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Millions of children wear odd socks for Anti-Bullying Week

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Today marks the first day of Anti-Bullying Week (15-19 November) with Odd Sock Day – designed to encourage children to express themselves and celebrate their individuality.
Odd Sock Day (15 November) marks the start of Anti-Bullying Week, PHOTO Anti-Bullying Alliance
Odd Sock Day (15 November) marks the start of Anti-Bullying Week, PHOTO Anti-Bullying Alliance

Three-quarters of UK schools – over 7 million children and young people – are expected to take part in the annual event, which this year focuses on the importance of acts of kindness, starting with 'One kind Word'.

The event, which is organised by the Anti-Bullying Alliance, comes as a questionnaire filled in by nearly 15,000 children aged five-to-18 shows that one in five report being bullied ‘a lot’ or ‘always’. A further 1 in 22 – the equivalent of one child in every classroom – said they are frequently hit, kicked or pushed by others.

The Anti-Bullying Alliance's questionnaire also reveals:

The findings, which were analysed by Goldsmith University, indicate that rates of bullying increased to 30 per cent for children with special educational needs and disabilities and 27 per cent for children in receipt of free school meals.

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