Nottingham Bully Prevention

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Almost half of all children and young people (44%) say that they've been bullied at school, according to the Tellus3 survey, carried out in 2008 by Ofsted (the Office for Standards in Education).

ChildLine, the children’s helpline, received an average of 2,700 calls a month about bullying between April 2007 and April 2008. This makes bullying the number one reason why children call ChildLine.

What is bullying?

The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) defines bullying as: “Behaviour by an individual or group, usually repeated over time, that intentionally hurts another individual or group, either physically or emotionally.”Bullying can take many forms: from teasing and spreading rumours to pushing someone around and causing physical harm. It often happens in front of other people.It includes name calling, mocking, kicking, taking belongings, writing or drawing offensive graffiti, messing around with people’s belongings, gossiping, excluding people from groups, and threatening others.

Why are people bullied?

Children and young people are bullied for all sorts of reasons. It can be due to their race, their religion, their appearance, their sexual orientation, because they have a disability or because of their home circumstances. People are bullied for being black, white, fat, clever, gay or red-haired. These are a few examples. But people are sometimes picked on for no reason.

What is Cyberbullying?
Cyberbullying is increasingly common both inside and outside school. Cyberbullying is any form of bullying that involves the use of mobile phones or the internet. For example, sending offensive text messages and emails, circulating degrading images on the internet, or impersonating someone on social networking sites such as Bebo and Facebook.

The effects of bullying

Bullying makes the lives of its victims miserable. It undermines their confidence and destroys their sense of security. Bullying on can cause sadness, loneliness, low self-esteem, fear, anxiety and poor concentration, and lead to self-harm, depression, suicidal thoughts and, in some cases, su***de. Bullying can also affect children and young people's attendance and progress at school.

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