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Survey suggests a third of teenagers in North West would not report bullies
OVER a third of 14 to 16 year olds in North West would not confide in a teacher or parent if they were being bullied, according to research carried out by Letts Educational’s revision website, lettsrevise.com.
Exactly 35 percent of 14 to 16 year olds who responded to the online survey said they wouldn’t tell anyone if they were bullied. However, the majority won’t suffer in silence. 46 percent said they would turn to a parent for help and 19 percent said they’d talk to a teacher.
Peter Stafford from Letts Educational said:- “It’s great that the majority of students would talk to a parent or a teacher but it’s alarming that so many said they’d tell no one at all. It is extremely important that these children find an alternative support group, be it friends or other family members to confide in. Bullying is a serious issue and teenagers need to work with teachers and parents to put a stop to it.”
Lettsrevise.com is a specially designed site, aimed at putting a bit of fun into revision. The quick fire timed multiple choice quiz, has a bank of thousands of questions written by Letts Educational Success Guide authors.
This year the site has an additional section for Key Stage 3 students, which allows the 11 to 14 year olds to choose questions from one subject or from all three of those included in the SATs.
The site also offers the same function for GCSE students, enabling them to pick one subject to focus on or try a mix of any combination of up to seven core GCSE subjects.
Revisers can also now receive their test results so they can track their progress and they can even send the same test to a friend to see how they get on! Detailed answer feedback tells them what they got wrong, as well as highlighting the right answer.
To find out more or to view the site, please visit www.lettsrevise.com
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DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES FOR A SKYDIVE CHALLENGE?
THE Birkenhead Youth Club has just been awarded a £5000 grant to help improve the facilities it offers young people in Birkenhead. The grant has been made by Nestlé's Make Space campaign, a national project that funds and supports the work of after-school clubs around the country.
The Birkenhead Youth Club was set up 73 years ago and has a membership of 412. The additional money will enable Birkenhead Youth Club to redecorate, create a chill-out space and provide another computer for the quiet area. The grant will also allow the club to work towards full accreditation by Make Space, meaning that they have the opportunity to become full members and apply for additional benefits such as the unique music and sports activity programmes.
Birkenhead Youth Club's organiser Geoff Bibby, said:- "We are thrilled by this generous gift and delighted to know that our work has been recognised in this way. It is critical that our young people can socialise safely in places other than at school, and this grant means we now have resources in place to help us provide those amenities."
The £5000 grant is one of 22 new awards currently being made by the Make Space campaign in this, the fourth round of the programme's drive to build a new network of contemporary after-school clubs for young people aged 11-16 throughout England. At the end of this fourth stage over 70 clubs will have benefited from the funding and many more awards are planned.
Birkenhead Youth Club had to meet stringent criteria to qualify for the award, having to demonstrate, for example, how it caters for the needs of its young members. The club also had to show that it is equipped with an area for children to 'chill out', quiet spaces for study plus access to sports and creative activities.
Baroness Thornton, chair of the Make Space Development Fund, said:- "I am delighted to award this grant to the Birkenhead Youth Club, which recognises the determination of its members and leaders in providing suitable amenities and activities for young people in this area."
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