Lessons to support inclusion, activate bystanders and reduce bullying (Curriculum level 2 and 3)

The Everyone’s Included lessons have been tried and tested for several years in Scottish schools through the Mentors in Violence Prevention programme (MVP). These lessons have been removed from the MVP programme (to allow MVP to focus solely on gender-based violence) and have been repurposed as part of a series of lessons called ‘Everyone’s Included’.

What does Everyone’s Included aim to do?

The aims of these lessons are to support social inclusion and reduce bullying by encouraging children and young people to be active bystanders in a safe way when they witness harmful behaviours.

The pre-delivery information PowerPoint and voiceover guides staff through bystander theory, the foundation for the lessons and explains the rationale for the structure used.

Links to resources

We have provided PowerPoints and accompanying Session Plans for each of our lessons – please ensure you download the Session Plan along with the PowerPoint file to ensure you get the most out of each lesson.

Powerpoint file: Pre-Delivery Information 2023 (for practitioners) (10 MB)

PDF file: Pre-Delivery Information 2023 Transcript (for practitioners) (254 KB)

Powerpoint file: Everyone’s Included - Introduction (458 KB)

PDF file: Everyone’s Included - Introduction Session Plan (169 KB)

Powerpoint file: Everyone’s Included – Left Out (184 KB)

PDF file: Everyone’s Included – Left Out Session Plan (149 KB)

Powerpoint file: Everyone’s Included – Group Chat (146 KB)

PDF file: Everyone’s Included – Group Chat Session Plan (168 KB)

Powerpoint file: Everyone’s Included – Rumours (149 KB)

PDF file: Everyone’s Included – Rumours Session Plan (146 KB)

Powerpoint file: Everyone’s Included – Insults (146 KB)

PDF file: Everyone’s Included – Insults Session Plan (160 KB)

Improvement questions

The Everyone’s Included lessons can be used to help deliver many of the key Experiences and Outcomes in Curriculum for Excellence, contributing to a culture of safety where learning can flourish. Practitioners can use the following questions to prompt discussion:

• What strengths/areas for development are there in your school’s current anti-bullying approach?
• How could Everyone’s Included support current approaches?
• What needs of the school or community could these lessons help address?