Staying safe in friendships and relationships
Bullying is a repeated behaviour that hurts someone over a long time.
There are many different forms of bullying. Some examples are:
- Verbal bullying
Someone calls you names, shouts insults at you, or spreads rumours about you - Physical bullying
Someone hits you, steals things from you or make you do something you don’t want to do - Cyber bullying
someone sends upsetting text messages, phone calls, emails or posts things on websites like Facebook
If you are being bullied tell someone that you trust, that can help. Further information for online bullying is available on the NSPCC website
Read Leicester’s Anti bullying strategy for local information. Some other national websites that look at specific areas are:
- Anti-Bullying Alliance
- Stonewall (lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans support)
- Throwing Stones (racist incident support)
- Contact (special educational needs and disabilities)
Partnership links
- Leicester Bullying and harassment advice from Leicester City Council
- ChildLine - telephone 0800 1111
- NSPCC - telephone 0808 800 5000
- Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre - CEOP