Anyone can be bullied and it’s not always easy to recognise if it is happening to you.

This is a question that people ask all the time. There is no one particular answer. People can be bullied for anything.

Although there are three main groups that are affected by bullying behaviour – those who are bullied, those who display bullying behaviour and the bystanders who see it happen, bullying behaviour encompasses and affects the entire school community, families and friendship groups.

School should be a safe place for every pupil, a primary centre for learning, developing and building a foundation for future success.

Bullying is like a dark cloud that hovers over the sunny days of your childhood and adolescence.

Online (Cyber) bullying – using information and communication technologies to display deliberate, repeated and hostile behaviour to hurt, harass or harm others.

Bullying behaviour in any form is unacceptable and causes untold misery, upset, fear and isolation. Online bullying is no different.

It’s important to know how to stay safe when you’re using the internet. You should never give out any personal information when you’re online to people you do not know face to face – no matter who you think you’re talking to!

The Internet is a very powerful tool used by billions of people every second of the day. We can now communicate very easily with people that are half way across the world just by the click of a button.