Do you know a family that would benefit from practical support and strategies to deal with bullying? Kidscape, the national anti-bullying charity, run FREE one-day ZAP assertiveness workshops for 9-16 year olds who experience bullying. They are held every month at Polish Millennium House - details of upcoming workshop dates can be found on Kidscape's website. Parents and carers can request an application form at www.kidscape.org.uk/zap, and also attend a separate session on the day where they are given expert knowledge of how to effectively support their child.

ZAP is a fun, interactive day whose core focus is to teach young people how to be assertive, a proven technique for preventing and tackling bullying. Other workshop objectives are to raise confidence and self-esteem, achieved through the use of positive reinforcement throughout the day, and interaction with the other young people they meet, enabling them to realise that they are not alone in their experience and that they are not to blame. The success of this approach is shown in the fantastic feedback Kidscape receive from the families who attend. 

Apply at www.kidscape.org.uk/zap!