Poland devotes a week to learning how to respond to violence between pupils

What should happen when a pupil is excluded, targeted or humiliated online? These questions are central to a national week launched in Poland on Monday 28 September. From 28 September to 2 October 2026, the Ministry of Education is running an initiative to prevent violence between pupils, alongside a strand devoted to relationships in preschools.

Two initiatives, a shared focus on relationships

The programme distinguishes between age groups: preschools work on building relationships, while schools and educational institutions address violence between peers. The ministry involves children, educational teams, school leaders, specialists and parents. Its resources are intended for use throughout the 2026–2027 school year.

In its report published on Monday, PAP’s local government service says the themes also include online hate, ways to respond to aggression and conflict resolution. The issues therefore extend beyond incidents visible in the playground.

Activities take shape in individual schools

In Radomsko, Public Primary School No. 7 announced a programme including artistic and literary competitions, a kindness day, a meeting with the police and sessions with a psychologist for the youngest primary classes. This local programme illustrates one way of implementing the initiative; it is not an identical timetable imposed on every school.

Announced activities must be distinguished from their actual delivery and effects. At the start of the initiative, it would be too early to present a national assessment or conclude that violence has decreased.

An opening for French-speaking families

For parents discovering the Polish school system, this week can be an opportunity to start a conversation with their school. Which workshops are planned? Whom should they contact when a child reports a difficulty? How will families be involved in follow-up? These simple questions help identify contacts and school practices without assuming that every institution operates in the same way.

Three terms to understand school communications

Przemoc rówieśnicza: violence between peers.
Budowanie relacji: building relationships.
Wychowawca: the teacher responsible for a class.

The initiative continues until Friday 2 October. For families, its immediate value will be to learn about activities offered locally and the people they can contact beyond this single awareness week.

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