Taking action together, the theme of this year's Anti-Bullying Week, challenges all of us, as individuals, as communities and as organisations, to work together to send a clear and positive message that bullying is neither acceptable or inevitable.

As we look at new ways of delivering anti-bullying messages and interventions it is more important than ever that we work together with children and young people to ensure their experiences and views are at the heart of our plans for the future.

Facilitated by the Young Anti-Bullying Alliance, the Youth Summit is an exciting and groundbreaking opportunity for young people from ABA member organisations to come together to:

•       Discuss and agree their key priorities for tackling bullying in the future

•       Present their ideas to a prestigious panel of guests and an invited audience.   

Following the event we will collate the ideas from the Summit in a report made available for the coalition government, departmental officials and ABA members to use in the development of their programmes.

Agenda:

12.45  Registration, lunch and a chance to network
1.50    Welcome and introductions
2.00    Opening remarks
2.15    Young people's presentations
3.15    Panel comments and  questions to the young people
3.45    Questions from the floor (for YP and/or panel)
4.15    Closing remarks (ABA Chair or ABA President)

Speakers:

Tim Loughton, MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families

Esther Rantzen, President, Anti-Bullying Alliance

Panel members include:

Maggie Atkinson, Children's Commissioner for England

Barbara Hearn, Deputy Chief Executive, NCB

Lisa Nandy MP, Member of the House of Commons Education Select Committee