No-one has the right to stop you from going to school. Your school has a duty to protect you from bullying and keep you safe. Try taking a quiet moment to talk to someone you trust and tell them about the problem. That could be a teacher or someone else you feel comfortable talking to. They can get in touch with your school and work out a way to help you.

If someone's bullying you, then going along with it will just let them know that what they're doing is working, and they will keep doing it. Try to talk to someone who can help to make it stop.

The best way to protect yourself from being bullied is to tell someone so that you can get some help. If you try to fight back, you might make the situation worse or get into trouble yourself.

Here are some other ideas about how you can deal with bullying. Think about your situation, and what options might be best for you.

- Don’t ignore bullying – it won’t go away on its own and it may get worse.
- Tell someone you trust – such as a teacher, parent or friend.
- Remember – it’s not your fault. No one deserves to be bullied.

Here are some other things you might want to think about:

Your teachers have a duty to look after you. If they or any other adult working in the school is being mean to you, this is not fair. You have a right not to be made to feel stupid, be called names or punished unfairly. Talk to another teacher who you trust, perhaps your form teacher, and tell them what is happening.

Find out more about dealing with problems at school.

People who bully others often try and make the person feel as if it's their fault. It's not. No-one has the right to bully you.

You have the choice to bully others or not to. It can be hard if everyone else is doing it and you would feel left out if you don’t join in. It takes courage to step back from bullying. Bullying causes lots of misery for people, more than you might see.

If you find yourself bullying other people ask for help from someone you trust or call us. We won’t judge you and you can talk to us about anything. If you can find other ways to feel respected you will find it easier to stop bullying others.

No-one else will know what you have said to your ChildLine counsellor unless you want them to. Your ChildLine counsellor will only take action if they feel that it's an emergency and that you are in a life threatening situation.

If your school is involved with the NSPCC’s CHIPs programme for schools, you will be able to talk to someone at school directly about the bullying, or any other problem you have. There may also be peer to peer counselling and support where other pupils can help you. Find out more about our work in schools, including how to get you school involved.

If you are being bullied or are worried about anything to do with bullying, you can call us and we can help.