Advice sheets for students

Cybersafety, cyberbullying and bullying advice sheets for school students.

Bullying

Primary: I’m not a bully

It is important to be careful that what is ‘joking’ to you is not hurtful to someone else.

Primary: I’m not a victim

Even friends don’t treat each other well all the time.

Primary: Real friends

Friendships are built on what you do online and offline.

Secondary: I’m not a victim

Most of us want to feel we belong and be part of a friendship group.

Cyberbullying

Primary: But I didn’t do it

If you see online bullying, it is important to tell someone who can take action.

Primary: I didn’t mean it

Pretending to be someone else online or offline may seem like a joke but it is actually lying.

Primary: That’s risky stuff

Having secrets can seem fun or exciting but if you hurt the people around you, it’s not worth it.

Primary: Words won’t hurt

Bullying hurts most when it happens all the time and more and more people get involved.

Secondary: But I didn’t do it

If you see online bullying, it is important to do what you can to stop it.

Secondary: I didn’t mean it

You can’t always judge, or control what effect your actions online will have on other people.

Secondary: I’m not a bully

Text messages are quick and easy, but can’t be unsent, so it’s important to think before you text.

Secondary: That’s risky stuff

Posting any images of other people without their permission is not OK.

Secondary: Words won’t hurt

Online bullying can feel much worse than offline bullying.

Cybersafety

Primary: Digital tattoo

Once stuff about you goes online there is no knowing who will see it, or when they will see it.

Primary: It’s private

Digital media is so easy to copy, edit and share that we sometimes forget that it isn’t always ‘ours’.

Primary: Pressure pix

Mobile devices have made the taking and sharing of images so easy that people sometimes don’t think about the consequences of their actions.

Primary: Remix

When researching a project, it is important to know when and how to use other people’s work.

Primary: Worth the risk

It can be surprising how much information about you can be available online when you do a lot of stuff on social media.

Secondary: Digital tattoo

The things that make up your ‘digital reputation’ are like tattoos – once they’re there, they last forever.

Secondary: It’s private

It is important to protect your online identity.

Secondary: Pressure pix

We can be hurt and embarrassed by images of ourselves that are taken out of context and showed online.

Secondary: Real friends

Is your online behaviour affecting you offline?

Secondary: Remix

Part of doing a project is researching what other people have done. It is important to know when and how to use other people’s work.

Secondary: Worth the risk

You need to be careful about what personal information you share online. The person you are interacting with may not be who they say they are.

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Updated 27 March 2026

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