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Beating Bullying With CyberMentors
Pupils can access help and support online if they are being bullied or feeling depressed. The CyberMentors online are young people who have been trained to listen and support others. For more serious issues, a trained counsellor is available online.
Pupils are able to register for free to use the service, which involves chatrooms or the ability to send direct messages. There is the potential for young people aged between 11 and 25 to become trained as a CyberMentor. The CyberMentors programme can be run in schools and there are suggestions for how pupils can raise money to cover the cost of this.
Involvement with CyberMentors has the potential to help pupils become good role models, develop skills in communicating with others effectively and sensitively as well as taking an active part in anti-bullying campaigns.
The website also contains videos about young people’s experiences of bullying. These case studies can be a useful resource for use in the classroom.
