If you have concerns about bullying or know of anyone else being bullied then it’s important to talk to someone you trust such as family, friends and school.

School legal duties are outlined in the Department for Education’s Preventing and Tackling Bullying and Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. 

There are links to information and advice about keeping safe here within Wolverhampton Information Network and Yo Wolves.

Search or view categories for terms like -  

• keeping safe/ e-safety
• bullying / cyber-bullying
• exploitation 

These services provide advice, support and guidance for keeping your child or young person safe from matters such as online safety, bullying, abuse, sexual exploitation, emotional health and wellbeing concerns:

SEND - UK Safer Internet Centre  - Advice and useful video resources about staying safe online - for people with learning disabilities, and those who support them.

Mencap Advice and support - Includes useful information and advice about Bullying, Safeguarding, Sexuality & relationships

Bullying: Black Country Healthier Futures - Helpful advice from the NHS Black Country

Anti-Bullying Alliance - The anti-Bullying Alliance has lots of tools and resources to help you about bullying 

Young people - Childnet - Support, guidance and advice on a wide range of online safety issues and topics

Childline is a free, private and confidential service where you can talk about anything. Advice and support offered online, on the phone, anytime.

CBBC Stay Safe - BBC interactive website for advice and guidance aimed at children

NSPCC Online safety - National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

Kidscape - Parents/carers, practitioners or young people can contact Kidscape if they need practical help about bullying and need some advice or support

Thinkuknow - The National Crime Agency's CEOP Education team aim to help protect children and young people from online child sexual abuse.

CEOP - Child Exploitation and Online Protection

Stop It Now - Are here for anyone with concerns about child sexual abuse and its prevention.

If you need to raise a safeguarding concern

If you are, or you suspect, a child or young person is being abused then you can contact Wolverhampton Safeguarding Together which includes safeguarding partners, West Midlands Police, Black Country Integrated Care Board and Local Authority, alongside Education and the Voluntary Sector to work in close collaboration to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children, young people and adults with care and support needs in Wolverhampton. 

For immediate action about a safeguarding concern, you should call 999.