Toby Melville / Reuters Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott is pleased NSW will scrap the Safe Schools strategy.

Tony Abbott has backed the New South Wales government's decision to scrap the controversial Safe Schools program and replace it with a revamped anti-bullying strategy.

The NSW Education Minister Rob Stokes said in a statement the Berejiklian government would roll out the new strategy from mid-year and stop funding Safe Schools.

Abbott took to Twitter to welcome the move.