The children in Y4 have been discussing the effects of bullying and the impact it can have on both our physical and mental health.  We understand that bullying is a repetitive act that can be undertaken by an individual or a group of people.

Above is a freeze frame that we created which demonstrates the way in which a group of people can be involved in an incident of bullying:

A ringleader (the bully) in this scenario has an assistant and a reinforcer who are encouraging the bullying to take place.

The target (the person being bullied) is the one who is effected by the negative actions of the bully; however in our scenario we have a defender who is supporting the individual who is being bullied and gesturing the ringleader to STOP! In the background we have a Bystander or Outsider who is witnessing what is happening.

From this, we explored the ways in which we ourselves can REACH OUT and help either ourselves or someone we might know or think is being bullied.

We then traced around our hands and forearms and created our own designs to show that as individuals we are all different but collectively we are strong and can work together and REACH OUT TO STOP BULLYING!