Surviving Girlhood ─ Building Positive Relationships, Attitudes and Self-Esteem to Prevent Teenage Girl Bullying

Teenage girls can be mean. Often stemming from poor self-awareness, self-esteem and lack of relationship skills, complex friendship dynamics can be difficult to unravel and bullying can be hard to resolve.

Nikki Giant is the founder and Managing Director of Full Circle Education Solutions, a UK-based social enterprise that challenges the current model of schooling to better meet the social and emotional needs of students. Rachel Beddoe works for a Local Education Authority in the UK supporting schools, youth and community settings to develop policy and practice to prevent and respond to bullying behaviours. Both Nikki and Rachel have a wealth of experience designing anti-bullying strategies, delivering training and providing resources and advice to schools. Nikki lives in Indiana, USA, and Rachel lives in Wales.