The team behind this site

antibullyingni.co.uk is written and run by HIP Psychology, a Northern Ireland team that delivers wellbeing and anti-bullying workshops in primary and post-primary schools across NI and the Republic of Ireland.

Who we are

HIP Psychology was founded by Cormac Venney, who holds a degree in Sports Science and a Master's in Psychology and has spent more than 20 years working with school pupils. The idea for HIP took shape after Cormac delivered life skills workshops to young people in settings ranging from elite sport academies in the USA to a correctional facility, and saw the difference a well-built session can make. Today HIP's promise is simple: we build emotionally strong schools.

The wider team brings classroom credibility as well as psychology training. Facilitators include Kevin Anderson, a teacher of 14 years and former Year Head; Carlos Sanha, a psychology graduate who joined HIP after a year-long placement delivering workshops; and Paul Mone, a former English and Drama teacher who now specialises in communication and confidence work with student leadership teams. Workshop design and research is supported by Jennifer Rolfe, who holds a Master's in Clinical Health Psychology from Queen's University Belfast.

You can read the full team profiles on hippsychology.com.

Why this site exists

School staff kept asking the same questions around Anti-Bullying Week: what counts as bullying under the law, what a policy needs to cover, how to handle group chats, and what to actually do in assembly on Monday morning. This site collects practical answers in one place, with free downloads built for NI and ROI school contexts, written by the people who deliver this work in classrooms every week.

What we offer schools

Everything on this site is free. If your school wants live delivery, HIP Psychology runs anti-bullying workshops for primary pupils, post-primary pupils and staff teams, in person or virtually. You can request a quote at any time.