If you see someone being bullied and you don't do anything to help them then you're helping the bully!People who are being bullied can feel their lives are such a misery that they want to die. Often other people at school don't realise the
effect that bullying has when it goes on day in day out.
Bullying makes people so upset that they often need to see a doctor. They might even try to kill themselves, or they self harm or perhaps suffer an eating disorder, particularly if they are called names about their weight or appearance.
There are usually quite a lot of pointers that someone is being bullied and if you see or hear any of them you're in a good position to help.
How to tell if someone is being bullied- Is anyone in your class taking a lot of time off, getting to school
late, trying to avoid being in situations like the toilets or changing
rooms?
- Do you hear someone calling them names, not loudly, but so that they will overhear?
- Are rumours being spread about them?
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If so then you already know someone who is being bullied.
You
might be afraid that if you do something about it, the bully might pick
on you next but there are lots of things you can do to help.
What you should do to help- Tell a teacher
- Go with the person being bullied and back up what they say to the teacher
- Tell the person being bullied that you'll help them to tell their parents
- Tell your parents what's happening and ask them to have a quiet word with your head of year
| - Agree with your friends that you will all make it clear to the person doing the bullying that you don't like what they're doing
- Keep a diary of what you see going on so that you can give a teacher a reliable account of what has been happening
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If you tell a teacher what has happened then the bully shouldn't find out that you've done that. The teacher should be able to quietly alert other teachers and keep an eye on the situation so that the bully is caught red handed and has only themselves to blame.
If you see someone being bullied they're probably very upset so make sure they know that you and your friends don't like what is going on and ask them to join your group
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Contact us on help@bullying.co.uk if you need more help.Other pages in this sectionSchool projects
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Bullies have taken my friends away
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Bullying - Have your say!
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Dangerous websites
How to help someone being bullied
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Mobile phone problems
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School bus bullies
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Gay bullying
Weapons can KILL
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Racist bullying
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National Bullying Survey 2006
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Introduction to bullying
Cyberbullying - What is Cyberbullying
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Happy slapping
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Internet abuse
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Bullying outside school
Are you a bully?
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Problems young people suffer
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Adults' survey results
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Pupils' survey results
Parents' survey results
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Tips from pupils
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Moving school
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Internet scams
Body language
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Cyber safety tips
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Teachers' survey results
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Bullying in sport
Taking time off school?