Anti-Bullying Week in England is coordinated by the Anti-Bullying Alliance and this year takes place from the 13th-17th November.

Anti-Bullying Week shines a spotlight on bullying and encourages all children, teachers and parents to take action against bullying throughout the year.

The theme this year is ‘Power for Good’ with the following key aims:

• To support children and young people to use their Power for Good – by understanding the ways in which they are powerful  and encouraging individual and collective action to stop bullying and create the best world possible.

• To help parents and carers to use their Power for Good – through supporting children with issues relating to bullying and working together with schools to stop bullying.

• To encourage all teachers, school support staff and youth workers to use their Power for Good – by valuing the difference they can make in a child’s life, and taking individual and collective action to
  prevent bullying and create safe environments where children can thrive.

Heartbreaking statistics - About 20 UK young people commit suicide due to bullying every year, 31 Million school days are lost in the UK due to bullying each year and 1 in 3 of children who are bullied become truant from school as a result.