🤝 Personal & Social Development · Responsible Decision-Making
Bystanders and Upstanders
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
Typical age: 7–9 years
“If your child 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?”
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Needs first
- Vocabulary: ethics and citizenshipREQUIRED
The bystander/upstander distinction is entirely vocabulary-dependent — these specific terms must be taught first
- Understanding BullyingREQUIRED
Bystander/upstander builds on understanding what bullying is
- Everyday Kindness and Care
Being an upstander builds on caring for others