Anti-Bullying Week

Monday 15 November marks the start of Anti-Bullying Week.

Bullying, particularly cyber-bullying, has been increasing. In 2020 the Crime Survey of England and Wales in revealed that 72% of children had experienced online bullying. 

Bullying can often lead to a crime being committed or, tragically lead to someone taking their life, as has happened in Cheshire.

What can I do to take part?

You can take these small steps to help beat bullying:

• Ask if someone’s OK. Say you’re sorry, or just say hi.
• In a world that can sometimes feel like it’s filled with negativity, one kind word can provide a moment of hope. It can be a turning point. It can change someone’s perspective. It can change their day. It can change the course of a conservation and break the cycle of bullying.
• Best of all, one kind word leads to another. Kindness fuels kindness. So, from the playground to Parliament, and from our phones to our homes, together, our actions can fire a chain reaction that powers positivity.
• It starts with one kind word. It starts today.

More information about Anti-Bullying Week is available on the Anti-Bullying Alliance website at https://anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/anti-bullying-week/anti-bullying-week-2021-one-kind-word.