How students and parents can use an online reporting facility to access help and support from school.
New technology brings both new opportunities and new threats. Mobile phones, messaging services, email and social networking sites all have their...
O.T.O.L.I …… Have you been there?
"Social outcast ALICE TURNER went there to escape the constant bullying from the Populars. She is befriended by Jenny; an enigmatic waitress who seems to be stuck in the past."
"As the Populars begin to re...
-Research Shows Film-watching Effective Tool to Develop Emotional Intelligence-
To help teachers explore issues surrounding bullying this Anti-Bullying Week, November 14th, the education charity FILMCLUB (www.filmclub.org) is launching two thought-...
If you feel as though you are experiencing bullying in the workplace, this can be a very devastating and distressing issue. You may be feeling very low and anxious at the thought of going to work and facing the individual or group that may be subjec...
A news report today has claimed that children at some schools in Essex have been allegedly told by teachers to act less gay to prevent being bullied. Apparently, they had been warned about their appearance and their sexuality by teachers who may have ha...
Sexual Bullying and positive gender relationships workshops.
Sexual bullying is any behaviour, which degrades someone, singles someone out by the use of sexual language, gestures, violence and victimisation related to appearance. This ranges from groping...
Our evaluations were devised by Deborah Sheppard at Hertfordshire Mental Health and Well Being Team-Hertfordshire County Council 2009. The evaluations consist of 2 scale shift questions, 4 circle the answer questions, 5 tickbox questions and 3 written...
LEONIE HODGE
After leaving the world of media and television Leonie Hodge (BA Television Production) became the founder of TeenBoundariesUK. With qualifications in (CCAPP) Counselling and NVQ in Youth and Community work, Leonie has three year’s works...
TeenBoundariesUK welcomes any feedback. For specifics please email the relevant person/s below:
For school workshops and our mentoring scheme please contact: leonie@teenboundaries.co.uk; info@teenboundaries.co.uk
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TeenBoundariesUK aims to prevent sexual bullying and promoting positive gender relationships by challenging attitudes and promoting tolerance, understanding and cohesion between young people.
We recognise that different cultures need different perspectiv...
TeenBoundariesUK aims to prevent sexual bullying and promoting positive gender relationships by challenging attitudes and promoting tolerance, understanding and cohesion between young people.
We recognise that different cultures need different perspect...
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Twitter: The Entire Worlds Listening
20,000 people worldwide are tuned into our Tweets (messages), We share news, views and updates about what Bullying UK is up...
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The Science Council* has designed a new website for 11-19 year olds called Future Morph, which highlights career opportunities for young people in science, technology, engineerin...
I think it’s fair to say that most people are a little more prepared for parenthood than I was.
Even if your pregnancy was a happy accident, you still have seven or eight months to prepare for your change in circumstances. And when babies come al...
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Most mothers believe UK employers are poor in promoting family friendly policies, according to reseach carried out by Mumsnet.
A survey of 1,000 mothers showed that most rated t...
The latest craze sweeping Facebook involves "Friends" using your Facebook account to "Like" various things on Facebook or external websites that support Facebook's Like buttons or posting messages to your wall saying your nasty untrue things about you or...
Google are releasing a new add-on to their popular email service Google Mail.
Google Buzz is a real time social network that is being automatically added to ALL Google Mail accounts over the next few days.
Bullying UK is concerned that younger users may...
Twitter is popular with everyone but due to the very open nature of Twitter younger users should take extra caution. Remember everything you post to Twitter with an open profile can be seen by anyone in the world and is very easy to search for.
We sugg...
Twitter is the hottest social network around, used by many celebrities to keep in touch with fans and by citizens all over the world to break news stories or just say what they are up to at any given moment.
While Twitter has been great at helping pe...
Sexting is not yet a big problem in the UK - so let's keep it that way.Never send pictures of yourself taken on your mobile phone - that you wouldn't want your mum or dad to see - to anyone, even if you're close to the person who asks you, like a boyfrien...
Bebo is a fun place to hang out but there are ways to make sure you don't run into trouble.
You're supposed to be aged over 13 to have a Bebo account and like other social networking websites you are not supposed to upload anything which is abusive towar...
There are lots of safety and privacy controls on Facebook so always use them.
Like all social networking websites, Facebook is only as good as the people using it so you might come across things which are upsetting, illegal or offensive in other ways....
You are supposed to be aged 13+ to have a MySpace account. MySpace says it takes extra precautions to protect younger users.
My Space has helpful videos which are a good place to start. Unfortunately nothing else in their safety section was working at th...
We all think it's great to film video on our mobile phones or camcorders but put safety at the top of the list of screen credits!
Don't get yourself into a situation which might embarass you and don't take pictures of other people which might embarass th...
Bullying UK receives numerous complaints about bullying with mobile phones which has led to the suicide of a teenage girl from Liverpool and which causes misery to those on the receiving end.
We've also come across instances where abusive mobile phone te...
Anyone can set up a professional-looking website. All it takes is a simple software package and a couple of hours.
Just because these sites don't contain unsuitable content doesn't mean they are safe. There are no laws to protect young people who go to t...
There are parts of the world where internet cafes are busy churning out scam emails promising untold riches to the gullible person on the receiving end of an irresistible offer.
As we all know, people are not who they seem on the internet, so keep your p...
Chris Conwell, founder of Mobiles.co.uk, shares his views on how young people can keep themselves safe and combat the problem when it happens - buk
Bullying, of course, is nothing new. However, the fact that many children and young people now own a mobil...
Websites like Facebook, Bebo, YouTube, MySpace, instant messaging on MSN and gaming forums can be great fun!
What do you do when things go wrong? Cyber bullying is rife on the internet and most young people will experience it at some time.
Bullying UK g...
When you're feeling lonely because the bullies have taken your friends away, you might think of looking in an internet chatroom to find some new ones.
The internet is great fun but it does have dangers and Bullying UK wants you to be safe.
When you joi...
It's very upsetting to get abusive emails, instant messages and to have nasty websites set up to invite people to post offensive remarks about you.
There are ways that people who send emails can be tracked by internet service providers and the police. Al...
Happy slapping is the wrong description for an assault in which the attack is filmed. There's nothing happy about it, it's a bit like calling someone who steals a car and kills someone a 'joyrider'.
Bullying UK started to get complaints about happy slapp...
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 with cyberbullying in their own homes, by phone texts, silent calls, on instant messenger and by abusi...
