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The International Day against Violence and Bullying at School, including Cyberbullying, falls on 5 November 2026. UNESCO calls for commitments to become everyday practice across the whole school. Its programme highlights two resources already available: Teaching with care, published in September, and Connected and safe, presented in October. [1][2][3]
The first, developed with UNICEF and WHO, helps teachers create inclusive settings, recognise signs of distress and connect learners with appropriate support. The second offers guidance on safeguarding, training and responsibilities in digital life. These are practical tools, not evidence that bullying has declined; platforms and regulators also share responsibility. [1][2][3]
The bright side
The occasion provides concrete resources for people working in schools, connecting daily prevention with digital responsibilities. [1][2][3]
One idea, in simple words
5 November is the day against violence and bullying at school, including harm online. UNESCO, a United Nations organisation, asks the whole school to help prevent it. The programme highlights two guides published in earlier months, not two new guides released today. [1][2][3]
One helps teachers build welcoming classrooms, notice when someone is struggling and connect them with suitable help. The other concerns digital safety and the responsibilities of adults and platforms. Imagine a class learning how to report a problem without leaving a classmate alone: that is an example, not a real story documented here. The guides provide tools. They do not prove that violence has already decreased everywhere, and using them requires continuing work by the people involved. [1][2][3]
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- International Day against Violence and Bullying at School, including Cyberbullying — 2026 UNESCO · No publication date provided
- Teaching with care: A practical guide for teachers to support mental health and well-being in schools UNESCO, UNICEF e WHO · 25 Sept 2026
- Connected and safe: policy orientations to address online and technology-facilitated violence in education UNESCO · 26 Oct 2026
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