Hi everyone! Introduce ‘Cat’, ‘Mouse’ and ‘Dog’. Does anyone remember them from last year?

1. Cat has heard that this week is Anti-Bullying Week, but he’s not too sure what bullying is. Can anyone help him..? Ask students to raise hands. 2/3. In Leicestershire, we say that bullying is when someone is unkind to you or someone else Several Times on Purpose It’s NOT a fall out, an argument or someone saying something unkind once.

Does anyone know what else S.T.O.P stands for…? Ask students to raise hands again STOP also means ‘Start Telling Other People’. What do you think this means when we are talking about bullying? Discuss the importance of talking to someone you trust if you are being bullied or if you know someone else is being bullied.

. It was a normal school day. Mouse was walking to school with Cat, as they did every day

They chatted about what they had done over the weekend. Mouse had been reading his new Harry Potter book and Cat had had fun dressing up with his big sister. His favourite dressing up outfit was his sister’s old, pink tutu. He loved to twirl around in it and pretend he was a famous ballet dancer, like the ones he saw on TV.

Mouse and Cat hadn’t noticed Dog walking behind them. He heard their conversation and found it funny that cat liked dancing and dressing up.

Cat was a boy, after all and Dog thought that boys were supposed to do things like play football and fight…weren’t they?

SISSY! Later that day, Mouse noticed Dog and his friends making fun of Cat, calling him names like “sissy”. Ask audience – “How do you think that made Cat feel”?

Nice dress! HAHAHA! The following day, Cat and Mouse walked to school together again, but this time they were followed by Dog and his friends, who once again began to make fun of Cat and call him names.

This IS bullying. Dog and his friends have been unkind to Cat Ask “is this bullying”? This IS bullying.

Cat became very unhappy and started to worry about walking to school. He couldn’t concentrate in class and his work started to suffer. He even started missing his dance classes, which used to make him very happy.

“What could Cat do”? (Children might answer “tell someone” – who would they tell?) Give a range of advice – teacher, lunch time supervisor, parent/carer, friend. “Who is Cat’s friend”? Children should answer “Mouse” “What could Mouse do”? “tell someone” – who would they tell?

Mouse didn’t like seeing his friend unhappy. Mouse didn’t like seeing his friend unhappy and thought Cat should tell someone what was happening. Cat was worried about telling an adult, so Mouse said he would go with him. Cat was worried about telling an adult.

Cat and Mouse told Mrs Owl about Dog and his friends being unkind and how upset it had been making Cat feel and Mrs Owl helped make the bullying stop.

Besides…who said boys can’t dance and girls can’t play football…? Mouse had been a really good friend to Cat and helped to make a noise about bullying by telling someone. Besides…who said boys can’t dance and girls can’t play football…? (Are there any activities within YOUR school that both boys and girls are encouraged to take part in? Are you looking for male players in the Netball Team, for example? How does your school challenge gender stereotypes? What else could you be doing?)

What will you be doing in school for the rest of Anti-Bullying Week What will you be doing in school for the rest of Anti-Bullying Week? What about the rest of the year..?