Bullying
Bullying affects everyone at some point in their lives. It may be at school, at college, in the workplace or even at home.
Parents, carers, teachers and other professionals have a duty to take action if they suspect or discover that child(ren) are being bullied.
Bullying includes:
- Online bullying
- Taking someone’s friends away from them
- Bullies can also frighten the victim so that they don’t want to go to school. The victim may pretend to be ill to avoid the bully
- Name calling
- Making things up to get another person into trouble
- Spreading rumours
- Making silent or abusive phone calls
- Threats and intimidation
- Hitting, pinching, biting, pushing and shoving
- Taking things away from someone
- Damaging another person’s belongings
- Stealing someone’s money
Bullying Awareness - Peterborough Children Film Awards 2016
The Peterborough Safeguarding Children Board sponsored a brand new category, the Bullying Awareness award for the 11th Annual Peterborough Children Film Awards.
This category gave both pupils and teachers the opportunity to create and star in a movie about the effects of bullying and/or online bullying and what action can be taken to cope with this.
Below are the films that were entered into this category
Useful Leaflets and Links
- Bullying at School – The Law
- Peteyouth – Bullying Help and Advice
- Red Balloon – For children who have been bullied, this centre will provide education and support (Tel: 01223 357714)
- Kidscape – Provides useful information to help you combat bullying and keep your children safe.
- Bullying UK – Provides help and reliable information on a variety of bullying issues.
- Beatbullying – Works with children and young people across the UK to provide them with all important opportunities to make positive and lasting changes to their lives and outlook.
- The Antibullying Network