ANTI-RACIST BULLYING TRAINING

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To mark Black History Month, the Young Changemaker team worked in collaboration with Not So Micro to deliver two in-person anti-racist bullying training days. The anti-racist bullying training educates young people on how to understand, recognise and respond to racist bullying behaviour and strives to build their confidence in supporting their peers who have faced anti-racist bullying.

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From completing the training, we aim for students to achieve the following aims:

UNDERSTAND

• I know what racist bullying behaviour is and how to define it

RECOGNISE

• I can recognise how racist bullying behaviour makes someone feel

RESPOND

• I can support those in my school community who are experiencing racist bullying behaviour
• I can use my skills to make my school a kinder, respectful place where everyone feels accepted
• I can share ideas and connect with other young people in a safe space to tackle racist bullying behaviour

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Over the course of two training events, we engaged 80 students across six schools in London and Manchester. When asked what the students want to take forward following the training, feedback included:

“I want to help make a difference in society”.

“Always be there for people who are insecure, scared, or not confident about their race, ethnicity or identity”. 

“Help others and be a better upstander”. 

“The training has taught me I need to check in more with my friends and has made me more aware.”

“I love how the facilitators teach”

“I feel like I learnt words to describe stuff that I have experienced in the past”

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To see what the schools got up to, check out the video from the training below. 

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Register your interest for our online anti-racist bullying training here, or to keep up to date with Not So Micro, follow them on LinkedIn here!

A huge thank you to our host schools Mill Hill County High School in London and Co-op Academy Belle Vue in Manchester and the attending schools ICS London, Lowry Academy, Wilmslow High School, and Eden Girls Leadership Academy.