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| New drive against school bullying | New drive against school bullying |
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| A poem by a primary school youngster and a fake news bulletin by older pupils are being used to help youngsters in Wales tackle bullying. | A poem by a primary school youngster and a fake news bulletin by older pupils are being used to help youngsters in Wales tackle bullying. |
| They were the winners in competitions run by the assembly government for Anti-Bullying Week. | They were the winners in competitions run by the assembly government for Anti-Bullying Week. |
| The aim is to help both bullied and bullying pupils think about the consequences. | The aim is to help both bullied and bullying pupils think about the consequences. |
| The campaign is run by a coalition of 60 organisations, including the NSPCC, Barnardo's and ChildLine. | The campaign is run by a coalition of 60 organisations, including the NSPCC, Barnardo's and ChildLine. |
| Primary school children were invited to write a short poem about bullying, with the winning entry earning a £1,000 prize for their school. | Primary school children were invited to write a short poem about bullying, with the winning entry earning a £1,000 prize for their school. |
| Secondary school pupils had the task of writing a script for a spoof news bulletin on the issue, with the winners having their entry posted on the BBC News website. | Secondary school pupils had the task of writing a script for a spoof news bulletin on the issue, with the winners having their entry posted on the BBC News website. |
| The winners of the competition are to be announced on Monday. | The winners of the competition are to be announced on Monday. |
| Education Minister Jane Hutt starts the week by attending an anti-bullying showcase at County Hall, Cwmbran, Torfaen, with Children's Commissioner for Wales Keith Towler. | Education Minister Jane Hutt starts the week by attending an anti-bullying showcase at County Hall, Cwmbran, Torfaen, with Children's Commissioner for Wales Keith Towler. |
| The event includes a short anti-bullying documentary, a presentation by the Torfaen young people's forum, and a digital story by pupils from Ysgol Gyfun Gwynllyw, at Pontypool, Torfaen. | |
| Ms Hutt said: "Anti-Bullying Week is a fantastic opportunity to highlight that bullying is still a real issue in some children and young people's lives. | Ms Hutt said: "Anti-Bullying Week is a fantastic opportunity to highlight that bullying is still a real issue in some children and young people's lives. |
| "We hope that the competitions helped engage schools, pupils, teachers and parents to work together to combat bullying in their school." | "We hope that the competitions helped engage schools, pupils, teachers and parents to work together to combat bullying in their school." |
| On Friday, 11-times Paralympic gold medal winning swimmer David Roberts will present the cheque to the winners of the anti-bullying poetry competition winner. | On Friday, 11-times Paralympic gold medal winning swimmer David Roberts will present the cheque to the winners of the anti-bullying poetry competition winner. |
| He will hear a reading of the winning poem, and talk to pupils about his experiences of being bullied because of his disability and how he overcame them. | He will hear a reading of the winning poem, and talk to pupils about his experiences of being bullied because of his disability and how he overcame them. |