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Teachers targeted by students on TikTok: how parents can help manage bullying on social media

10th December 2021 by Sheena Peckham
Recent reports show children and young people targeting teachers on TikTok with manipulated images and videos. Learn what parents can do to help.
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Anti-Bullying Week 2021: One Kind Word

Anti-Bullying Alliance
8th November 2021 by Internet Matters Team
Stand against hate with one kind word. Anti-Bullying Week will happen from 15th-19th November, with Odd Socks Day happening on 15th November.
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What to do if your child is a cyberbully

19th October 2021 by Internet Matters Team
Although it may be difficult to understand why a child would cyberbully, there are things you can do to help them address their behaviour in a positive way.
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Anti-Bullying Week 2020: United Against Bullying

Anti-Bullying Alliance
9th November 2020 by Internet Matters Team
Anti-Bullying Week will happen from 16th-20th November, with Odd Socks Day happening on the 16th November.
Research

New Cybersurvey report shows a third of boys are seeing content online encouraging them to bulk up

Internet Matters
14th October 2020 by Internet Matters Team
Growing numbers of children are being exposed to potentially harmful online content, particularly encouraging them to bulk up their bodies, a report reveals
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43% of kids with mental health issues more like to be cyberbullied

BBC, Internet Matters
20th May 2020 by Internet Matters Team
New research reveals that children with mental health issues are nearly twice as likely to be cyberbullied. Find out more.
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Participate in Anti-Bullying Week 2019 – ‘Change Starts With Us’

Anti-Bullying Alliance, Internet Matters
7th November 2019 by Internet Matters Team
The theme is 'change starts with us‘ to inform schools, children and young people, parents, and carers to know that it takes a collective responsibility to stop bullying.

Anti-Bullying Week 2015

18th October 2019 by Antara Banarjee
Antibullying Week 2015 - Make a Noise about Bullying. Raise awareness about online bullying and the ways to protect chldren online from Internet Matters.
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Get involved in Anti-Bullying Week 2018 – ”Choose Respect’

7th November 2018 by Internet Matters Team
This year the theme is 'choose respect‘ to encourage children & young people to set a positive example & to choose to respect each online and face to face.
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New Anti-bullying programme backed by DfE will help beat bullying

18th January 2017 by Internet Matters Team
Internet Matters and tootoot are inviting schools to take part in a pilot online service to report bullying, supported by the Department for Education.
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Teacher helps kids understand effects of bullying by using two apples

13th January 2017 by Rosie Dutton
Read how teacher Rosie Dutton simple use of two apples to teach kids the impact of cyberbullying impacted them and how to can support kids on this issue.
Parent stories

Mum’s letter urging all to stand up to bullying following son’s suicide

15th November 2016 by Internet Matters Team
Following the tragic loss of her son, Lucy Alexander wrote an open letter to parents, teachers and children calling them to stand up to cyberbullying.
Expert Q&A

Working together to help children tackle bullying

3rd November 2016 by Vic Goddard
Vic Goddard of 'Educating Essex' shares insight as a teacher and parent on what practical things we can do to help children tackle bullying on and offline.

Get involved in Anti-Bullying Week – Use your ‘Power for Good’

30th October 2016 by Internet Matters Team
This year the theme is ‘Power for Good’ to encourage parents, teachers, youth workers and young people to use their ‘Power for Good’ to stop bullying.

Thunder-Man comic strip promoting Anti-Bullying Week competition

16th November 2015 by Internet Matters Team
Watch out here comes Thunder-Man! His creator Xander, aged 5, has entered him into of cyberbullying comic strip competition.
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Help! My child is the cyberbully

13th October 2015 by Lauren Seager-Smith
If your child has been bullying others it can make you feel like your parenting is being brought into question. How should you approach the situation?