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News & opinion — 22 May 2018

13 Reasons Why: Season Two launch - keeping young people safe

Wherever there’s a conversation about bullying, we want to be part of it. Whether that’s a conversation about bullying in its most extreme forms or about behaviour that gradually develops or combines with the actions of others. Through these conversations we can unite to stop bullying.

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News & opinion — 10 May 2018

Anti-Bullying Week 2018 theme announced as 'Choose Respect'

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News & opinion — 12 Mar 2018

How can we record bullying in schools effectively? - a blog by tootoot

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News & opinion — 19 Dec 2017

What does the Mental Health Green Paper say?

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News & opinion — 1 Dec 2017

Developing Stop, Speak, Support Royal Taskforce campaign

Blog written by Young NCB member Sophie Poole.

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News & opinion — 14 Nov 2017

Power for Good Anti-Bullying Week Award winners announced

Each year the Anti-Bullying Alliance coordinates Anti-Bullying Week in schools across England and this is the second year we have held an award for teachers that go beyond the call of duty to support children with issues such as bullying, family life, relationships and health. We were delighted that we had well over 100 entries. The unique thing about the award is that it pupils nominate their teacher.

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News & opinion — 6 Nov 2017

Ahead of Anti-Bullying Week new poll shows children in England worry about being seen as ‘different’

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News & opinion — 3 Nov 2017

Don't Call Me Odd - a poem by Geoff Roberts

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News & opinion — 18 Oct 2017

Andy Day joins force with ABA to become a patron and launch Odd Socks Day for Anti-Bullying Week

Star of children’s TV Andy Day, whose belief that all children (and adults) should celebrate their individuality, today fulfilled a lifelong dream to take this message wider by signing a record deal with Universal Music. Joining the likes of Take That, The Killers, Florence + The Machine and The Weekend, Andy and The Odd Socks, the band Andy Day created to embrace non-conformity in a fun way, will release their debut album in November 2017.

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News & opinion — 18 Sep 2017

Pupil voice is key to stopping bullying and improving wellbeing of young people

Shocking research published in the Lancet in 2015 showed that children who are bullied by other children have a greater risk of developing mental health problems as young adults than those who have been maltreated by adults.

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News & opinion — 15 Aug 2017

Is it right to monitor my child’s phone without their knowledge?

To spy or not to spy? It’s the age-old question that many parents ask themselves when thinking about their online safety. On one hand, you want to keep your child safe but, on the other, you don’t want to lose their trust or make them not share with you. The answer is not simple.

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News & opinion — 6 Aug 2017

Omnibus Surveys show difference in thinking about bullying

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