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  • STOP the Coward Punch Education Resources

    The STOP the Coward Punch education resources equip secondary-aged young people with knowledge about the harmful effects of cowardly and unnecessary violence and promote positive attitudes and behaviours through engaging, creative strategies and age-appropriate information.

Managing violence starts with education

As an educator, finding the right approach can be challenging. Our STOP the Coward Punch resources will help you teach students about the real-life consequences of violence and build empathy and responsible decision-making.

Young people will build mental toughness and learn protective strategies, critically examine the importance of language, learn about forces and creatively explore violence, masculinity and the coward punch.

What you'll get

✅ 6 free and editable units of learning for Years 7 - 10
✅ Covering essential learning areas in the HPE, Arts, Science and HASS curriculum areas
✅ Engaging, creative and thought-provoking learning activities, worksheets, statistics and videos
✅ A suite of supporting resources for schools, sporting clubs and youth-facing community groups to help build a whole-of-community approach to violence prevention
✅ Free Strategies for Dealing with Violent and Aggressive Behaviours PL course

Want whole units at the click of a button? Simply click the 'download' button on the right-hand side of any unit to grab every lesson in one go. Test it out on your favourite STOP the Coward Punch unit. It's that easy. 🌟

Secondary

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Stop the Coward Punch - Building Mental Toughness and Preventing Violence

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 8
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Health
  • Social
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Health
  • Social Action
  • Unit
  • Free
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Stop the Coward Punch - Art for Impact

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 10
  • The Arts
  • Social
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Health
  • Social Action
  • Unit
  • Free
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Stop the Coward Punch - Language, Perspective, and Community Awareness

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 10
  • English
  • Social
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Health
  • Social Action
  • Unit
  • Free
  • ...

Stop the Coward Punch - Raising Awareness

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 10
  • Science
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Health
  • Social
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Health
  • Social Action
  • Unit
  • Free
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Stop the Coward Punch - Supporting Resources for Schools and Communities

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 10
  • English
  • Science
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Civics and Citizenship
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Health
  • The Arts
  • Work Studies
  • Social
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Health
  • Social Action
  • Unit
  • Free
  • ...

Stop the Coward Punch - Understanding the Impact

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 10
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Civics and Citizenship
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Health
  • Social
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Health
  • Social Action
  • Unit
  • Free
  • ...

Stop the Coward Punch - Promoting Social Change

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 10
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Health
  • Social
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Health
  • Social Action

Professional learning

  • Professional learning
  • Free
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Strategies for Dealing with Aggressive and Violent Behaviours

  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Year 3 - 12
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Health
  • Physical Education
  • Social
  • Leadership
  • Mental Health
  • Physical Health
  • Social and Emotional Learning

More about the campaign

Danny Green’s STOP the Coward Punch campaign was started in 2012 with the aim of raising awareness of the devastating effects of the coward punch on the community, including the physical and mental scars survivors, families and friends are left with for life.

STOP the Coward Punch believes in the right of all people to enjoy themselves, safely and free from violence. With support from entertainers, athletes, community leaders, politicians and everyday Australians, the campaign aims to raise awareness of the simple precautions we – as a community and as individuals – can take to ensure safe and enjoyable outings and, ultimately, reduce the number of coward punch occurrences in our communities.

With thanks to our partner

Since 2000, more than 172 lives have been lost to deadly blows to the head, with hundreds more injured. Danny Green’s STOP the Coward Punch Campaign was started in 2012 with the aim of raising awareness of the devastating effects of the coward punch on the community, including the physical and mental scars survivors, families and friends are left with for life. 

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