Anti-bullying week
This House of Commons Library debate pack briefing has been published in anticipation of the debate on Anti-bulling week, sponsored by Gavin Newlands MP. The debate will take place on Thursday 23 November in Westminster Hall starting at 1.30pm.
This debate pack contains background information, parliamentary material, press articles, and further reading material, which Members may find useful in preparation for the debate.
Anti-bullying Week, organised by the Anti-Bullying Alliance and the Northern Ireland Anti-Bullying Forum (both parts of the National Children’s Bureau), took place between 13th and 17th November. According to its website, the event aimed to:
• empower children and young people to celebrate what makes them, and others, unique
• help children and young people understand how important it is that every child feels valued and included in school, able to be themselves, without fear of bullying
• encourage parents and carers to work with their school and talk to their children about bullying, difference and equality