Why people bully online

RSHE (PSHE)

This unit addresses why people bully online, the impact of online bullying, strategies for responding to it, and maintaining online safety.

Our online lives: How can I stay safe?

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Depiction or discussion of distress or humiliation e.g. bullying.

Depiction or discussion of peer pressure or bullying

Depiction or discussion of serious mental health issues including eating disorders, self-harm, suicide or attempted suicide, or the aftermath of such an event.

Depiction or discussion of mental health issues

Match the word to the correct definition.

feeling happy, secure and confident in yourself

Which of the following are **not** a motivation to engage in online bullying?

reporting and blocking the account responsible for cyberbullying

reaching out to the victim experiencing cyberbullying

not feeling responsible so just ignoring the cyberbullying

Which of the following is an example of being a passive bystander?

they are scared of being bullied themselves

they feel empathy for the person being bullied

Why might someone choose to be a passive bystander?

the impact on a person can't be seen from behind a screen

people might believe that the impact isn't as serious as face-to-face bullying

there are no consequences for online bullying

people can just log off if they don't like what they see online

Why might people not realise the impact of online bullying?

they want to generate engagement from others

when people are treated unfairly because of their characteristics

when you feel pushed by friends to act a certain way

behaviour which is intended to hurt someone emotionally or physically

Match the words to their correct definition.

If we experience online bullying, we should never ...

The deliberate and repeated bullying, bothering or disturbing of a person is an example of ...

It is only the responsibility of the victim to stand up to bullying.

It is the responsibility of everyone to stand up to bullying.

Online bullying is not as bad as in-person bullying.

The impact of online bullying stops once a device is powered off.

Which statement about bullying is correct?

An {{}} bystander is someone who does something when they witness cyberbullying.

Match the examples to the form of bullying.

To view this lesson, you must be in year 7 and above

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Depiction or discussion of peer pressure or bullying

Depiction or discussion of mental health issues

Adult supervision required

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Why people bully online

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.