Welcome to the School Stickers Blog! Earlier this week we took a look at our Top 5 Anti Bullying Awareness Stickers and Badges. Today we’re here to share a little bit more about Anti Bullying Week, why it’s so important to promote anti bullying in your school and some simple classroom ideas.
Anti Bullying Week 2015 takes place from the 16th – 20th of November and will be celebrated in schools, nurseries, homes and youth groups amongst lots of other places.
This year anti bullying week is being coordinated by the Anti-Bullying Alliance with the theme being to make a noise about bullying and in turn raise awareness.
What are the aims of Anti Bullying Week 2015?
To empower children and young people to make a noise and speak up about bullying- whether it’s happening to them or someone else, face-to-face or online.- To help parents and carers have conversation with their children about bullying.
- To encourage “talking schools” where all children and young people are given a safe space to discuss bullying and other issues that affect their lives and are supported to report all forms of bullying.
- To equip teachers to respond effectively when children tell them they’re being bullied.
- To raise awareness of the impact of bullying on children’s lives- especially on mental health.
The Facts
- 46% of children and young people say they’ve bullied at some point whilst at school
- 16,000 young people aged 11-15 are absent from school at any one time due to bullying
- There is a growing evidence base linking bullying to mental health problems which has changed both government and societal attitudes to bullying.
- Children bullied during their early years are up to three times more likely to self harm than their classmates when they reach adolescence.
- Appearance is cited as the number 1 aggressor of bullying, with 51% saying they were bullied because of attitudes towards how they look.
- 45% did not report bullying. 32% of which felt it would not be taken seriously, 32% were too embarrassed and 26% were scared of it getting worse.
What you can do
Sign up to Thunderclap
Allow thunderclap to access your account and the message “#MakeaNoise about bullying this #antibullyingweek- we wont stop until it stops!” will automatically be posted on your social media account on November 16th.
Download the campaign pack
The Anti Bullying Alliance has created a fantastic pdf with lots of information, tips, sponsorship forms and free posters for your school. Download the pdf here.
Teachers Top Tips
Make sure you download the full teachers tips resource from the Anti Bullying Alliance website here.
- Make sure your pupils know how to report bullying and that support is advertised well.
- Make sure every report of bullying is taken seriously.
- Keep records of what has taken place and the actions taken.
- Be clear on your response to bullying.
- Don’t give up until the incident is resolved.
Raise Awareness
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- Anti-Bullying Stickers
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- Break Free From Bullying
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- No Bullies Here Customised Badge
Whilst focusing on bullying during Anti Bullying Week 2015 it’s a great idea to hand out rewards to your pupils for making a big effort to understand more about bullying and what can be done to stop it. You can read about our Top 5 Anti Bullying Stickers, Badges and Certificates here.
Share a video
You can read all about the video below in an article from The Guardian here. Kate Winslet Narrates the touching and useful anti bullying video which is really worth a watch and acts as a great lesson starter in primary schools.
We hope you found some ideas about teaching anti bullying in your school, not just during the coming week but all of the time.
Make sure you head over and read our latest post about our anti-bullying range of stickers, badges and certificates on the blog here.