The Diputación de Alicante has introduced a new edition of the Hero 2.0 programme, which focuses on equipping students with emotional and social tools to enhance coexistence and prevent bullying in the province's classrooms. Although the programme is set to be implemented in 2027, secondary education centres interested in participating can now submit their applications.
This initiative, organised in collaboration with the Crímina Centre at the Miguel Hernández University, aims to promote emotional intelligence management among both students and teachers, raising awareness within the educational community about issues that particularly affect younger populations.
The latest edition targets first and second-year secondary school students, aiming to provide them with essential emotional skills such as self-regulation, empathy, and interpersonal competencies, which serve as protective factors against bullying and cyberbullying.
Among the objectives of Hero 2.0 are to facilitate the identification of various manifestations of bullying, recognise warning signs and the different roles involved, and reduce the incidence of such behaviours by strengthening emotional and social competencies.
The programme also emphasises the joint involvement of students, teachers, and families, promoting a culture of inclusive and respectful coexistence based on acceptance of diversity and responsible use of digital environments.
Additionally, the proposal includes providing teachers with psychoeducational tools to enhance their strategies for detecting, preventing, and intervening in potential bullying situations, while fostering greater awareness and participation from families in the socio-emotional development of their children.
The primary resource of the programme is a psychoeducational guide, structured into three modules of four sessions each, addressing the identification and understanding of bullying and cyberbullying, the development of emotional self-regulation skills, and the acquisition of strategies for managing and resolving conflicts, with the aim of preventing these behaviours and promoting a positive educational environment.
Hero 2.0 employs a playful and participatory methodology that engages students in everyday situations of bullying and cyberbullying, encouraging prevention and the active search for solutions. The new guide will be distributed in digital format and will include a printed mini-guide for teachers, available in both Spanish and Valencian.
Interested centres can apply to participate in the programme by sending an email to juventud@diputacionalicante.es, including the following information: the reason for participation, the name of the educational centre, the municipality, a contact person, and a direct contact phone number.
