Lewis suffered for two years at the hands of bullies

County Durham student Lewis Fieldhouse wrote Stop after he suffered at the hands of bullies at primary school.

Now 16, he has been invited to perform at a major event being staged by the Anti-bullying Alliance and attended by Childline founder Esther Rantzen.

The Barnard Castle School student said he suffered from bullying for two years and writing songs helped him to cope.

The London conference on 21 November will be attended by education officials from all over the country as well as senior civil servants, government ministers and other young bullying victims.

'Turned violent'

Lewis, who says he is now happy at the County Durham boarding school, was at a primary school in Yorkshire when he became a target for bullies.

He said: "From the minute I arrived at the school I didn't seem to fit in.

"It started with name calling and occasionally turned violent, but it was more about segregation."

Left on his own in the playground Lewis put the time to good effect by writing - despite being dyslexic.

He added: "The poem was about my experiences of being bullied all those years ago. This then formed the basis of the song Stop.

Deputy head teacher of Barnard Castle School, Oliver Marlow said: "Like any school we are keen to support any initiative to highlight the wrongs of bullying and we are very proud that he has been selected to sing his song at this prestigious event.