Active Bystander Training for Young People

Unlock the power within your students to make a positive impact! Our "Active Bystander Training for Young People" course empowers your students with the knowledge and skills to intervene effectively in various situations, creating a safer and more inclusive environment for all so that incivility, bullying and other negative behaviours are challenged.

In today's world, being a responsible and active bystander is more crucial than ever. Whether young people are in school, in the community, or online, they can make a difference. This course equips them with the tools to recognise harmful behaviour, overcome barriers to action, and intervene in a way that promotes respect, dignity, and understanding in a constructive and safe manner.

What Young Bystanders Will Learn

After attending Active Bystander, young people will:

Understand what being an Active Bystander means
Understand different intervention techniques
Understand what stops us from intervening
Gain hands-on experience through realistic scenarios
Build self-confidence in taking positive action
Foster a culture of respect and inclusion

Contact Steve Morley on 07903 541124 / steve.morley@emailogic.com for more information.

Active Bystander Training FAQs

How is Active Bystander training different to assertiveness training?

Assertiveness training is for the victim in any given situation, to enable them to speak up for themselves and what they want and need in the moment. This becomes a problem when someone may be too embarrassed or shy to speak up for themselves, or when the perpetrator is more senior in the organisation. Active bystander training is about equipping all staff to intervene effectively when they witness inappropriate behaviour.

How can I be sure the training works?

Hundreds of extremely satisfied delegates have completed the Emailogic Active Bystander course. The Active Bystander course is particularly effective when it is done by a whole team or department, or even the whole organisation so that everyone understands the language and behaviours of effective Bystander intervention.

What are the qualities of an active bystander?

An Active Bystander’s qualities include being prepared to intervene or speak out against unacceptable behaviours or attitudes. They also include knowing the most appropriate form of intervention to stop the situation from re-occurring, backing up others when they intervene, and checking in on the recipient of the unacceptable behaviour.

What are the benefits of active bystander training in the workplace?

Greater employee awareness of what being an Active Bystander means leads to more interventions when there are damaging behaviours. This in turn leads to a decrease in discrimination and harassment, and a more inclusive culture.

Delegate Feedback

“This course is useful as it will highlight a variety of ways you may be able to help or intervene as a bystander, some of which you may not have thought about before.”

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