Name: _________________________________________
Date: _________________
Year Group: _________
📊 Key Facts
- More than half of children say they have experienced unkind behaviour online
- Cyberbullying can happen any time — even at home — unlike school bullying
- Children who are bullied online are more likely to feel sad, worried, and not want to go to school
- Most children who bully online think it is less serious because they can't see the person they are hurting
⚖️ The Law
- Being unkind or threatening online can be a criminal offence
- Schools have a duty to investigate cyberbullying even if it happens outside school
- It is never okay to be unkind to someone online, even as a joke
✏️ Think About It: Scenarios
Scenario 1: A friend tells you something worrying about cyberbullying. What do you do?
Scenario 2: You see something related to cyberbullying that concerns you. What are your options?
Scenario 3: Someone you know seems to be in a situation involving cyberbullying. How do you respond?
💡 Key Messages
- Being unkind online is still being unkind — words on a screen hurt real people
- Cyberbullying is repeated and deliberate — a one-off comment is still wrong but not the same
- Screenshot, block, and tell an adult
- Being an upstander — standing up for a friend — is one of the most powerful things you can do
- You will never be in trouble for telling
🆘 Need Help?
Childline: 0800 1111 (free, 24/7, confidential)
Crimestoppers: 0800 555 111 (100% anonymous)
CEOP: ceop.police.uk (online exploitation)
Emergency: 999