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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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News & opinion — 6 Jul 2017

Appearance matters: how implicit bias hampers our response to bullying

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News & opinion — 27 Jun 2017

Cyberbullying: why teachers need more support to tackle this insidious threat

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News & opinion — 2 Jun 2017

Language: Where do we draw the line? The difference between banter and bullying

The difference between bullying and banter has been talked about for decades. Where does playful ‘joshing’ turn into something hurtful and potentially bullying?

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News & opinion — 20 May 2017

Are we celebrating difference in schools?

Martha Evans, National Coordinator of the Anti-Bullying Alliance, discusses celebrating difference and the theme for Anti-Bullying Week 2017.

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News & opinion — 19 May 2017

The theme for Anti-Bullying Week 2017 has been announced as: 'All Different, All Equal'

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News & opinion — 4 Mar 2017

Restorative thinking

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