Tag Archives: Bullying
Ed Balls: ‘Bullies teased me mercilessly about my name’
Labour leadership challenger Ed Balls MP has revealed that he was mercilessly teased about his name and stammer by school bullies.
The MP for Morley and Outwood told the Daily Mirror that his experience of bullying convinced him to give his children the surname of his wife – fellow West Yorkshire MP Yvette Cooper – in [...]
Tories get tough on homophobic bullying
The Conservatives have vowed to introduce tougher penalties for homophobic bullying in schools, Tory shadow minister George Osborne has announced.
Under the current appeals system, bullies can be returned to school following expulsion. But new Tory plans would see appeals scrapped leaving headteachers and governors with the final say.
Osborne also proposed revising the method of recording [...]
JLS star speaks out about bullying
JLS star Marvin Humes has spoken out about his experience of bullying during a visit to a school in Uxbridge.
Brit Award-winning Marvin told pupils of Harefield Academy that he had been bullied for wearing glasses at the age of 11 but that music had helped him to cope.
He also spoke about the importance of talking [...]
Homophobic bullying film sent to schools
The first feature film produced to fight homophobic bullying in schools has been distributed to secondary teachers across the UK.
Made by gay equality charity Stonewall and entitled FIT, the film was adapted from a play that toured schools in 2008-9 and has been likened to popular TV shows Skins and Glee.
It was released after research [...]
Anti-bullying charity faces closure