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Anti-Bullying Week 2024: Choose Respect- Secondary Pack

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Anti-Bullying Week 2024: Choose Respect- Secondary Pack

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We have developed this school pack to help you bring ‘Anti-Bullying Week 2024: Choose Respect’ to life in your secondary school or with secondary school-aged children in your setting.

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Join the national conversation about bullying and have your pupils’ voice heard with VotesforSchools.

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It is important to know how to tackle bullying in the classroom and playground. Whether a pupil is being bullied or you just want to prevent it from happening, here’s our anti-bullying tips for you

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Twinkl has developed fantastic FREE resources for Anti-Bullying Week 2023 and beyond, which are ideal for both in-school and at-home learning.

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The Anti-Bullying Alliance IAG for those being bullied

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The Anti-Bullying Alliance IAG for those being bullied

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It's important that you tell someone you trust.

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How can I help my child if they are being bullied?

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How can I help my child if they are being bullied?

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My child has been accused of bullying others

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My child has been accused of bullying others

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My child has been accused of bullying others

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It is very difficult for parents and carers when they find out that their child has been involved in a bullying incident - perhaps even more so if their child is the one accused of bullying behaviour.

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Spotting the signs that my child is being bullied?

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Spotting the signs that my child is being bullied?

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Spotting the signs that my child is being bullied?

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The type of behaviour that might be an indication of bullying includes

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Bullying is not just something that children and teenagers go through.  

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Bullying is not just something that children and teenagers go through.  

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It is well researched that bullying causes long term damage to both the person on the receiving end, and those who bully.

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It is not a child’s fault if they are bullied. 

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It is not a child’s fault if they are bullied. 

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Children should never be told to just ignore it, or to change who they are. It is the children doing the bullying that need to change their behaviour and their attitude. This is particularly true if the bullying is targeted at a pupil’s gender, sexuality, race, faith, impairment or special educational need

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It is not true that girls are ‘bitchy’ and boys just have a punch up and get over it.  

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It is not true that girls are ‘bitchy’ and boys just have a punch up and get over it.  

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Avoid gender stereotypes when it comes to tackling bullying. Anyone can be capable of bullying behaviour and it has a serious impact on both boys and girls

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Children need to be supported to speak out if they or someone they know is being bullied. 

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Children need to be supported to speak out if they or someone they know is being bullied. 

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Make it clear how pupils can report bullying. If a child tells you they are being bullied – take what they say seriously and ask
them what they want to happen. Tell them that together you will make it stop and record all your actions. Make sure they know they can call a helpline like Childline any time

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The only way to stop bullying is to acknowledge that it happens and create a talking culture in your school where any hurtful behaviour is quickly brought out in the open, discussed and dealt with.

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The only way to stop bullying is to acknowledge that it happens and create a talking culture in your school where any hurtful behaviour is quickly brought out in the open, discussed and dealt with.

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It is rarely one on one behaviour and so take time to find out who else is involved – and how other pupils can support the person on the receiving end while making it clear to the person or people doing the bullying that it’s not acceptable

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Make sure your Anti-Bullying Policy is up to date, freely accessible and regularly promoted - 

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Make sure your Anti-Bullying Policy is up to date, freely accessible and regularly promoted - 

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and that it makes clear how you will respond to bullying as a school community.

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Challenge all forms of offensive or discriminatory 

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Challenge all forms of offensive or discriminatory 

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language in your school (e.g. homophobic and transphobic
comments, sexist and sexual language, racist and faith targeted comments, disablist words).

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Take time to talk to pupils about what it feels like to be in your school, whether there are any bullying hot spots 

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Take time to talk to pupils about what it feels like to be in your school, whether there are any bullying hot spots 

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– and if there is anything you could do differently to stop bullying.

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Slides from the 2023 Anti-Bullying Week webinar delivered 17/10/23 by Alice Ndiaye

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Slides from the 2023 Anti-Bullying Week webinar delivered 17/10/23 by Alice Ndiaye

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Anti-Bullying Week 2024- Choose Respect Poem

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Anti-Bullying Week 2024- Choose Respect Poem

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Anti-Bullying Week 2024: Choose Respect- Primary Pack

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Anti-Bullying Week 2024: Choose Respect- Primary Pack

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We have developed this school pack to help you bring ‘Anti-Bullying Week 2024: Choose Respect’ to life in your primary school or with primary school-aged children in your setting.

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PSHE Association: Handling complex issues and creating a safe learning environment

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PSHE Association: Handling complex issues and creating a safe learning environment

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How to create a safe PSHE education classroom.

PSHE education covers many complex or sensitive issues, and any area of the subject has potential to be sensitive for some pupils. That's why it's so important to create and maintain a safe learning environment for all lessons.

Children and young people will also - understandably - want to discuss high profile media coverage of abuse, harassment and other sensitive issues. So it's vital that they do so in a climate of trust, cooperation and support.

A safe learning environment helps students share feelings, explore values and attitudes, express opinions and consider those of others without attracting negative feedback. As well as encouraging more open discussion, it also helps to make sure that teachers are not anxious about unexpected disclosures or comments.

Our short guidance document outlines top tips for:

Establishing a safe learning environment

Implementing ground rules

Finding pupils' starting points

Using distancing techniques

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Handling complex issues and creating a safe learning environment

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PSHE education covers many complex or sensitive issues, and any area of the subject has potential to be sensitive for some pupils. That's why it's so important to create and maintain a safe learning environment for all lessons. Children and young people will also - understandably - want to discuss high profile media coverage of abuse, harassment and other sensitive issues.

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PSHE Association: 'Safe classroom' and 'effective teaching' interactive posters

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PSHE Association: 'Safe classroom' and 'effective teaching' interactive posters

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Safe and effective PSHE...

Our posters - available as both interactive and print PDFs - outline the key steps and best practice principles to help you:

Create a safe classroom environment, and

Plan and teach PSHE education effectively

Ideal for inset, staff CPD and initial teacher training (ITT). Or simply to print out to display on your staff room wall. Download the posters below and read our full guidance on handling complex issues safely in the classroom and planning and choosing great PSHE lessons.

Interactive versions

(Note: the interactive features may not work on some web-based PDF viewers. You may need to open the file(s) in a different PDF reader if you have any issues.)

Print versions

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'Effective teaching' and 'safe classroom' interactive posters

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Our posters - available as both interactive and print PDFs - outline the key steps and best practice principles to help you: Create a safe classroom environment, and Plan and teach PSHE education effectively Ideal for inset, staff CPD and initial teacher training (ITT). Or simply to print out to display on your staff room wall.

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BBC Teach want to empower your class to ‘choose respect’ this Anti-Bullying Week by taking part in a new KS2 Live Lesson.

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Jigsaw Education Group have developed FREE resources for Anti-Bullying Week 2024 to support the theme ‘Choose Respect’.

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This Anti-Bullying Week, take a stand and choose respect with Premier League Primary Stars! We’ve launched a new FREE resource that supports discussion around tackling bullying and promotes a culture of inclusion.

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FYI Norfolk offers support and advice on what to do if you are being bullied, along with information and guidance about anti bullying strategies for young people.

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If you're being bullied, whether it's online or at school, university or work, it can be really difficult and leave you feeling hurt - but you are not alone. We have advice on how you can tell someone and get help.

What is bullying?

If somebody physically hurts you, or verbally abuses you, that's bullying.

Specific types of bullying include:

homophobic bullying based on your sexual orientation

racist bullying because of your skin colour or ethnicity

religious bullying because of your beliefs or faith.

sizeist bullying referring to your body size

sexist bullying focusing on you being of the opposite sex

cyberbullying targeting you online, often anonymously

bullying because you are different

Bullying can be a one-off or it can go on for a long time. And bullying can happen to anyone.

No matter how alone you might feel, there is always someone you can talk to and someone who can help.

Talking to someone about being bullied

Ignoring bullying won't make it go away. You need to tell someone about what is happening.

If the bullying is happening at school
Talk to your parents or carers and your teacher. Your teacher may have no idea that you are being bullied, and the school will have an anti-bullying policy to tackle it.

If you feel you can't speak to your teacher, maybe a friend can do it for you. You can also speak to a school counsellor, welfare officer or nurse.

In extreme cases, if bullying is interfering with your education it may be possible for you to change schools if it doesn't stop once you have reported it.

If the bullying is happening outside school
Talk to your parents or carers, close relatives such as grandparents, aunties and uncles, or even your friends' parents. Youth workers and leaders may be able to help too.

If the bullying is happening online
Tell a trusted adult - your parents or carers, or a teacher. You can report abusive posts on Facebook and other social media platforms. You can also report abuse to CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre).

Keep reporting the bullying until it stops. It may not stop the first time you tell your parents or teacher and they try to stop it. If the bullying continues, tell them again. Don't put up with it. No one deserves to be bullied.

Tips on bullying from young people like you

Real stories and advice on bullying

Get help now

Whatever you're going through, you don't have to go through it alone. Here are some organisations who can support you.

You might also find helpful...

Bullying can affect us in lots of ways. Here's some more advice and information you might find helpful.

If you're a parent or carer

If you are a parent or carer of a child or young person who is being bullied, we can support you through our Parents Helpline. We are here to listen to you, and give you free, confidential advice and information.

Help us improve our content

Whether you love the page or think something is missing, we appreciate your feedback. It all helps us to support more young people with their mental health.

Please be aware that this form isn't a mental health support service. If you are in crisis right now and want to talk to someone urgently, find out who to contact on our urgent help page.

At YoungMinds we take your privacy seriously. If you'd like to read more about how we keep the information we collect safe, take a look at our privacy policy.

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Bullying | How To Deal With Bullying and Getting Help

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If you are being bullied, or know someone who is, read our advice on where you can get help; whether it's at school, uni or in the workplace.

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You can talk to us

Sometimes bullying can be hard to describe, especially if you're being bullied by friends.

If someone's trying to make you feel bad, that's not okay. We're here to help.

Sometimes bullying can be harassment or threatening behaviour, which is against the law. So if someone keeps making you feel scared on purpose, what they're doing could be illegal.

Harassment can include someone:

lying to you about who they are

threatening to hurt you

sending nasty or offensive messages to you or about you.

Telling someone how you feel can be tough, but it can really help you feel less alone.

You don't need to tell someone everything at once. You could start by choosing one person you trust to talk to. If you can't think of anyone, you can always talk to us.

If you're struggling to say what's happening out loud, you could try:

Taking your mind off what's happening can help you have more energy to cope when things are difficult.

Why not try:

Taking a break from checking your messages
Try muting your notifications and doing something else if people are messaging you online, even if it's just for a short time.

Going for a walk
If you feel it's safe to, go for a walk or run in the park. Or try playing sports.

Creating a maze
Focus on making it as big or complex as you want. If you want to challenge yourself, try making one without taking your pen off the paper.

Distracting yourself right now

If you're struggling with your feelings, try moving away from anything that might distract you and take a few deep breaths. Focus on what's around you and name:

5 things you can see

4 things you can touch or feel

3 things you can hear

2 things you can smell

1 thing you can taste

Bottling up your feelings can make them hard to cope with. But there are lots of ways you can let them out. Why not try:

Listening to music
Try listening to music that matches how you feel. Or if you want to distract yourself, listen to music that makes you happy or a podcast.

Writing a poem
Write a poem about how you're feeling now. Or keep your mind busy by coming up with limericks or rhyming poems.

Making a comic book
You could make a comic about what's happening, what you'd like to happen or something completely different.

Bullying can have a big effect on your confidence. You might be worried about going out or spending time with people, which can really affect your mental health.

Doing something small every day can really help you to feel better and build your confidence.
Feeling better with positive statements
Saying positive statements to yourself can help when you're feeling low or like the bullying's your fault. You could say them out loud or in your head.

Focus on positive things happening now and try making some up yourself. Or use some of the examples below:

"The bullying isn't my fault"

"I deserve to have a life without bullying"

"Today is only one day"

"Things can change"

"I'm strong enough to keep trying".

Making sure you have a healthy routine and taking care of yourself can have a big impact on your mental health.

Having a healthy routine includes:

making sure you get enough sleep

eating healthily and not having too much junk food

doing something every day that makes you feel good or proud

spending time with people who make you happy

exercising or spending time outside.

Your mental health is just as important as your physical health. And if you're worried about it, it's important to get support.

You can talk to your doctor about anything you might be feeling. Big or small. If you're not sure where to start, you can use sites like DocReady to help make a list of your symptoms.

Self-harm and suicide
Lots of young people talk to us about feeling suicidal and wanting to self-harm. If you're feeling this way, it's good to tell your doctor about it or you can always talk to us.

Watch: How to cope after bullying

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Let them know you're there for them
Listening and letting someone who's being bullied know you're there if they want to chat can make a massive difference. Chatting to them regularly and saying you're there for them can help them feel less alone.

Help them to get support
You could offer to go with them to report the bullying and help them think about what they want to say. Or you could help them report it on social media.

Think before you like or comment on something
Liking, sharing or commenting on a post designed to bully someone can make it more popular and visible, even if you're not supporting it. Don't respond to a post, even if you're not sure if it's meant to bully someone.

Help to distract them
Help them to take their mind off things for a short while. You could watch a film, play sports or a game together.

Be positive around people
Whether it's posting positive things online, or being friendly to people at school, being positive can help lots of people to feel better.

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Bullying can happen to anyone. Whether it's online, at home or in school, no one has the right to hurt you or make you feel bad. If you or someone you know is being bullied, we're here to help.

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Kooth is an online mental wellbeing community. Access free, safe and anonymous. (Age 10+)

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Kooth is your online mental wellbeing community. Access free, safe and anonymous

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Norfolk Schools and Learning Providers - Norfolk County Council

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Anti-bullying - Norfolk Schools and Learning Providers - Norfolk County Council

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Definition, prevalence, importance, research, and resources.

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FYI; trusted help, advice and information for 11 to 24 year olds- support around bullying

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FYI; trusted help, advice and information for 11 to 24 year olds- support around bullying

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Just One Norfolk has been created by Norfolk & Waveney Children & Young People's Services which is provided by Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust. This service is commissioned by Norfolk County Council.

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Bullying can be hard to deal with as a young person. FYI Norfolk has created these videos and activities to help you talk about bullying to get the support you might need.

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Anti-Bullying Week 2024: Choose Respect - Secondary School Video

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Anti-Bullying Week 2024: Choose Respect - Secondary School Video

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Anti-Bullying Week 2024: Choose Respect - Secondary School Video