What is bullying?

Bullying can happen to anyone at any age. Being bullied at school, home or online might involve someone pushing you, hitting you, teasing you, talking about you or calling you names. Nobody has the right to hurt you or make you feel bad. If you are being bullied you don’t have to deal with it alone.

What is bullying?

Bullying can mean many different things and can come in several forms, including:

• being called names
• being put down or humiliated
• being teased
• being pushed or pulled about
• having money and other possessions taken or messed about with
• having rumours spread about you
• being ignored and left out
• being hit, kicked or physically hurt
• being threatened or intimidated

Who could you talk to?
If you are experiencing bullying, or are worried your friend is, you should talk to someone you trust who can help you tackle it.  It could be your parent or carer, an adult at school or a support worker.

If you want to talk to someone in confidence, there are other organisations that could help:

Bullying UK by contacting 0808 800 2222 and you can talk to one of their Family Support Workers, calls are confidential or click here to access online.

Childline by contacting 0800 1111 anytime, all calls are free of charge.

NSPCC by contacting 0808 800 5000, where you can speak to trained Counsellors at any time or visit their website by clicking here. 

Kooth can provide online support and counselling to those aged between 11-25 years. Click here to watch their video.

Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying is bullying that happens using phones, tablets, computers on social media - anything sent electronically.  Click here to access a campaign that has been designed by young people for young people, about what it is, how to stop it and provide support to other people that you might know it's happening to.