Bullying Speaker for Schools
Bullying
Most schools don't need another poster — they need students to know what to actually do. As a bullying speaker for schools, Jonny works with Years 5–12, drawing on his own experience of being bullied and 10+ years of research to move students from bystander to upstander with language they can use that week. Runs as an assembly, year-level session or parent evening. See the full picture as a motivational speaker for schools.
Who it's for
What students walk away with
How Jonny went from being bullied to becoming a national voice on the issue.
10+ years of practical research condensed into memorable, actionable ideas.
What to say, what to do and how to protect your mind when it happens.
Real student success stories from schools right around Australia.
The presentation
The Presentation Covers
- Verbal bullying
- Physical bullying
- Emotional bullying
- Cyberbullying
- How bullying starts
- How to prevent and stop bullying
- How to develop assertiveness & much more
Perspective
The presentation covers the perspectives of the victim, the bully and the bystander, with stories and illustrations which further empower students.
The Problem
Bullying is a very real life-issue for a lot of students in high, middle and elementary school. According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, over 27% of school students have experienced frequent bullying, with over 80% saying they have experienced bullying at some point. Bullying is currently one of the top 3 issues that concern young people — it's also directly linked to students' grades, social interactions and mental health, and it's not going away.
Current Solutions Are Not Working
Over 70% of Australian students have said they do not feel confident in stopping or interjecting if someone is being bullied. This means the majority of bullying prevention presentations and programs are just not working. A lot of youth speakers lecture on this topic however few have done proper research — and even fewer have had psychologists, counsellors and specialists sign-off their work to ensure the presentation is psychologically sound, practical, honest and beneficial.
Jonny's Anti-Bullying Presentation
As an anti-bullying speaker who presents in school assemblies, Jonny believes the only way to have a truly positive impact on students is to have personally gone through bullying himself and developed his own testimony. This allows his stories to connect with students who can relate as they're currently going through it. A strong bullying testimony allows for authority on the matter when helping guide students through the pitfalls of bullying culture. In this presentation Jonny covers the 11 reasons bullying happens and the top 3 ways to get through it — a positive solution that will educate students with real stories and leave them well equipped.
Curriculum alignment
This presentation is tailored to the audience depending on age & outcomes and follows the Australian curriculum according to Educational Analysis and Consulting.
- • Health and wellbeing (ACPPS074)
- • Analyse factors that influence emotions, and develop strategies to demonstrate empathy and sensitivity (ACPPS075)
- • Investigate and select strategies to promote health, safety and wellbeing (ACPPS073)
- • Evaluate how student solutions and existing information systems meet needs, are innovative, and take account of future risks and sustainability (ACTDIP031)
- • Compare the ways that language and images are used to create a character, and to influence emotions and opinions in different types of texts (ACELT1621)
- • Analyse how the text structures and language features of persuasive texts, including media texts, vary according to the medium and mode of communication (ACELA1543)
- • Propose and evaluate responses in situations where external influences may impact ability to make healthy and safe choices (ACPPS092)
- • Investigate how empathy and ethical decision making contribute to respectful relationships (ACPPS093)
- • Evaluate situations and propose appropriate emotional responses, then reflect on possible outcomes of different responses (ACPPS094)
- • Analyse text structures and language features of literary texts, and make relevant comparisons with other texts (ACELT1772)
- • Evaluate critically how student solutions and existing information systems and policies take account of future risks and sustainability and provide opportunities for innovation and enterprise (ACTDIP042)
- • Evaluate the social, moral and ethical positions represented in texts (ACELT1812)
What educators say
The personal element that Jonny brought to the program. Many of our students could connect to his stories. Professional, personable, well prepared.
Really hit the mark with these important issues!
Really impressed. A good presentation at the students' level!
Frequently asked questions
Years 5–12. Primary groups get the friendship-first version; high school groups get the harder conversations about power, exclusion and online pile-ons.
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