Anti-Bullying Week 2024: Report says 1 in 5 children are bullied

Anti-Bullying week starts on Monday 11 November and continues through to Friday 15 November.

It is a special week to encourage everyone - children, teachers and parents - to take a stand against bullying all year round.

The organisers of the annual event say they hope this yearâ€TMs theme â€" "Choose Respect" â€" will empower children to "do something positive to counter the harm and hurt that bullying causes".

Many schools across the UK will be marking Anti-Bullying Week with themed assemblies, discussions in classrooms and joining in with a BBC Teach Live Lesson featuring CBBCâ€TMs Rhys Stephenson, Newsroundâ€TMs Shanequa Paris and Dr Radha Modgil, who will be on hand with advice and ideas on the subject of anti-bullying.

The Anti-Bullying Alliance has released new research that says more than 23% school children are frequently bullied.

A survey of almost 45,000 pupils in England (aged 4-18), showed that one in five experience frequent face-to-face bullying, with rates much higher for those with special educational needs or disabilities and for children who receive free school meals.

Of those surveyed, 7% report frequently bullying others.

The Anti-Bullying Alliance says both those who are bullied and those who report being the bully have poor experiences of school.