The DfE Relationship and Health Education Guidance for secondary schools, states that students should know:

• about different types of bullying (including cyberbullying and the impact of bullying)

• about how to get help and the responsibilities of bystanders to report bullying to an adult

• how stereotypes based on sex, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation or disability, can cause damage

• What constitutes sexual harassment and sexual violence and why these are always unacceptable

• about online risks and how to identify harmful behaviours (including online bullying, abuse or harassment) and how to report or find support.

The Loud Mouth Theatre company produced an attention-grabbing, theatre-in-education performance on bullying followed by a workshop, which brought the impact of bullying to life for students.

The purpose of the workshop is to use drama and discussion to form a bullying prevention programme. The session, which covers the many forms of bullying, including cyber, sexist/sexual, homophobic bullying and bullying linked to sexting, also includes work on respect in relationships and male victims of teenage relationship abuse.