Anti-Bullying Week 2018 will run from 12th – 16th November with the theme of ‘Choose Respect’. Run by the Anti-Bullying Alliance, the week aims to show young people that bullying is a choice. By showing respect for others, even when we don’t agree with them or don’t like them, we can create safe spaces where everyone can play and grow without fear of being picked on.
As part of the week, the Anti-Bullying Alliance is holding Odd Socks Day again on 12th November. Odd Socks Day is part-fundraiser, part-conversation-starter. Schools and other organisations can take part by wearing odd socks on 12th November and paying £1 to help fund future Anti-Bullying Weeks.
We love Odd Socks Day. It’s a lovely idea as it’s so easy to take part. What’s more, it gently raises the idea that though we may all be different, we can still get along together perfectly well. You can find out how to take part in Odd Socks Day by following this link.
And there’s more. Thursday, 15th November will focus on cyberbullying. ‘Stop, Speak, Support’ aims to challenge and identify bullying behaviour online and give children (and adults) strategies to overcome this. Cyberbullying is pretty widespread. Many children are too immature to understand how to conduct themselves online. As a result, many bully or fall victim to bullying when interacting online. We’ll be posting more about this during Anti-Bullying Week.
For more information about Anti-Bullying Week and how to get involved, visit the Anti-Bullying Alliance website. You may also like to follow the Anti-Bullying Alliance on Twitter, YouTube and on Facebook.
Finally, we all need to play our part in standing against bullying, so why not take a couple of minutes to share their posts on your own social media channels? You never know how much effect you could have on a bullied (or bullying) child.
