How we make a difference

The impact of our work

We believe everyone has the right to feel safe, valued and confident about their future. Bullying behaviour can have lasting effects, damaging a person’s self-esteem, wellbeing and opportunities long after the experience itself. We are committed to reducing the impact of bullying behaviour and the harm it causes through programmes, resources and services that support individuals, strengthen resilience, and help create safer, more respectful environments for all. Through our work, we:

• Increase confidence and self-esteem
• Improve Mental Health
• Build communities of support
• Reduce isolation and loneliness
• Promote positive and respectful relationships
• Challenge attitudes and behaviours
• Support resilience and wellbeing
• Help children understand, recognise and respond to bullying behaviour

In 2025, we had a tremendous year and by continuing to adapt our work to ensure we could continue to deliver our much needed services virtually for those who request it, as well as face-to-face, we have:

• Worked with 161 schools
• Delivered interactive and engaging workshops to 11,622 children and young people
• Trained 770 young people to become Peer Mentors
• Trained 526 children to become Playground Pals
• Delivered our Anti-Bullying Assemblies to 4,740 children
• Delivered Anti-Bullying Activities to 3,825 children and young people through Community Events
• Worked with 328 parents
• Delivered CPD Certified Training to 635 professionals
• Provided 194 e-Mentoring sessions
• Provided 126 1-1 Counselling sessions

Take a look at our 2025 Impact Report 

Increase Confidence and Self-Esteem

Bullying behaviour can wear down the confidence and self-esteem of a person. Using a range of strategies, mentoring and workshops, we encourage and empower people to take positive action to keep themselves and others safe and to speak out against bullying behaviour.

Building Communities of Support

Accessing support and guidance is essential and we deliver training programmes to empower those who work with children and young people to identify bullying behaviours in more details, help create environments where all children and young people feel safe, included and supported and feel able to build positive, respectful relationships with one another.

Reduce Loneliness and Isolation

When a person is bullied, they can feel alone and isolated. Having someone to talk to can make a world of difference. Our counsellors and e-Mentors are available to talk with individuals affected by bullying behaviour. Our counselling service is virtual and we use an e-mentoring service because of its accessibility across distance and location. Communication by e-mentoring is unhindered by nerves, awkwardness, or social restraints and this encourages open and honest conversation.

Both services support people with whatever is worrying them, whether it’s bullying behaviour, self-harm or family relationships. They all share the same passion and the same commitment to supporting others and making a difference. They’re here to listen, offer support, guidance and encouragement and help improve mental health for all.

Promote Positive and Respectful Relationships

Children and young people need support to develop positive relationships, both face to face and online. They need to learn how to resolve conflict, to negotiate peer pressure and to take positive action in a bullying situation. BulliesOut workshops,  youth engagement programmes and campaigns have a central focus on promoting positive, respectful  relationships that teach young people to recognise bullying behaviours both in themselves and others, and take positive action to deal with it.

In 2017, we developed our Making the Leap transition workshop and we also deliver our multiple award winning Peer2Peer training for secondary age young people and Playground Pals for primary age children, both which help develop skills and encourage children and young people to support each other with any challenges they may face.

Challenge Attitudes and Behaviours

Our workshops cover a range of anti-bullying, kindness and well-being themes and are designed to be inclusive, interactive and age appropriate. They are jargon free and are designed to challenge, encourage debate and participation and motivate children and young people to create a safe, inclusive and accepting environment. Although each of our workshops for young people have their own individual outcomes, each one will also:

• Give participants a clear understanding of bullying behaviour
• Identify types of bullying behaviour
• Reinforce the importance of reporting bullying and identify methods to do so
• Support the wellbeing of children and young people

Help Children Understand, Recognise and Respond to Bullying Behaviour

As children and young people progress through their school career, they will have undoubtedly witnessed, experienced, or even participated in acts of bullying behaviour, so it is vital they are supported to speak out about bullying behaviour and empowered to take positive action. Through the extensive work we deliver in schools and youth settings, we ensure all children and young people understand the difference between bullying and teasing, the impact bullying behaviour can have on a person, and what it means to be a bystander and an upstander. We also teach about the difference between conflict and bullying. Using positive, practical resources, activities and tools we help them become more aware of how their behaviour (both online and offline) can impact others.

We work tirelessly to change the lives of those affected by bullying behaviour and we know we make a difference. We see it in the way people engage in our projects, how we empower them and how they develop confidence and learn new skills.

By developing a positive ethos across a whole school, organisation or workplace, we can create an environment that meets the emotional, academic and social needs of pupils and staff. Creating an anti-bullying and respectful ethos is a powerful way to Inspire Change.