Warwickshire County Council helps Anti-Bullying Week 2025

National Anti-Bullying Week 2025 takes place from 10 to 16 November and this 12 months’s theme is ‘Power for Good’. The theme is all about empowering younger individuals to talk out, supply help, and take motion to fight bullying. 

The annual consciousness week is coordinated by the UK’s Anti-Bullying Alliance, a coalition or organisations and people united towards bullying. The theme for 2025 was chosen following suggestions to the group from academics and pupils who needed a theme that empowered them to do one thing optimistic to counter the hurt and damage that bullying causes. 

Warwickshire County Council helps the marketing campaign name to motion utilizing ‘Power for Good’, which aligns with key outcomes of its Child Friendly Warwickshire initiative to assist youngsters and younger individuals be heard in addition to secure, expert, comfortable and wholesome. Children and younger individuals can break the cycle of bullying when they’re supported to talk out, arise collectively and worth one another.  

The week kicks off with Odd Socks Day 2025 on Monday, 11 November, encouraging everybody in colleges and workplaces to put on odd socks to rejoice their uniqueness. This enjoyable reminder reveals that we’re all totally different, and people variations must be embraced, sending a message that everybody deserves to really feel secure and be revered.  

Additionally, Friendship Friday takes place on the Friday of Anti-Bullying Week every year and is a chance to rejoice friendship and promote optimistic relationships. This 12 months, theme is #KindnessWins it’s an opportunity for everybody – in class, at residence, in the neighborhood or on-line – to point out kindness to others.  

Kidscape, a friend of Child Friendly Warwickshire, has labored with the Anti-Bullying Alliance to develop a instrument for folks and carers to assist them help their youngsters. To obtain the pack, go to https://www.kidscape.org.uk/resources/campaigns/friendship-friday-and-anti-bullying-week  

Bullying doesn’t simply have an effect on youngsters in school, it occurs on-line too, and cyberbullying may be arduous to establish and difficult to flee. Social media can open new methods to join with associates and likeminded others however can be a doorway to inappropriate on-line content material, unkind feedback, excessive views and threats. Parents and younger individuals are inspired to search out out extra in regards to the indicators, the hazards and how one can get help. More info is on the market at www.internetmatters.org/issues/cyberbullying/   

Warwickshire Libraries help households and younger individuals with studying collections that assist navigate difficult subjects. The Reading Well collections present books beneficial by well being consultants and people with lived expertise, addressing psychological well being and resilience.    

Councillor George Finch, Leader and Portfolio Holder for Children and Families at Warwickshire County Council, mentioned: “In Warwickshire we imagine that each little one deserves to develop up in an setting that’s secure, nurturing and free from the worry of bullying. Standing up and standing collectively to handle bullying encourages everybody to be respectful and tolerant and most significantly form.   

“We challenge bullying by reaching out and we can all help children to feel empowered to do so – in school, at home, in the community, or online. Helping children be heard, happy and safe is what Child Friendly Warwickshire is all about and we all have a part to play.” 

Advice and help about how one can take care of bullying may be discovered on the council web site, together with a number of different details about conserving you and your youngsters secure: https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/keeping-child-safe  

The Warwickshire Hate Crime Partnership operates an informative and resourceful web site, providing to people assets that facilitate an understanding of hate crime, together with steerage on how one can report successfully.