Bullying Advice to Fred...

Dear Fred,

We are sorry to hear that you are being bullied at school. You must feel very
sad about that.
We were just wondering whether you have told anyone else about what is
happening? We really think you should tell a trusted adult. This might be your
teacher, your Mum or Dad, your friend, your Godmother, your Nanny or
Granddad or else someone at school. If you don’t feel like you can do this,
maybe you can write them a letter.

At playtime, you can ask your friends to play with you so that you are not on
your own. You could even go to a play leader or a teacher if you feel lonely.
If you are feeling brave, you could go back to the bullies and face your fear.
You have the right to say ‘No, I don’t like that’. We should all say no to bullying.

We are sending you a ‘Power for Good’ band. We hope this will help you to be
brave.

From Y2 Toucans

Bells Farm Primary School

Dear Fred,

We feel so sorry to hear that you are being bullied and we hope
we can help you to make some friends. We hope we can help
you today and that you will not feel so alone. Maybe we can
stop you from feeling scared all the time.

We are going to give you some advice to help you. The first
thing you could do is tell an adult like your mum or teacher.
Your mum could talk to your teacher who could talk to the
children and other adults could get involved. Also, why not try
to not look or go near the bullies. If you ignore them, they may
get bored and leave you alone. Why don’t you try and be nice
to them? Ask them if they would like to play a game then you
might all end up being friends. You could also go up to them
and tell them how you feel about being bullied.

Hopefully the advice in this letter will help you out and you will
feel happy and comfortable at school again.

Best of wishes from

Year 3

Dear Fred

We were really sorry to hear how unhappy you have been recently. Bullying is
very unkind and verbal bullying such as “name calling” can be difficult to forget
because your feelings have been hurt. However, don’t be tempted to retaliate
as you could get into trouble at school.

Have you already tried to stick up for yourself or completely ignore the bullies?
Alternatively, have you asked them to stop, keep away from you and explain
bullying is not a nice thing to do to someone? Ask the bully how would they
feel if it was being done to them and try to get them to empathise with how it
feels to be on the receiving end.

Don’t be afraid to stand with some your friends and ask them to keep an eye
on you and the situation because they might be able to support you in telling
an adult. We suggest you tell your parents, teacher, teaching assistant or
dinner lady. Don’t worry as teachers shouldn’t directly inform the bully that
you have told of them.

Maybe you could even try befriending the bully or include them in your group
of friends to diffuse the situation? There is good in everyone and often, there
can be a reason behind the bullying.

We hope this is sorted out soon so you will become a happier person and enjoy
going to school like we do.

Take care

From Robins Class

Year 5
Bells Farm Primary
Druids Heath
B14 5QP

17/11/2016

Dear Fred,

We were distressed to read your letter – we hope you are ok! We
definitely want to help you, as what you are being subjected to is not fair,
and hope that our letter can give you some valuable advice to help make
your life happier. It is not right that you are being made to feel so
unhappy!

While we appreciate that it might be intimidating, you should speak
directly to the bullies. You need to tell them to stop by meeting them
face to face and courageously standing up for yourself. Explain to them
how it is making you feel, making them realise how deeply this is
affecting you and hopefully the bullies will cease immediately.

In addition to confronting the bullies, you should definitely tell your
parents or someone you can trust, such as a friend, family member or
adult in school. They will be able to support you and give advice on how
to deal with your situation in the correct manner. If they aren’t able to
help, make sure you speak to someone else and keep going until you
find someone who can.

We really hope that our advice is of benefit to you and that everything is
sorted out quickly. Please feel free to write back to us anytime.

Best wishes,

Year 5

Dear Fred,

Thank you for asking year 6 for help; we are pleased that you trust us enough to confide in
us. As experts in e-safety, we sympathise with your situation, and can agree that you are
indeed, being bullied. Children, who behave in this way, are causing harm and should not be
allowed to continue making you so unhappy.
You must tell a teacher or adult that you trust as soon as possible, or your situation could
get worse. Bullying someone mentally is just as bad (if not worse) as physical bulling, as it
can’t be seen.
Once you ask for help, you can rest assured that the adult you speak to, will listen to your
worries and help you to find a solution.
Remember don’t let the bullies change who you are…everyone has the right to be happy
and feel safe, so do the right thing and tell someone today!

Year 6