If somebody physically hurts you, or verbally abuses you, that’s bullying.

Specific types of bullying include:

• homophobic bullying based on your sexual orientation
• racist bullying because of your skin colour or ethnicity
• religious bullying because of your beliefs or faith.
• sizeist bullying referring to your body size
• sexist bullying focusing on you being of the opposite sex
• cyberbullying targeting you online, often anonymously
• bullying because you are different

Bullying can be a one-off or it can go on for a long time. And bullying can happen to anyone.

Ignoring bullying won’t make it go away. You need to tell someone about what is happening.