Cyber bullying introduction

The school bully is quick to exploit new methods of bullying which means the problem is not left at the school gates.

Many pupils are being targeted in their own homes, by phone texts, silent calls, on instant messenger and by abusive websites and forums set up to cause humiliation and embarrassment.

Fortunately, no matter how careful the bully is to cover his/her tracks, there is no hiding place in cyberspace and the police can track their digital fingerprints down to an individual computer or mobile phone.

Hidden dangers on the internetBullying UK has a particular interest in cyberbullying and we've closed down a number of abusive websites and internet forums. There are also other hidden dangers on the internet and you need to know how to recognise risky websites which may not be what they seem.

Cyber safety websites tend to concentrate on men making contact with young people through chatrooms and forums but there are other ways in which they are targeting teenagers.

We know that many teenage girls in particular are seeking help for emotional issues on the internet and Bullying UK's year-long investigation into self harm websites caused us such concern that we passed details of a number of them to police and social services. 

You can find detailed help on a range of cyberbullying issues in the other links at the top of this section.

Contact us on help@bullying.co.uk if you need more help.

Other pages in this sectionSchool projects / Professional projects / Working with bullies / Support staff
Internet safety advice / Teachers TV / Adults' survey results / Advice for schools
Working with pupils / Pupils' survey results / Parents' survey results / Teachers' survey results
Working with parents / Cyber bullying introduction / Internet scams / Happy slapping
Abusive websites / Bullying policies / Bullying in sport / National Bullying Survey 2006
Dangerous websites / Mobile phone problems