Anti-Bullying Week 2026

Anti-Bullying Week 2026

Anti-Bullying Week 2026 will run from Monday 16 – Friday 20 November. 

Scotland’s Anti-Bullying Service, respectme, will launch a new film and animation designed to support this year’s campaign theme: Be Unique - Bullying is wrong. Let’s get along.

With 1 in 3 young people experiencing bullying from their peers at school, this year’s campaign invites children and young people, educators, youth leaders, families and communities to come together to challenge the prejudices that can often lead to attacks on personal identity. We know that when bullying targets a young person’s identity, the wellbeing impact can be deep and long-lasting.

At the heart of the new film sits the Be Unique animation, featuring real children’s voices pointing to many of the absurd reasons that children and young people can experience bullying, and highlights that what makes us ALL different is unique and to be celebrated.

Take part in Scotland’s Anti-Bullying Week by: 

• Our Anti-Bullying Week 2026 Learning Resource Online Hub will be live from Friday 9 October. Watch our NEW film and animation, download learning resources, worksheets and templates, plus more. 
• Register for a respectme web account (or log-in to your existing account to access campaign resources. Tell us how many children/young people you would expect to engage with your classroom, school or setting during Anti-Bullying Week.
• Primary schools: Arrange a whole-school assembly to watch the film and animation collectively to celebrate the start of Anti-Bullying Week, or at any time that suits you better. Engage learners across multiple classrooms with campaign themed anti-bullying lessons across the day or week. 
• Primary schools can also register to join one of our four Live Lessons. Register HERE
• Secondary schools: Screen the film and undertake lessons across a few focused weeks. Suitable for use across different subject classes, including English, PSE, or any subject linked to Health and Wellbeing. You can also screen our online lesson in classrooms/groups. Available on the hub from 16 November. 
• Youth and sports clubs: Screen the film/animation and use our Primary or Secondary lesson plan to help spark conversations. 
• Pledge to create an Anti-Bullying Youth Group in your school/youth club: Power of Peers | Learning Academy | respectme 

Find out more on our Anti-Bullying Week 2026 campaign page.