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National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence, Friday 16 March 2012

On Friday 16 March 2012 schools throughout Australia will join together to celebrate the annual National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence. The focus of the 2012 day will be on parents and families taking a stand together and recognising the important role everyone plays.

A range of promotional materials will be available to download from Bullying. No Way! in December 2011 so everyone can spread the message and get involved.

Take a Stand Together website remains available, as an online activity for students and school communities to participate in and will be redeveloped as part of the 2012 activities.

Share-A-Story

To inspire others to make a difference and prepare for the 2012 National Day of Action, schools are being encouraged to share their stories about National Day 2011 activities including how they promoted positive bystander behaviour.

Selected contributions�will be posted on the Bullying. No way! website, featured in the Bullying. No way! e-bulletin or profiled in local or national media.

Schools just need to complete the Share Your Story feedback form available on the Bullying. No way! website and email to webkeeper@bullyingnoway.com.au.

To�continue to support the intent of�the National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence in Queensland, schools could also:

Display the Queensland Schools Declaration Against Bullying and Violence poster 322k
Develop a Local Declaration Against Bullying and Violence with your school, parents and community members
Invite a guest speaker within the local community to talk to students and the school community about bullying and bystander behaviour. More information can be found in the QSAAV Working Together - A Starter Kit 333k
Hold a parents and carers information morning tea or evening to view Dr Michael Carr-Gregg's Action Against Bullying webisodes and discuss your school's policy on bullying and violence, as well as how parents and carers can become involved.
Encourage parents, carers, community members and secondary school students to share their thoughts on bystander behaviour and bullying on the Department of Education and Training's facebook page
Encourage students, parents and carers, teachers and community members to visit and participate in the Take a stand Together website

Other Queensland activities that coincided with the 2011 National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence included:

the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) invited Year 7 students to take part in a nationwide cyberbullying awareness program, Cybersmart Hero on March 18 2011. This free online activity addressed the issue of cyberbullying and gave students the tools to deal with bullying and harassment online. More information can be found at ACMA
97.3Fm, The Courier-Mail and Channel 9�worked together with the Queensland Government to support the 2011 National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence through their Say No To Bullying - Take a Stand Together! campaign .
The Working Together Against Bullying Seminar Series 2011 ran throughout Queensland this year.

BULLYING: IT'S A MATTER OF RESPECT COMPETITION

Creating safer schools by building respect

The theme
The national website Bullying. No way! is managed by the department on behalf of all Australian education jurisdictions. It is proud to sponsor the 2011 ACMI Screen It competition with this years theme, 'respect'.

Expressed in many ways, respect is learning how to treat ourselves and others with fairness and dignity. It involves learning to work together, manage conflict and to value differences.

The competition
Entries for the Screen It competition have now closed.

Please continue to check the ACMI website for details on the winning entries.

Screen It is Australia's national film, animation and game making competition for school-aged students. Designed to encourage imagination and inventiveness in primary and secondary school students, Screen It fosters a new generation of young media makers.

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