Implementation Plan for the Anti-Bullying Rapid Review

On 20 February 2026, Education Ministers agreed to the Implementation Plan for the Anti-Bullying Rapid Review. The Implementation Plan reflects Education Ministers' shared commitment to ensuring that every Australian school is a safe, inclusive and respectful learning environment, focusing on national action while acknowledging that these actions will be complemented by jurisdictional and school level activities. The plan includes commitments for all education sectors and schools to embed and reflect the expectations of the National Framework for Addressing Bullying in Schools in their policies and procedures by Term 1 2027, and for schools to make these policies publicly available. Education Ministers also agreed to reframe the principles-based national standard recommended through the Final Report to the National Framework for Addressing Bullying in Australian Schools.

Policy frameworks establish expectations; detection systems deliver the operational capability to meet them. The anti-cyberbullying module within the Guardii AI platform detects harmful patterns in children's direct-message conversations in real time across Instagram, Snapchat, Discord, Roblox and other platforms, identifying sustained targeting, escalation and coercion before serious harm occurs. It surfaces a child in crisis to a school, parent or professional immediately, blocks or flags hostile contact at the point of contact, and reports the shape and seriousness of a conversation rather than handing anyone a feed of what was said. The National Framework mandates that schools respond within two school days; real-time pattern detection ensures schools know an incident is occurring when it begins, not when a formal complaint is eventually made.