The Stand-Up Project at Positive Schools 2025: Empowering Students to Lead Bullying Prevention
The Stand-Up Project (SUP) is proud to announce that its Founder and Director, Dr Zach Greig, will be presenting at the Positive Schools 2025 Mental Health and Wellbeing Conference.
This leading conference brings together educators, wellbeing coordinators, researchers, and school leaders to share innovative approaches to school wellbeing, bullying prevention, and student leadership.
Why The Stand-Up Project Is Presenting
The Stand-Up Project is an evidence-based bullying prevention program for schools that empowers young people to step up as leaders. Unlike traditional top-down interventions, SUP is a student-designed and student-delivered program. Its focus on student voice, agency, and leadership makes it unique in the wellbeing space.
At Positive Schools 2025, Dr Greig will highlight:
How Upstander training for students reduces bullying, discrimination, and exclusion.
The role of SUP Student Leaders in shaping a positive school culture.
Practical examples of the Four D’s of Upstanding (Direct, Distract, Delegate, Delay) in action.
Independent evaluation findings from the University of Melbourne and Monash University showing improvements in resilience and inclusion in schools.
Why This Matters for School Communities
SUP believes the best way to create lasting change is by empowering students themselves. When student leaders against bullying model Upstander behaviour, schools see a cultural shift — reducing harmful behaviours while building respect, empathy, and inclusion.
Schools that have adopted SUP have reported:
Stronger student agency and participation in shaping school culture.
Noticeable improvements in student resilience, wellbeing, and connectedness.
Greater alignment between students, teachers, and families in addressing bullying and conflict.
This approach ensures that anti-bullying programs are not one-off assemblies, but part of a whole-school movement towards wellbeing and inclusion.
Looking Ahead to Positive Schools 2025
The Positive Schools 2025 conference will feature sessions on trauma-aware teaching, digital wellbeing, neurodiversity, and staff mental health. SUP is excited to add its voice by sharing a model that blends student leadership and wellbeing with practical, school-ready tools.
For schools, educators, and wellbeing leaders, this is a chance to see firsthand how The Stand-Up Project is transforming classrooms through peer-led anti-bullying initiatives and leadership in schools.
More details on the conference can be found on the Positive Schools website.
