Schools in Devon joined forces to take part in Odd Socks Day as part of Anti-Bullying Week.

Exwick Heights Primary School, Cranbrook Education Campus,  Isca Academy, Marine Academy Plymouth and West Exe School all wore odd socks. 

Odd Socks Day is typically observed on the second Monday in November each year. 

It is a day when schools, workplaces, and individuals join together to show that it's okay to be different and to stand up against bullying and discrimination. 

All schools who took part are members of the Tedd Wragg Trust. Central staff at the Ted Wragg Trust also took part in the day. 

Anti-Bullying Week, observed in schools across the country from the 11th to the 15th of November, is an important initiative aimed at raising awareness about bullying, promoting kindness, and encouraging students to speak out against all forms of bullying. 

This year’s theme is ‘Choose Respect,’ emphasising the need to handle differences of opinion and disagreements respectfully and without resorting to bullying.

West Exe School has previously gained a national anti-bullying silver award from the Anti-Bullying Quality Mark UK (ABQM-UK)  to recognise that anti-bullying has been embedded in life at school.

At Cranbrook Education Campus, they are proud to be an anti-bullying school and are working towards the anti-bullying bronze quality mark.

The ABQM-UK is a nationally recognised scheme which challenges and supports education settings to develop a dynamic, sustainable model for anti-bullying that engages the whole community.

Marine Academy Plymouth are working in partnership with the Diana Award to empower students, giving them the relevant skills to effectively tackle bullying and all behaviours associated with it.  They challenge students to be upstanders and not bystanders.

Moira Marder, CEO of the Ted Wragg Trust said: “I know students across Ted Wragg schools have taken part in all sorts of activities this Anti-Bullying Week that encourage kindness, respect and inclusion. 

"Marking Odd Socks Day was a brilliant way for schools and the trust to celebrate uniqueness and take a stand against bullying.”