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BULLYING NO WAY WEEK
This week, CPS is taking part in Bullying No Way Week.
At CPS, we want every student to feel known, noticed, safe, supported and that they belong. While this week gives us a chance to focus on bullying prevention, this work is already part of the way we teach, support behaviour and build relationships across our school.
What we are doing at CPS
Our approach is grounded in our school values of Respect, Curiosity, Resilience and Integrity, and strengthened through School-Wide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS), Classroom Mastery, Respectful Relationships, Zones of Regulation and Social Stencils.
Together, these approaches help us explicitly teach and reinforce the behaviours and relationship skills we want to see every day.
Across CPS, we are helping students to:
- include others and notice when someone may need a friend
- communicate respectfully, even when they disagree
- recognise the difference between friendship conflict, unkind behaviour and bullying
- solve problems and repair relationships when things go wrong
- show resilience when friendships feel tricky
- make choices that reflect integrity
- speak up and seek help when something does not feel right
- identify trusted adults they can go to.
2026 - Small Acts, Big Impact
This year’s theme for Bullying No Way Week is a great reminder that children do not need to do something huge to make a difference.
- A smile or a hello.
- Making room for someone.
- Inviting someone to join in.
- Checking in on someone
- Choosing not to join in with unkind behaviour.
- Getting an adult when someone needs help.
Small actions can have a very big impact on how another child feels.
Friendships will not always be easy. Disagreements, misunderstandings and hurt feelings are a normal part of growing up. These moments are also opportunities for children to practise respect, resilience, problem-solving and making things right.
A simple conversation for home
This week, you might ask your child:
“What is one small thing someone did this week that made you feel good?”
“What is one small thing you could do to help someone else feel included?”
And perhaps most importantly:
“Who are the adults at school you would talk to if you needed help?”
Knowing who they can turn to before they need help makes asking for it much easier.
For more information visit: https://www.bullyingnoway.gov.au/prevent/prevention-strategies-for-families/
This week’s takeaway
Every one of us contributes to the culture of our school.
Small acts add up to something very important — a CPS community where every child feels safe, valued and that they belong.
Information in this update draws on Bullying No Way, Be You and the Australian eSafety Commissioner.