What to do If you think someone is being bullied
If you see someone being bullied or suspect someone is being bullied, you should try to
help by telling a person you trust, like:
- your parents
- a learning support assistant
- your class teacher or form teacher
- the head teacher
- a friend who you know can tell for you
The person being bullied might be too scared to say anything and people who bully depend on not being found out.
How you can tell if someone is being bullied
- They are being called names
- You hear nasty rumours about them
- They are often absent or late, avoid toilets, changing rooms or the playground
- They are ignored by others or excluded from groups/events
- They spend break or lunch on their own
- They get nasty text messages, emails or messages on the Internet
What you can do to help
- Tell a teacher or any adult in school that you trust
- Talk to the person being bullied and offer to help them to tell their parents and/or a teacher
- Tell your own parents what is happening and ask them to have a word with your teacher or head of year
- Tell your friends and agree to make it clear to those who bully that you don’t like what they are doing and that it is wrong
If you decide to tell a teacher, the child or group doing the bullying should not find out it was you who told. Your teacher will be able to alert other teachers to the bullying behaviour and take action to support you.
Being bullied is never nice and if you see someone being bullied they will probably be very upset. You could let them know that you and your friends are there to
help.