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Introduction

Cyberbullying is one of the rising problems among youth in Europe. The percentages of cyberbullying cases among young people are quite high in most of the EU countries. This issue affects young Europeans mentally, emotionally, and physically. Being bullied online can make youths feel upset, embarrassed, and loss of interest. Furthermore, due to cyberbullying, youth often feel tired and experience stomach aches and headaches, due to the loss of sleep and stress.  

To reduce the cases of this issue, as well as its effects in case it happens, we need to know how to combat this problem, and how to help the victims. Persons involved in the educational and training sector can play a major role in this combat. Teachers and students have to be educated on the issue of cyberbullying and must be aware of the ways how to help young victims or how to help themselves in case they are experiencing online violence.  

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STAND UP project aims to provide VET teachers with tools to help them understand cyberbullying and how to fight it. In addition, it aims to help VET students become aware of the danger of cyberbullying.  

Besides that, STAND UP’s general objectives are the following: 

  • Provide VET teachers, educators, and professionals, especially in IVET and middle VET, with tools that will enable them to understand the process of cyberbullying, recognize signs in the classroom of possible victims, and understand how they can collaborate in their fight against it.  
  • Give VET educators tools that will enable them to provide their students with the knowledge they need to understand cyberbullying and its consequences.   
  • Provide educators with tools and skills to assist their students in case of risk of cyberbullying, or if they know of a case of cyberbullying, to know how to deal with the situation.  
  • Create tools that support social inclusion inside and outside the classroom and encourage the creation of a positive school environment in VET classrooms, using teachers, trainers, and VET professionals as a channel for change and improvement.  
  • Support the use of an innovative and digital approach to support pedagogical change in VET.  
  • Provide trainers and students with tools to respond to cyberbullying, now that COVID-19 has led to an increase in cases  
  • Support the continuing education of VET educators.  
  • Promote the creation of VET classes in which tolerance and a positive work environment are ensured, both among the students themselves and between students and faculty.  

Conclusion

Project Duration: 01/02/2022 to 31/01/2024 

Project Number: 2021-1-ES01-KA220-00003421 

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