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Public Policy Exchange will be hosting a webinar on Tackling Bullying in Schools: Improving understanding and building environments of prevention which will take place on Tuesday, April 1st 2025 between 9:30 AM — 1:00 PM GMT.

Confirmed Speakers:

• Charlotte Hopkins - Chair at Bullies Out
• Professor Lucy Betts - Professor of Social Developmental Psychology at Nottingham Trent University and Lead the Bullying and Aggressive Behaviour Research Group
• Kamila de Nada - Deputy Clinical Director at Kids Inspire
• Professor Judy Hutchings - Director for Centre for Evidence Based Early Intervention at Bangor University
• Robert Higgs - Anti-Bullying speaker, author & acto

Programme

• Understand current trends and drivers of bullying in the UK
• Learn about and assess the new Labour government’s plans for tackling bulling in schools
• Analyse ways to improve teacher training to increase awareness and understanding of bullying in schools.
• Assess current efforts to improve online safety and tackle cyber-bullying
• Explore methods to engage students in youth-led initiatives to address bullying
• Develop strategies to limit the disproportionate impact of school bullying on marginalised groups
• Explore avenues for integrating mental health professionals into educational systems to provide students with necessary support
• Consider how to improve resources and effectiveness of in-school pastoral teams
• Analyse effectiveness of anti-bullying organisations in tackling hate-related bullying
• Integrate respectful interactions and anti-discriminatory behaviours into the school curriculum