What is bullying?

Bullying is any deliberate behaviour that is done to hurt or upset someone over an ongoing period of time. As such, it can happen anywhere that there are people, such as schools and places of work. Bullying can be done by an individual or a group of people in many ways. This includes verbal bullying, whereby someone is hurt through vicious words, name-calling, or statements.

Physical bullying occurs when perpetrators physically cause harm to another person. As a result, bullies can exercise control over another and gain a sense of power. This type of bullying can vary from pushing and shoving to kicking, slapping and punching. This makes it the easiest form of bullying to identify and confront.

In contrast, cyberbullying is one of the most challenging forms to see and prevent. When acting through the Internet, smartphones and social media, perpetrators can remain anonymous, whilst victims suffer in silence. 

Cyber-bullying has no fixed location, but instead could occur anywhere, from school property to a child’s home. In a world where social media and the use of smartphones is ever-increasing, cyberbullying deems particular importance for the protection and wellbeing of young children.

The Anti-Bullying Alliance:

This year, the Anti-Bullying Alliance's theme for Anti-Bullying Week 2021 is One Kind Word:
Kindness is more important today than it has ever been. The isolation of the last year has underlined how little acts of consideration can break down barriers and brighten the lives of the people around us. This is one of the reasons that ‘One Kind Word’ has been chosen as the theme of Anti-Bullying Week taking place from 15 to 19 of November 2021.

 

 

Year 5

In Year 5, we each designed our very own sock to represent that we are all unique. On our socks, we each wrote one kind word or phrase.

Anti Bully Week 2021 

Year 6