Bullying: Identity, Diversity and Belonging
Why This Course Matters
Bullying affects learning, wellbeing, school climate and long-term development. It can appear as verbal aggression, exclusion, humiliation, cyberbullying or repeated social pressure, and it often grows in environments where identity, difference and belonging are not handled with enough care.
Today’s learners are also shaped by the digital world. Social media, instant feedback loops, confirmation seeking and fast dopamine triggers can intensify impulsive behaviour, shorten attention spans and make exclusion or mockery spread faster. Educators need strategies that address not only behaviour, but also the emotional, social and environmental conditions that allow bullying to grow.
This course helps participants understand how bullying connects to identity, diversity, neurodiversity and belonging. Through case studies, restorative approaches, forum theatre and practical school-based strategies, educators learn how to prevent harm, respond effectively and create learning spaces where every student feels seen, safe and valued.
What Participants Learn
- Recognise different forms of bullying, including verbal, social, physical and cyberbullying, and respond with clear, constructive strategies.
- Understand how identity, diversity and belonging shape group dynamics and influence inclusion or exclusion in schools.
- Explore how digital culture, instant gratification, confirmation seeking and fast dopamine triggers affect attention, empathy and behaviour.
- Use practical tools to support neurodivergent learners who may be more vulnerable to exclusion, misunderstanding or sensory overload.
- Apply case-study analysis to identify warning signs, patterns and intervention points in real school situations.
- Use restorative and participatory approaches, including forum theatre, to strengthen empathy, reflection and shared responsibility.
- Build classroom and school practices that reduce bullying and increase safety, trust and belonging.
- Connect anti-bullying work with Erasmus+ priorities and European values such as dignity, inclusion, equality, participation and respect for diversity.
How the Course Works
-This course combines practical anti-bullying education with inclusive and reflective methods. Participants learn through:
- Case studies based on real school scenarios involving exclusion, conflict, cyberbullying and identity-based harm.
- Guided discussion on how digital habits, instant gratification and confirmation-seeking behaviours can reinforce impulsivity, social pressure and reduced empathy.
- Reflective workshops on identity, diversity, neurodiversity and belonging in educational settings.
- Forum theatre activities that help participants step into real conflict situations, test responses and explore alternative actions.
- Restorative practices and communication tools that support de-escalation, accountability and repair.
- Collaborative planning sessions where participants design classroom routines, intervention steps and school-wide actions adapted to their own context.
Where relevant, the course can also draw on the STOP-ME framework and LIMTQ-informed reflection tools to help participants recognise patterns, interrupt escalation and build safer responses in complex situations.
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09:00–09:30 | Welcome, course overview and introductions
09:30–10:15 | What bullying is: verbal, social, physical and cyber forms
10:15–10:30 | Coffee break
10:30–11:30 | Identity, diversity and belonging: why some students are more at risk of exclusion
11:30–12:30 | Case study workshop: recognising bullying patterns and hidden dynamics
12:30–13:30 | Reflection and group sharing on school climate and participant contexts
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09:00–09:30 | Recap and warm-up activity
09:30–10:15 | Social media, instant gratification and confirmation seeking: how digital habits affect learners
10:15–10:30 | Coffee break
10:30–11:30 | Fast dopamine triggers, reduced attention spans and impulsive behaviour in school settings
11:30–12:30 | Group discussion: how digital pressure can intensify bullying, exclusion and performative behaviour
12:30–13:30 | Designing classroom routines that support attention, empathy and healthier interaction
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09:00–09:30 | Recap and check-in
09:30–10:15 | Neurodiversity in school life: vulnerability, misunderstanding and inclusion
10:15–10:30 | Coffee break
10:30–11:30 | Identity-based bullying: language, disability, culture, gender, difference and belonging
11:30–12:30 | Case studies on inclusive responses to bullying involving neurodivergent and diverse learners
12:30–13:30 | Workshop: adapting prevention and support strategies for different learner profiles
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09:00–09:30 | Recap and energiser
09:30–10:15 | Introduction to forum theatre as a tool for anti-bullying education
10:15–10:30 | Coffee break
10:30–11:30 | Forum theatre practice: exploring bystander action, de-escalation and alternative responses
11:30–12:30 | Restorative approaches: dialogue, accountability and repair after harm
12:30–13:30 | Group reflection: what works, what escalates conflict and what builds trust
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09:00–09:30 | Recap and warm-up reflection
09:30–10:15 | How to deal with bullying in everyday practice: immediate response, follow-up and documentation
10:15–10:30 | Coffee break
10:30–11:30 | Building school-wide strategies that connect policy, prevention and belonging
11:30–12:30 | Collaborative planning: classroom agreements, peer culture, staff coordination and family communication
12:30–13:30 | Group work: designing an anti-bullying action plan for participants’ institutions
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09:00–09:30 | Recap of key concepts and tools
09:30–10:15 | European values in education: dignity, inclusion, equality, participation and respect for diversity
10:15–10:30 | Coffee break
10:30–11:30 | Connecting anti-bullying and belonging work to Erasmus+ priorities and project design
11:30–12:30 | Presentation of action plans, peer feedback and future collaboration opportunities
12:30–13:30 | Course reflection, evaluation and closure
What Participants Take Back
- A practical toolkit for identifying, preventing and responding to bullying in its verbal, social, physical and digital forms.
- Stronger ability to recognise how identity, diversity, neurodiversity and belonging influence student behaviour and vulnerability.
- Clearer strategies to deal with cyberbullying, impulsive peer dynamics and attention-related challenges linked to digital culture.
- Confidence to use forum theatre, case studies and restorative practices as part of anti-bullying and inclusion work.
- A school-ready action plan that supports safer classrooms, stronger relationships and a more inclusive school climate.
- Better alignment between everyday school practice, Erasmus+ priorities and European values of dignity, inclusion and participation.
Course Format
- Duration: one-week course (5-6 training days). Alternative formats may be available on request.
- Daily workload: 5-6 hours per day, from 09:00 to 14:00, with one coffee break and several short transitions between activities.
- Language: English.
- Language requirement: participants should have at least an A2/B1 level of English to actively follow the training and take part in discussions and practical work.
- Digital level: no specific digital skills are required. This course focuses on dialogue, group work, and activity-based methods rather than digital tools.
- Equipment: participants are not required to bring laptops or tablets. Materials needed for activities (paper, markers, cards, etc.) are provided
- Target groups: teachers, trainers, youth workers, adult educators, school leaders, and other education professionals.
- Adaptation: examples and activities are adapted to participants’ areas of work, age groups and institutional contexts whenever possible.
- Funding fit: this course is designed to align with Erasmus+ KA1 staff mobility funding for SCH, ADU and VET participants, according to their approved budget and funding rules.
Course Fee
€80 per participant, per training day
This course fee is designed to align with Erasmus+ KA1 staff mobility funding for eligible SCH, ADU and VET participants.
Included in the course fee:
✔Tuition and training materials
✔Pre-arrival information
✔Location infopack
✔Coffee break
✔Training Certificate
✔Europass Certificate
✔Administrative and organisational support related to the course
Travel and Stay Support
We support participants with practical guidance before arrival so they can organise their mobility with more confidence.
We suggest:
✔Accommodation options such as hotels and apartments,
✔Local transportation information, and, airport transfer options,
✔ Half-day and full-day trip ideas, cultural activities and useful local recommendations.
These services are not directly provided by Colony of Creators unless explicitly confirmed in advance, but we do help participants identify the most suitable options for their stay and make the most of their Erasmus+ experience.
100% funded by the Erasmus Plus Program through your Erasmus+ SCH, ADU or VET grant.
Eligible institutions may use Erasmus+ KA1 mobility funding to cover course-related costs according to their approved budget and funding rules.
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