Other ways site has been useful

Has this website been useful in any other ways?

Some of the comments from:

Students
Teachers
Parents/carers
School leaders/administrators
Support services
Ancillary staff
Other

Students

Year 5 - 6

Yes because I learnt a lot from it.
I am bullied by a group of students. They tell me that I'm a dag and now they're taking over my friend. It really hurts! I read a book about a girl who is going through the same thing as me. I recommend it to all the bullied girls out there. It's 'TWO WEEKS IN GRADE SIX', by Anne and Mary K. Pershall.
It helps me understand how other people can get bullied.
It's helped me make a decision to make a protest at school.
The way that this site helped me is that I now know that it's not just happening to me. Thanks!
It has helped my friend. She used to get bullied a lot, now never.
Well it's taught me that you can stop those kinds of people that bully you and many others. I don't get sms bullied, just sometimes at school and I feel better that there is some one who can help! So thanks.
It has helped me be confident.
For learning how to behave.
Yes because I now know how people get hurt feelings so I should not tease people.
Yes, it has taught us that we know children out there are being teased more than us.
Teaching me about very difficult situations.

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Year 7 - 8 students

Since I was little I was teased & now I am a lot bigger & I am getting teased even more. You have taught me to speak up about it.
It has helped with research on bullying, for our English class.
It has been very good for our school assignment on bullying. It has let me know more about the types of bullying and who gets bullied.
No. I needed this site for a school project and it was absolutely useless. You need to put in more info about how where who and why the bully for reasons like this!!!
Information for a bullying poster for a school assignment.
In a way, now I know what advice to give my friends and family even people I don't know. For instance if someone at my school was getting bullied and needed to know what to do I could tell them with confidence!
It has been very helpful for my bully problems.
Yes, I just got bullied today and I was so freaking mad. I believe in all the things that most of you said. It is a bad thing and you that do it, you need to get a life cause it is wrong!!!!
Only a little tiny bit.
Not to me but I'm sure it has to a lot of other people!!!
No not really but it did a little bit. It helped that I have to stop other people from bullying other kids.
It has given me a lot of information.

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Year 9 - 10 students

Well it has been useful but this is my first time I have been in here. So far it has been good.
Yes it provided me with legal information.
Yes, I am doing an assignment on bullying and stopping it. This website is great.
It has given me the chance to talk to other people my age about being bullied and the issues that go with it.
It has because it's good to hear other people talk about bullying.
It has given me a very useful and touching view from people who have experienced bullying and it is so sad to hear some of their stories they have to tell.
Helped me understand how to make a difference and that there are many different types of bullying. Not just one.
I recently ran a bullying workshop for our school SRC. I got a lot of ideas from this website and useful statistics.
To understand what bullies really are and what people are trying to do to stop this happening. This is very good thing.

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Year 11 - 12 students

I think your websites great! I'm still in school but I think it's about time we stand up and now by reading and replying to the students with worries in TALK OUT I feel that too many kids suffer and your site gives them somewhere to look for help. Thanks and continue your great site.
Yeah, to get in touch with the real me and to find out how all those who are bullied are feeling because it's always happening to me.
NO, I am a student and all I want to do is look at the online resources. Why can't each school get unlimited access to the resources so the students can view the material, as the packages are in hot demand.
It helps me to stand up for myself, and tell someone about the situation.
All of them (the ones on this web site).

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Teachers

At this stage we have not used the website much, but hope to use the information to add to our Countering Harassment focus day and review that are held each year, as a whole school focus.
Finding out how people are managing activities and time for shared concern.
Useful for a student level.
This is my first time on the site, but it's helpful for reflecting on personal issues.
It gives me backup info for classroom activities.
As a year 8 Coordinator I intend to encourage students to reflect on issues being posted in the Forums and to engage in messages.
A fantastic workable complement to our bullying studies.

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Parents/carers

The feedback opportunity is good.
Encouraging to have back-up, to be able to research via your website and quote relevant aims and objectives when I speak with the principal about bullying issues.
Yes because we are doing a novel on bullying and this website has been good.
Someone to talk to.
It has helped with knowing how to approach the school in relation to my child being bullied.
It has helped in a way that you don't realise how many kids do suffer from bullying.
No, You have not help in anyway at all!
Yes but limited.
My son gets bulled a lot at school and this will now give us a chance to put a few things together in a more positive way.
In agitating for change I can use it as an objective source of material to point other parents towards.
Glad to know that my children are not alone.

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School leaders/administrators

A great information resource for our school community.
Helping to begin conversations with parents, staff, students.
Useful for whole staff training and development and using with parents.
Presentations to staff and children alike - in depth information.
Helping school staff address issues.
Good resource to promote to other staff.
Children and class teachers have been encouraged to access this web site.
It has been a terrific resource for staff - in particular staff new to teaching. Parents who have had the opportunity to look at the site have also commented favourably.
There is a lot of information on the site that is already known to teachers but its immense value is in the comprehensive nature of the site, the well-structured presentation, the sense of audience for each of the groups.
Providing a wide variety of viewpoints to use in different situations. Quite empowering for users.
There is some very interesting information, and some good links to other sites.
I have passed it on to my principal and heads of school to include the link from our school intranet.

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Support services

Mainly for my own info and links to resources.
I personally haven't used the website a great deal but I believe class teachers have been encouraging their students to use it.
Useful resource for parent reference.
Great as a resource to recommend to staff when they are feeling worried about the bullying behaviour of some of their students.
For students, for study/assignments.
Planning group work program.
Providing a one-stop shop for resources for parents and teachers.
Very informative has excellent links. Looks good to youth.
The site looks great.

Ancillary staff

I have been using the information from the website to advertise in our school newsletter (Parents Page) each fortnight.
It's a very comprehensive website, that would suit all - victims, educators and parents alike.

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