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The work against bullying will continue in a new form

The partnership period for “Partnership Against Bullying” expired at the turn of 2025. In the last leadership meeting, the partner organisations concluded that the agreement will not be renewed. However, the cross-sector collaboration for safe and positive environments will continue – in a new form. From 2026, the collaboration will be carried forward in two ways: as a reference group for the new strategy for kindergarten and school environments, and through a larger and broader effort in the national mission for inclusion.

A new strategy for kindergarten and school environments has been announced in White Paper No. 34 (2023–2024). In the follow-up to the strategy, the partner organisations will be invited by the Ministry of Education and Research to participate as a reference group. In this way, the cross-sector collaboration in the Partnership Against Bullying will continue, for the benefit of children and young people.

The national mission is a nationwide effort to increase inclusion of children and young people, by mobilising new working methods and cooperation between actors in government, municipalities, voluntary organisations, working life, foundations, and research institutions. The overarching goal is a significant reduction in social exclusion among children and young people by 2035.

Partnership Against Bullying has been a national collaboration between the government, the Sámi Parliament, and 14 organisations. The partnership was a continuation of the “Manifesto Against Bullying” from 2002. The aim of the partnership was to commit the partners to a joint effort to create safe and positive environments in kindergartens, schools, and leisure activities.

The change in working methods is based on the final evaluation of the Partnership Against Bullying and is partly due to the organisations’ desire to make a more concrete contribution to policy development in this area.

Partnership Against Bullying Norway

Partnership Against Bullying Norway (Partnerskap mot mobbing) is a broad coalition between the Norwegian government and 14 national organizations who share a vision of inclusive learning environments free from bullying for all children.

The partners work to prevent bullying by increasing local competence and cooperation for an inclusive kindergarten-, leisure, and school-environment. The partnership’s measures include advocacy and capacity building for children’s rights, support for local and national projects and development of networks and partnerships against bullying.

The partnership members include (in alphabetical order)

·        Association of NGOs in Norway

·        Association of Private Schools

·        Association of School Leaders

·        National Group of Public Health Nurses

·        National Parent's Committee for Early Childhood Education and Care

·        National Parent's Committee for Primary and Secondary Education

·        Norwegian Association of Graduate Teachers

·        Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities

·        Norwegian Government

·        Norwegian Union of Municipal and General Employees

·        Norwegian Union of School Employees

·        Private Kindergartens Federation

·        Sami Parliament

·        School Student Union of Norway

·        Union of Education Norway

Contact: post@partnerskapmotmobbing.no