As an adult, be honest with yourself!
You know it when you see it.

IF YOU'RE A BYSTANDER
You need to look out in particular for the following:

• Groups or crowds of young people surrounding a young person
• Threatening or intimidating behaviour from one young person to another
• Racist comments, abuse and actions
• Homophobic comments, abuse and actions
• Sexist abuse and overt sexual comments
• Actions that isolate and exclude
• Aggressive posturing
• Physical assault, mugging, theft
• The use of mobile telephones to film incidents
• Intolerance shown to young people with disabilities
  

HOW TO SPOT A YOUNG PERSON THAT MAY BE BEING BULLIED

If you see a young person exhibiting one or more of the following, it may be that they are being bullied. But most importantly these signs are an indication that the young person is in difficulty or distress and needs your assistance and support.

• Injuries that a child cannot or will not give a convincing explanation for, (e.g. cuts and bruises, pains in arms and legs), particularly if he or she is often injured or if there seems to be a pattern of when the injuries happen, e.g. particular days of the week, after particular activities/classes
• Torn or damaged clothes
• The child maybe unable or unwilling to explain how the clothes were damaged
• Avoiding going to go to school
• Frequent unexplained loss of belongings
• Not going out alone or not going out at all
• Feeling increasingly withdrawn, anxious and stressed
• Mood swings and apparent changes in personality, exhibiting unusually aggressive behaviour
• A change in energy levels
• Excluding themselves from group activities
• Lack of motivation and concentration levels
• Truanting and lateness to school
• Anxiety, tearfulness, sleeplessness and depression
• Lack of confidence and negative self-image
• Hostility and defensiveness
• Self-harm and self-loathing
• Eating disorders