Anti-bullying Week Information
Anti-Bullying Week is an annual UK event which aims to raise awareness of bullying of children and young people, in schools and elsewhere, and to highlight ways of preventing and responding to it. Anti-Bullying Week is organised by the Anti-Bullying Alliance (ABA), which is made up of about sixty member organisations.
First Anti-Bullying Week - 22 to 26 November 2004 (included launch of the 'stand up for us' guidance for primary schools and secondary schools).
Second Anti-Bullying Week - 21 to 25 November 2005 (launched at Westminster Central Hall, London). The event was co-hosted by the Anti-Bullying Alliance (ABA), Childline, and the Diana Memorial Award.
Third Anti-Bullying Week - 20-24 November 2006. The theme was the Bystander ('See it, Stop it, Get help')
Fourth Anti-Bullying Week - 19-23 November 2007. The theme was Bullying in the Community ('Safer Together, Safer Wherever')
Fifth Anti-Bullying Week - 17-21 November 2008. The theme was Difference and Diversity ('Being Different, Belonging Together')
Anti-Bullying Week 2009 (16-20 November) will focus on Cyberbullying, with the slogan 'Stay Safe in Cyberspace'
The theme for the seventh year (22-26 November 2010) was 'Taking Action Together'
The eighth annual event will take place between Monday 14th November and 18th November 2011, and this year the theme is 'Stop and think – words can hurt'
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