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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 — 8 Jul 2024

Myth-Busting: Dispelling common bullying untruths

Join the Anti-Bullying Alliance (ABA) as we unveil the truth about childhood bullying.

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News & opinion — 25 Jun 2024

"But Miss, it was only banter" - How Do We Equip Children with the Skills to Understand When Banter Has Gone Too Far?

How often have you heard ‘it was just banter’ as an excuse for negative or unkind interactions between young people (and possibly even adults)?

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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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News & opinion — 19 Jun 2024

2024 General Election: What do the manifestos say about bullying?

Below is a roundup of the general election manifestos from the three main political parties in England and what they have said about bullying and related issues. We in no way endorse any party over another and this is an article purely for information purposes.

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News & opinion — 5 Jun 2024

It’s time to ‘Choose Respect’ this Anti-Bullying Week.

SAVE THE DATE: ‘Choose Respect’ announced as theme for Anti-Bullying Week 2024 taking place from 11th to 15th November.

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News & opinion — 4 Jun 2024

Understanding and Enhancing School Belonging - Launching Our Literature Review

Recent government research reveals a concerning statistic: only three-fifths of pupils feel a sense of belonging at school. Additionally, UK 15-year-olds report some of the lowest levels of life satisfaction among OECD countries (PISA, Department for Education, 2023).

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News & opinion — 29 May 2024

London Stage Musical ‘Wicked’ Launched Free Anti-Bullying Workshop in Collaboration with Anti-Bullying Alliance and Starling Arts

The "Wicked" production’s cultural and social education programme collaborates with the Anti-Bullying Alliance and Starling Arts to provide free PSHE resource for every school

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News & opinion — 20 May 2024

Anti-Bullying Week 2023: An Analysis

After last year’s Anti-Bullying Week: Make A Noise, the Anti-Bullying Alliance (ABA) conducted a survey asking for members of school staff and children and young people’s opinions on Anti-Bullying Week 2023.

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