Anti-Bullying Week 2009 took place from 16th-20th November, with 'Cyberbullying' being the theme.
Information was sent out to all schools in the form of a double disc pack. One disc was a DVD with useful video clips, etc and the other was a CD which contained government guidance around cyberbullying, assemblies, publications and lots more!
In each pack there were also posters, mouse mats and information booklets for schools to use.
Music video competition!
For Anti-Bullying Week 2009 we ran a competition in conjunction with Leicester City. The competition involved schools making their own music video to a song written by Australian singer Kate Miller-Heidke called 'Caught in the Crowd'.
This is a great song which Kate wrote about her own experiences of bullying when she was at school. Students at Redmoor High School in Hinckley have already made a DVD & were the inspiration for this competition.
Please visit myspace.com/caughtinthecrowd to see the Australian competition winners and click below to see Kate's own music video.
Lyrics to Caught in the Crowd
Here are the lyrics to Caught in the Crowd to help you understand the story behind the music:
There was a guy at my school when I was in high school
We'd ride side by side in the morning on our bicycles
Never even spoken or faced each other
But on the last hill we'd race each other
When we reached the racks we'd each go our own way
I wasn't in his classes, I didn't know his name
When we finally got to speak he just stared at his feet
And mumbled a sentence that ended with 'James'
I was young and caught in the crowd
I didn't know then what I know now
I was dumb, and I was proud
And I'm sorry
If I could go back do it again
I'd be someone you could call friend
Please please believe that I'm sorry
Well he was quite a big guy, kinda shy and quiet
When the kids called him weird he didn't try to deny it
Every lunchtime he'd spend walking by himself
Round the boundary of the grounds til he heard the bell
Well one day I found him, joined him on his walk
We were silent for a while until we started to talk
I told him my family were fighting in court
He said his step-dad and him always fought
We talked about music, he was into punk
Told me all the bands that I liked were junk
I said I'd never heard the songs the sex pistols sang
I laughed back at him and then the bell rang
I was young and caught in the crowd
I didn't know then what I know now
I was dumb, and I was proud
And I'm sorry
If I could go back do it again
I'd be someone you could call friend
Please please believe that I'm sorry
It was after school in the afternoon
The corridors were crowded as we came out of the rooms
Three guys I knew pushed him into the cement
Threw away his bag and said he had no friends
He yelled that he did and he looked around
Tried getting up but they pushed him on down
That's when he saw me, called out my name
And I turned my back, and just walked away
Yeah i turned my back, and just walked away
I was young and caught in the crowd
I didn't know then what i know now
I was dumb, and i was proud
And I'm sorry
If I could go back, do it again
I'd be someone you could call friend
Please please, believe that I'm sorry.
Resources - Anti-Bullying Week 2009
More information and further ideas for Anti-Bullying Week can be found on the Anti-Bullying Alliance website: