“A Resilience Approach to Address Bullying”

Day 2

Kia kaha, kia toa, kia maia, kia manawanui.

Be strong, be courageous, be humble, be loyal.

Strengthening personal identity and belonging.

Select a shape of an object significant to you.

Divide the shape into four parts of equal size.

Label these parts “People”, “Places”, “Possessions”, “Passions”.

Chunking the day

• Prevention through whole school approach

• Considering Interventions

• Strategies and action for back at school.

Key messages

• profound long term impacts

• whole school approach is vital

• needs definition, clarification

• never OK

• everyone must challenge

Compliance and responsibilities

Nag 5Each Board of Trustees is required to:(i) Provide a safe physical and emotional

environment for students;(ii) Comply in full with any legislations currently

in force or that may be developed to ensure the safety of students and employees.

The WHO Model

Mental Health Promotion

Education

Early Intervention

Professional Treatment

Whole School Approach

Aim: to reflect on current practice around bullying.

In own school groups, begin to explore sections in the whole school grid.

Sullivan & Clearys -6 stages

• Gain knowledge and expertise• Convince key groups that antibullying

initiative is vital - Principal, BOT, SMT, Staff, senior students

• Form a planning group to develop a whole school approach

• Develop an action plan • Evaluation

Action Plan

• Research

• Raise awareness/consult

• Develop an agreed definition

• Develop a policy

• Interventions

What would happen if we treated the

student as someone whose opinion

mattered in the introduction and

implementation of reform in schools?

Michael Fullen

Policy – what goes into it?• statement of school’s stand against bullying• definition (with examples)• declaration of rights of all individuals and groups

to be:– free of bullying– provided with help and support if bullied

• responsibilities of school community to:– abstain personally– actively discourage bullying

• description of how the school will deal with incidents

• evaluation written into the policy – date and life of policy plus review date

Stop the Bullying: a Handbook for Schools Ken Rigby 2001

Interventions

In groups – finding out about an intervention/strategy.

Complete PIC

Share back

Replacing retributive discipline practices

with restorative practices gives students

who have wronged, other ways to make

Amends?

Bonnie Bernard.

Teaching & Learning

What do we need to consider about classroom practice?

The whole school approach supports the curriculum teaching and learning.

Health & Physical Education

“As students develop resilience and a sense of

personal and social responsibility, they are

increasingly able to take responsibility for

themselves and contribute to the wellbeing of those

around them. This learning area makes a significant

contribution to the wellbeing of students beyond the

classroom.”Rose Hipkins

A whole school approach and..• Curriculum based initiatives – interactive

classroom learning about bullying (ie Health education)

• Preventative programmes – leadership training

• Interactive strategies that provide experiential learning ie social theatre/role play

• Support – peer mentoring approaches• Interventions that change the social dynamic

– ie: No Blame Approach.

Whole School Approachwhat we could do…..

Reflect back on ‘whole school approach’ grid,

and continue to complete.

Student Wellbeing - Mental Health Education Professional

Development Initiative.

Student Wellbeing /Mental Health Education Initiative

• 2 year Ministry of Education Contract• Needs based - focused on the schools identified

needs - in-depth consultation• Strength based approach - focusing on prevention

and using a health promotion philosophy. Building on current strengths.

• Focus on sustainability - alignment with Mission Statement and Strategic Plan

• Strong body of research relating to student achievement, resilience and mental health education

Process

• Key team - lead the approach within the school.

• Attend workshops to build knowledge

• Facilitate staff meetings/workshops

• Collaboratively develop action plan to address identified need.

Key Outcome Areas

• Whole School Approach - developing/building on school wide initiatives to support student /staff wellbeing; reviewing policy and procedure to support staff and student wellbeing.

• Curriculum & Pedagogy- New knowledge and skills/classroom practice/curriculum review and development in HPE and key area of learning Mental Health Education.

• Growing Learning Communities

Reflection:

• One thing you plan to do as a result of this workshop?