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Understanding Bullying

Understand what bullying is — repeated behaviour intended to hurt someone, including physical, verbal, social (exclusion, spreading rumours), and cyberbullying — and know that it is always wrong and what to do if they experience or witness it

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Does your child understand the difference between a one-off argument and bullying, and do they know what to do if they see someone being bullied — rather than just ignoring it?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on
Right and Wrong Choicesages 5–7Understanding bullying builds on knowing right from wrong
Vocabulary: ethics and citizenshipages 7–11Understanding bullying requires precise vocabulary distinguishing bullying types including 'cyberbullying'
Seeing Someone Else's Point of Viewages 7–9Understanding bullying impact benefits from perspective-taking
Understanding Bullyingthis skill · ages 7–9
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Bystanders and Upstandersages 7–9Bystander/upstander builds on understanding what bullying is
Basic digital citizenshipages 7–9Digital citizenship benefits from understanding bullying (cyberbullying)

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Curriculum alignment

Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).

This skill sits outside the F–6 Australian Curriculum — no candidate code matched (v0.1). No NSW K–6 outcome code matched (v0.1). No Victorian Curriculum 2.0 code matched (v0.1).

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