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  • News & opinion — 3 Oct 2024

    Manchester City Star Rúben Dias Becomes Patron of the Anti-Bullying Alliance

    Manchester City and Portugal national team defender Rúben Dias has officially become a patron of the Anti-Bullying Alliance (ABA), a leading organisation in the UK dedicated to preventing bullying and creating safer environments for young people. This partnership brings together one of football’s most respected leaders with a charity at the forefront of the anti-bullying movement.

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  • News & opinion — 1 Oct 2024

    Troubling findings about bullying from The Good Childhood Report 2024

    The Good Childhood Report 2024, published by The Children’s Society, provides an in-depth look into the well-being of children in the UK, drawing from the Household Survey and consultations with children and young people. One of the most concerning findings in the report is the prevalence of bullying, which continues to affect the happiness and well-being of many young people.

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  • News & opinion — 30 Aug 2024

    How does media literacy help in addressing online bullying?

    The London School of Economics conducted an independent evaluation of the effectiveness of digital citizenship curriculum materials in enhancing students’ media literacy and digital citizenship. This blog details the key findings of the evaluation, and aims to empower parents, carers, and educators with strategies to address online bullying and support young people in navigating the online world safely.

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  • News & opinion — 29 Aug 2024

    Handling conversations and preventing racist bullying in schools: A blog for school staff

    The impact of the racist, xenophobic and Islamophobic riots that occurred over the summer has undoubtedly raised concerns among pupils, staff, and parents. Some pupils and staff will live in areas affected by the violence, they may even have been targeted or have parents involved in the riots, others will have seen it on the news or online and be concerned about what they saw.

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  • News & opinion — 19 Jul 2024

    The impact & learnings of the United Against Bullying Programme (2021-24)

    We are delighted to have launched the 'United Against Bullying: Whole School Anti-Bullying Programme - Impact Report, 2021-2024'. This report summarises the achievements of the United Against Bullying programme, with the data analysis section focusing on results from our Silver and Gold award schools.

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  • News & opinion — 19 Jul 2024

    The King's Speech 2024: Opportunities to Prevent Childhood Bullying

    July 17th 2024 marked a significant moment with the first King’s Speech of the new Labour government. At first glance, it might seem that the speech did not directly address anti-bullying measures. However, a closer look reveals several key opportunities to advocate for and implement strategies to address bullying. Here's an analysis of the speech and how each policy area could contribute to our mission to prevent childhood bullying

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  • News & opinion — 16 Jul 2024

    Friends, Families and Travellers - Guest Blog

    Friends, Families and Travellers is a national charity working to end racism and discrimination against Gypsies, Travellers and Roma, regardless of ethnicity, nationality, culture or background, whether settled or mobile, and to protect the right to pursue a nomadic way of life.

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  • Inequality & poverty — 8 Jul 2024

    Why are we not talking about bullying and poverty?

    The evidence is clear: children living in poverty are at a significantly increased risk of experiencing bullying. Yet, the conversation around bullying too often overlooks the intersection between bullying and poverty.

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  • News & opinion — 21 Jun 2024

    Sign our open letter about childhood bullying to the future Prime Minister

    We urgently need your help to get bullying high up on the agenda of the future Prime Minister. Please add your name to this open letter to the future Prime Minister, whoever they may be. We will deliver the final letter to 10 Downing Street following the General Election that is taking place on 4 July.

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