Violence and Bullying Prevention in Schools
Content for the development of personal and social competencies among students
The content for the development of personal and social competencies (PDF 831 Kb) is designed to support all students in preschool, elementary and secondary school, adult general education and vocational training in acquiring the knowledge and skills they need to develop these competencies.
At the elementary and secondary levels, the content has been implemented since the 2025-2026 school year. Some content is also recommended at the preschool level, but it is not compulsory. Adult education and vocational training centres can refer to the content at the secondary level.
The development of personal and social competencies is a lifelong process. Everyone has their own pace and distinct needs, and young people must be considered active agents in their own development. It is therefore important to take continuous and sustained, rather than sporadic, action, and to not resort to simply managing emergencies or problem situations as they arise.
To this end, 23 elements of content, presented in the Progression Chart of the Content for the Development of Personal and Social Competencies (PDF 300 Kb), have been developed. The details necessary for the content to be conveyed is provided in an information sheet for each element. To learn more about these sheets, see the Detailed Presentation of the Content Information Sheet (PDF 436 Kb).
The content must be conveyed to students through structured educational interventions or any other educational strategy that school staff deem appropriate in a given situation.
As the elements of content do not constitute a subject, they are not evaluated. However, students may be provided with feedback on their learning. Simple mechanisms should be implemented to ensure that students are being presented with the content and that they understand it.
Preschool
- Sheet 01: Recognize their emotions, manage frustration properly and control motor impulses
- Sheet 02: Be familiar with the different ways of showing respect when interacting with others and with their environment
- Sheet 03: Understand that their actions and words can affect others
- Sheet 04: Apply various strategies to resolve conflicts
Elementary school
- Sheet 05: Recognize the importance of friends
- Sheet 06: Be familiar with ways to increase self-confidence within a group
- Sheet 07: Understand the importance of applying the rules of conduct in their environments, and the consequences for themselves and for others if these rules are not followed
- Sheet 08: Display openness to others
- Sheet 09: Develop the skills to express themselves and be clearly understood
- Sheet 10: Recognize emotions, their intensity and how they influence behaviours
- Sheet 11: Develop their conflict resolution skills
- Sheet 12: Understand the importance of having interpersonal relationships and developing harmonious relationships
Secondary school
- Sheet 13: Reflect on appropriate strategies for making friends or expanding their social network
- Sheet 14: Apply various strategies for promoting inclusion and getting along
- Sheet 15: Understand their responsibility to respect rules of conduct, both in society and in the virtual world, as well as the consequences for themselves and for others if these rules are not respected
- Sheet 16: Offer positive encouragement to the people around them to adopt safe, healthy behaviours
- Sheet 17: Understand the different aspects of mental health
- Sheet 18: Be familiar with coping strategies that allow them to be more objective regarding stressful or difficult situations and emotions
- Sheet 19: Recognize the characteristics of an egalitarian romantic relationship based on reciprocity
- Sheet 20: Recognize violence in romantic relationships (physical, verbal, psychological, sexual)
- Sheet 21: Demonstrate the benefits for society in fighting against all forms of discrimination and violence
- Sheet 22: Get involved in ways of changing their living environments to make them more conducive to health and well-being
- Sheet 23: Discuss taking risks, for themself or for others
Additional resources
Ideas for turnkey structured educational interventions that are in line with the proposed content
Training designed to help convey the content and establish conditions for implementing it with students
See also
Last update: July 27, 2026