The Final Report from the Anti-Bullying Rapid Review has been released, with all Education Ministers asking for an implementation plan to be brought to them to consider actions that can be taken to implement the recommendations.
As an immediate action, the Australian Government will provide up to $5 million for the development of targeted resources for teachers, students and parents to support school community responses to bullying. The government will also invest up to $5 million to support a national anti-bullying awareness campaign about bullying and its impacts and the importance of prevention and supporting behaviour change.
The report includes a National Standard on addressing Bullying in Australian Schools. The National Standard is intended to provide a best practice framework for schools to build into the processes and policies they already have established in the school. The National Standard will give teachers, parents, young people and children confidence that, no matter where a student goes to school, bullying will be appropriately addressed and the school workforce supported to take appropriate action.
Further information and the full report can be found at www.education.gov.au/antibullying-rapid-review.