Bystanders and Upstanders
Personal & Social Development · Responsible Decision-Making · conceptual
Understand the bystander role — that when someone witnesses unkind or unfair behaviour, they have a choice: they can be a passive bystander (doing nothing), join in, or be an upstander (speaking up or getting help) — and develop the confidence to be an upstander
What mastery looks like
- Explain the difference between a bystander and an upstander
- Describe at least two safe actions an upstander can take
- Give an example of a time they or someone they know stood up for someone else
Check your understanding
If Bystanders and Upstanders sees a group of children being mean to someone at school, do they have the courage to say something, walk away with the person being targeted, or tell a teacher — rather than just watching?
Prerequisites
Required first
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