How students and parents can use an online reporting facility to access help and support from school.
New technology brings both new opportunities and new threats. Mobile phones, messaging services, email and social networking sites all have their...
O.T.O.L.I …… Have you been there?
"Social outcast ALICE TURNER went there to escape the constant bullying from the Populars. She is befriended by Jenny; an enigmatic waitress who seems to be stuck in the past."
"As the Populars begin to r...
O.T.O.L.I …… Have you been there?
"Social outcast ALICE TURNER went there to escape the constant bullying from the Populars. She is befriended by Jenny; an enigmatic waitress who seems to be stuck in the past."
"As the Populars begin to re...
-Research Shows Film-watching Effective Tool to Develop Emotional Intelligence-
To help teachers explore issues surrounding bullying this Anti-Bullying Week, November 14th, the education charity FILMCLUB (www.filmclub.org) is launching two thought-...
If you feel as though you are experiencing bullying in the workplace, this can be a very devastating and distressing issue. You may be feeling very low and anxious at the thought of going to work and facing the individual or group that may be subjec...
A news report today has claimed that children at some schools in Essex have been allegedly told by teachers to act less gay to prevent being bullied. Apparently, they had been warned about their appearance and their sexuality by teachers who may have ha...
Sexual Bullying and positive gender relationships workshops.
Sexual bullying is any behaviour, which degrades someone, singles someone out by the use of sexual language, gestures, violence and victimisation related to appearance. This ranges from groping...
Our evaluations were devised by Deborah Sheppard at Hertfordshire Mental Health and Well Being Team-Hertfordshire County Council 2009. The evaluations consist of 2 scale shift questions, 4 circle the answer questions, 5 tickbox questions and 3 written...
LEONIE HODGE
After leaving the world of media and television Leonie Hodge (BA Television Production) became the founder of TeenBoundariesUK. With qualifications in (CCAPP) Counselling and NVQ in Youth and Community work, Leonie has three year’s works...
TeenBoundariesUK welcomes any feedback. For specifics please email the relevant person/s below:
For school workshops and our mentoring scheme please contact: leonie@teenboundaries.co.uk; info@teenboundaries.co.uk
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TeenBoundariesUK aims to prevent sexual bullying and promoting positive gender relationships by challenging attitudes and promoting tolerance, understanding and cohesion between young people.
We recognise that different cultures need different perspectiv...
TeenBoundariesUK aims to prevent sexual bullying and promoting positive gender relationships by challenging attitudes and promoting tolerance, understanding and cohesion between young people.
We recognise that different cultures need different perspect...
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The Science Council* has designed a new website for 11-19 year olds called Future Morph, which highlights career opportunities for young people in science, technology, engineerin...
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Most mothers believe UK employers are poor in promoting family friendly policies, according to reseach carried out by Mumsnet.
A survey of 1,000 mothers showed that most rated t...
Every year at Bullying UK we support more than 500,000 people desperate for advice to help them cope with bullying and get it stopped.
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Sexting is not yet a big problem in the UK - so let's keep it that way.
Never send pictures of yourself taken on your mobile phone - that you wouldn't want your mum or dad to see - to anyone, even if you're close to the person who asks you, like a boy...
Every year at Bullying UK we support over 300,000 young people as you cope with bullying but we can only do this with your help. Bullying UK is a low cost charity, we provide our entire service for just £50,000 a year and all raised by you, the general p...
You can feel very lonely if the bullies have taken your friends away
Often friends are afraid they'll also be bullied if they go around with you. It's always very upsetting when friends turn against you which is a good reason to try to make as many frien...
Bullying also goes on in sports clubs in school and out of school.
If you're a young sports player and you're feeling upset at the way you're being treated on the field by your team mates or adults involved in the game then there are things you can do a...
If people call you names then they might make nasty remarks saying that you are gay, whether you are or not. Rumours and gossip might be spread about you.
You might be picked on in this way because you're quiet, good looking or because you have good fr...
Britain is a multi-racial and multi-faith country and everyone has the right to have their culture and religion respected by others
Nobody has the right to call you names or to treat you badly because of your colour, race or religion. It's illegal and it...
Think about the last time you walked into school. How did you feel? Confident and powerful?
Or timid and worried? And how did you look to other people? Were you striding out purposefully with your head up, looking forward, or were you trying to make your...
Bullies can make your life a misery on the journey to and from school but there are things you and your parents/carers can do about it.
On the school bus, try to sit near the driver, or if it's an ordinary bus, by other adults. If you have to walk par...
Bullies are very cunning and are expert at getting away with it.
We all know that bullying goes on in every school but it's the way it's dealt with which makes the difference between life being tolerable or a misery.
How to solve the problem
If you...
Every year at Bullying UK we support more than 500,000 people, 300,000 of those are young people desperate for advice to help them cope with bullying and get it stopped. We can only be here for them with your help.
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Bullying UK gets many requests from pupils wanting help with bullying projects. We get many others from students, teachers and academics carrying out research. We try to help with these where we can.
Most of the information you need is probably already...
Sometimes, when you're very unhappy, you might want to stay at home to avoid the bullies because you're afraid of what they might do to you.
Always tell your parents how upset you are so that they can help you. You need their support. Every day you go...
Moving Schools Is not always the answer
You might think that it would be a good idea to move to a new school if you're being bullied but the reality is that there is bullying in all schools, although some deal with it better than others.
All the best sc...
Lots of people tell Bullying UK that they get bullied out of school, often by people they know from school but sometimes by people who live nearby.
If the people bullying you are at school with you then your parents need to talk to your class teacher o...
Bebo is a fun place to hang out but there are ways to make sure you don't run into trouble.
You're supposed to be aged over 13 to have a Bebo account and like other social networking websites you are not supposed to upload anything which is abusive toward...
There are lots of safety and privacy controls on Facebook so always use them.
Like all social networking websites, Facebook is only as good as the people using it so you might come across things which are upsetting, illegal or offensive in other ways.
If...
You are supposed to be aged 13+ to have a MySpace account. MySpace says it takes extra precautions to protect younger users.
My Space has helpful videos which are a good place to start. Unfortunately nothing else in their safety section was working at the...
We all think it's great to film video on our mobile phones or camcorders but put safety at the top of the list of screen credits!
Don't get yourself into a situation which might embarass you and don't take pictures of other people which might embarass the...
Bullying UK receives numerous complaints about bullying with mobile phones which has led to the suicide of a teenage girl from Liverpool and which causes misery to those on the receiving end.
Problems include
Silent calls
Insulting and threatening texts...
Anyone can set up a professional-looking website. All it takes is a simple software package and a couple of hours.
Just because these sites don't contain unsuitable content doesn't mean they are safe. There are no laws to protect young people who go to th...
There are parts of the world where internet cafes are busy churning out scam emails promising untold riches to the gullible person on the receiving end of an irresistible offer.
As we all know, people are not who they seem on the internet, so keep your pe...
Chris Conwell, founder of Mobiles.co.uk, shares his views on how young people can keep themselves safe and combat the problem when it happens - buk
Hello everyone
Bullying, of course, is nothing new. However, the fact that many children and young people n...
Websites like Facebook, Bebo, YouTube, MySpace, instant messaging on MSN and gaming forums can be great fun!
What do you do when things go wrong? Cyber bullying is rife on the internet and most young people will experience it at some time.
Bullying UK get...
When you're feeling lonely because the bullies have taken your friends away, you might think of looking in an internet chatroom to find some new ones.
The internet is great fun but it does have dangers and Bullying UK wants you to be safe.
When you join...
It's very upsetting to get abusive emails, instant messages and to have nasty websites set up to invite people to post offensive remarks about you.
There are ways that people who send emails can be tracked by internet service providers and the police. All...
Happy slapping is the wrong description for an assault in which the attack is filmed. There's nothing happy about it, it's a bit like calling someone who steals a car and kills someone a 'joyrider'.
Bullying UK started to get complaints about happy slappi...
The school bully is quick to exploit new methods of bullying which means the problem is not left at the school gates.
Many pupils are being targeted with cyberbullying in their own homes, by phone texts, silent calls, on instant messenger and by abusive...
Around 16 pupils in the UK kill themselves every year due to distress over bullying. Their schools often say they had no idea what was going on. But the bullies know exactly what they've been doing - and so do their friends. It's too late to have regrets...
If you see someone being bullied and you don't do anything to help them then you're helping the bully!
People who are being bullied can feel their lives are such a misery that they want to die. Often other people at school don't realise the effect that b...
The most important thing is to tell someone. It may not be that easy, I know I have been there ! But from my experience I have learned that you can't just sit around and wait for it to stop. You have to do something.
If you need help from Bullying UK e...
If you are getting bullied tell a teacher, parent or an adult and don't suffer. If you want to make them stop you just stand up to them and you will find they are nothing but cowards looking for attention or trying to be popular which they are really not....
If you are being bullied tell a grown-up or a teacher or a friend that you can trust, tell someone that won't go and tell everyone. Don't be afraid to tell someone. Don't push back if they hit or push you, just walk away 'cause if you hit them back it w...
If you are being bullied, just tell someone. I was bullied for a year and a half and eventually wrote a letter to the head of my school. Be strong, and feel confident.
Show the bullies that there is a good side to you. I changed through my experiences. W...
I feel that although the school didn't listen to me or help me I want to show others that you can come through the other side of bullying. I reached my GCSE's and felt terrified that I would fail as I had completely blanked out two years of my life, I cou...
Tell someone - not a friend or colleague around the same age, but a parent or teacher that does not dote on the bullies (a common experience in school).
Nowadays I have realised that I am a good person, with a lot of good to do in the world - just rememb...
Try to find out who else is being bullied, strength in numbers does work; If you can't tell your parents, tell your grandparents as it is usually much easier; At school breaks try to be somewhere safe such as in detention or the library.
If bullies pick...
Whatever you do - TELL SOMEONE! Make people listen to you and don't take no for an answer. Make a logbook of bullying incidents to use as evidence if need be. You have the right to live without fear. Don't think that you're being a "grass" - why should y...
I just finished school and I have to say I had a horrible time due to bullying and it wasn't helped when the teachers wouldn't do anything about it.
Follow the advice on this website, it really works, look about and you'll find its a lot more easy to mak...
I've seen bullies hurt a boy and I don't know what to do
Dear Liz, There are a couple of bullies in my school who are bullying another boy. I feel very sorry for him. He doesn't tell anyone. They steal his money and make him cry. Once they got his glasses...
People take the mick out of my illness
Dear Liz,A few years ago I was diagnosed with diabetes. Most of my friends are all right about it but some of them still take the mick. It can be upsetting, what can I do about it? Peter
Hello Peter,It must be har...
Help me avoid bullies in the playground
Dear Liz,I'm 9 and at primary school. When I'm playing football I get tripped up and they are always pushing me around and taking my dinner money. I often tell teachers about it because I've had a few injuries.Rober...
Bullying makes me so upset I want to die
Dear Liz,I'm 14 in March and I'm being bullied constantly. I've had people hitting me and yesterday I had to go to hospital because I thought I had a broken finger. Please help me. I'm sick to death and sometimes I...
People are bullying me on the school bus
Dear Liz,There's a lot of fighting on my school bus and there's an older boy who keeps calling me names and having a go at me. My mum says she can't keep leaving work early to pick me up but I'm afraid what might h...
People call me names because I'm a different colour
Dear Liz,I go to a school with not many pupils from different backgrounds so I stand out. I'm often called names, jokes are told about me and I'm told to go back to where I came from but this is my home...
Will I be bullied more when I change school?
Dear Liz, I've been having trouble with girls in my class in Year 6 for a long time and I'm worried it's going to get worse when we all move up to secondary school. I'm also afraid I'm going to get new bullies...
I can't face school because of the bullies
Dear Liz,I'm 14 and I can't face school any more. I want to move to a new one because it can't be any worse than this. I'm always on my own at break and I've got nobody to go around with. I've fallen out with my...
I'm very depressed and I've been self harming
Dear Liz My grades at school have gone right down and I'm bunking off when my mum's at work because I can't face all the lessons I have with the bullies. I'm being called names about my weight and I have nobod...
Everyone has seen this horrible website which insults me
Dear Liz, There's a website everyone at school knows about where people have been posting insulting messages about me giving my name and also my school and the year I'm in. Lots of vile and untrue t...
Threats from girl in my street
Dear Liz I'm aged 14 and I'm not getting bullied at school but I get threats from an older girl who goes to my school and who lives in my street. We used to be really friendly but we fell out. I get nasty calls on my phone a...
If you're ever tempted to take a weapon into school, to settle a score, or to carry one on the street for protection, then DON'T.
Carrying an offensive weapon is a crime and if you are caught with it, even if you have it in your pocket, you are likely...
A total of 323 teachers took part in the survey. 43% worked in secondary schools while 33% worked in primary/infants schools, 6% in middle schools, 5% at sixth form college, 4% in special schools and 4% in nursery schools. 44% of them had been a teacher f...
Of 4,772 pupils who completed the survey, 69% complained they had been bullied with each bullied pupil saying they had suffered an average of six different types of bullying at school.
Name calling was the biggest problem and 56% of abusive remarks ref...
A total of 2,160 parents took the survey and 87% of them said their child had been bullied in the last 12 months and 77% reported their child was bullied more than five times.
Each victim was subject to an average of four different types of bullying an...
We receive many complaints from adults who were bullied as children and who are still suffering the effects.
A total of 1,323 adults who said they had been bullied at school took part in the survey. The largest number 36% were aged 21-30 and we had 2%...
The National Bullying Survey 2006, carried out by the charity Bullying UK under its former name of Bullying Online, revealed pupils in UK schools were suffering extreme misery at the hands of classroom bullies.
And teachers across the UK said they want...
