22 August 2013 First published.