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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. | |
Connah Williams, 10, from Williamstown Primary School in Tonypandy was the winner of the poetry competition with his poem Someone to Care. | |
SOMEONE TO CARE I can't leave, so mustn't complain, | |
but someone's emerged | |
who enjoys my pain. | |
An intense groove beats in my head, | |
torment and misery fill | |
my heart with dread. | |
I'm bullied | |
and feel like a steam train. | |
Heating up like a furnace, | |
burnt and in pain. | |
Like dark clouds about to rain, | |
like water gurgling down the drain. | |
Your words are mean, | |
you point, you stare. | |
Can I find someone to care? | |
Connah Williams, 10, Williamstown Primary School, Tonypandy | |
The winners of the English language spoof news bulletin were James Carver and Taylor Martin, both 13, from Dyffryn School in Margam, Port Talbot. | |
Their news item, Lack of Bullying Snaps Underpants Company, took a humorous look at measures used to tackle bullying. | |
The winners of the Welsh language spoof news bulletin were year nine pupils Lowri Jones, Bethan Lasky, Nia Morgan and Bethan Connell from Ysgol Gyfun Y Strade in Llanelli. | |
They put together an ironic story about how bullying can become a vicious cycle. | |
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. | 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. |