Anti-Bullying Week
Anti-Bullying Week is an annual event to raise awareness about bullying issues and how to deal with them. We will be doing many different things around school highlighting this, including asking all pupils to complete a survey on bullying, which you can do by clicking here >>>
Anti-Bullying Week shines a light on bullying, sending a clear and positive message that it is neither acceptable or inevitable in our schools and communities. Held in November each year, Anti-Bullying Week is run by the ABA, with funding support from the DCSF.
This year's Anti-Bullying Week campaign is 'Stay Safe in Cyberspace'. The focus will be on cyberbullying - the use of information communications technology (ICT), particularly mobile phones and the internet, to deliberately upset someone else. Research has found that more than a third of 12 to 15 year olds have faced some form of cyberbullying.
Unfortunately, some people just don't take cyberbullying as seriously as other forms of bullying - maybe because it is indirect and often perceived as anonymous. That doesn't stop it from causing harm; children and young people tell us that it is painful and can feel inescapable.
A key message for this year's Anti-Bullying Week is that modern technologies remain a positive and productive part of the lives of children and young people and they can be used safely and constructively.
